One of the most important job of the drone is that the drone needs to fly straight up. To do this the easiest way is to run each motor at the same power. But there is one problem with running the motor at the same power to fly straight up. If one side is heavier one side than the other, the heavier side has to work harder to fly straight up. One solution if make both sides heavy. This would make both motor having to work hard to keep the drone straight.
The student handout will be given to all students working on the design challenge. It gives a brief recap of the story, it helps the students identify what they are attempting to achieve, and it recaps the design process.
This Instructor’s Guide provides the instructor additional information on how to run the design challenge with alternatives for materials and test setups as well as information to help make the design challenge a good educational experience.
The Telling the Story Video conveys the societal impact of the student’s research that is the basis for the design challenge and will set the problem-solving context for students.
The Design Challenge Video leads students through the design process. It indicates materials available, states what the criteria are for success and any constraints. It also gives a second ‘level’ of the design challenge that allows ‘early completers’ to move on to a slightly more difficult challenge.
A PowerPoint to assist in presenting information to the students.