Soaring into STEM: Flight, Drone Design, and High-Tech Discovery
Saturday, Sep 20, 2025
This workshop is proudly offered through the Center for Educational Strategy & Innovation at Florida Atlantic Laboratory Schools, a hub for advancing research-driven educational practices.
Ignite your students’ curiosity and creativity with this dynamic, hands-on workshop designed especially for science and math teachers! Dive into the fascinating world of aerodynamics and flight with a focus on drones—a captivating entry point for exploring key STEM concepts. Educators will engage in interactive activities that reveal the math and science behind flight forces such as lift, thrust, drag, and stability.
You’ll learn to integrate cutting-edge electronics, sensors, and coding into your classroom, making abstract concepts come alive through real-world applications. The workshop demystifies how motors, gyroscopes, accelerometers, and controllers work together, enabling controlled flight and data-driven investigations.
Leave inspired and prepared with classroom-ready strategies, lesson ideas, and easy-to-replicate projects that empower your students to build, analyze, and innovate. This workshop promises not just foundational content, but the engaging, high-energy experience you need to spark a passion for STEM and equip your students with 21st-century skills!
FACILITATORS: Engineers on Deck
This workshop will take place from 8:00am - 12:00pm.