Drone Curriculums

Flexible Drone Curriculums

At Rocket Drones, we pride ourselves on offering a versatile and comprehensive elementary, middle, and high school drone curriculum that can seamlessly integrate into various educational programs. Our curriculum is designed to be adaptable, fitting perfectly as a dedicated CTE, STEM, or Robotics course or easily blending into core lesson exercises across math, science, history, and creative arts classes. This flexibility allows educators to tailor the curriculum to their students’ needs and interests, enhancing their learning experiences.

For students aged 13 and older, we include an FAA recreational certification, enabling them to fly drones in controlled airspace recreationally, and further expand their knowledge and skills. Our allencompassing curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including drone types, the history of drones, flight principles, anatomy of a drone, drone use applications, careers with drones, and drone safety & regulations. With engaging exploratory activities, extension lessons, and quizzes, students gain a thorough understanding of drone technology and its real-world applications.

With our drone curriculums, you’ll get a semester’s worth
of classes at twice-a-week intervals with 45-minute
sessions. Your site license allows the course to live
beyond robotics class and use the drones to engage
with students in math, science, and history

Grades: 3rd – 12th
Number of Students: 1 site license
with up to 500 users at a time

Lesson List

Lesson 1: What is a Drone?
  1. Aerial Drones
  2. Ground-Based Drones
  3. Water-Based Drones
  4. Space Drones
  5. Explore 1: Exploring further into drones
  6. Explore 2: Design Your Own Drone
  7. Quiz: What is a drone
  8. Quiz: Vocabulary
Lesson 2: History of Drones
  1. Explore 1: The Evolution of Drones
  2. Explore 2: Drone Timeline
  3. Quiz: History of drones
Lesson 3: How Drones Fly
  1. Extend: Newton’s laws of motion
  2. Extend: Bernoulli’s principle
  3. Explore: Investigating Bernoulli’s Principle and Lift
  4. Quiz: Newton’s Laws
  5. Quiz: Bernoulil’s Principle 
  6. Quiz: How Drones Fly
  7. Quiz: Vocabulary
Lesson 4: Anatomy of an Aerial Drone
  1. Extend: DC Motors
  2. Extend: How a Battery Works
  3. Explore: Dissecting a Drone
  4. Quiz: Batteries
  5. Quiz: DC Motors
  6. Quiz: Anatomy of an Aerial Drone
  7. Quiz: Vocabulary
Lesson 5: Applications of Drones
  1. Extend: Drone delivery
  2. Explore: Drones in the Workplace
  3. Quiz: Drone Delivery
  4. Quiz: Applications of Drones
Lesson 6: Careers in Uncrewed Systems
  • Extend: Starting a Drone Business
  • Explore: Careers with Drones
  • Quiz: Starting a Drone Business
  • Quiz: Careers in Uncrewed Systems
Lesson 7: Drone Safety and Regulations
  • Explore: Understanding Airspace
  • Quiz: Drone Safety and Regulations 
  • Quiz: Vocabulary
Lesson 8: Obtain your FAA TRUST Drone Certificate

Get FAA Recreational Drone Certified

State Standards

Pdf

ISTE
Standards and
Crosswalk

Pdf

Alabama
Grades 9-12 Standards
Crosswalk

Pdf

New York
Rocket Drones
Crosswalk

Pdf

Tennessee
Crosswalk

Stem.org certification
A screenshot containing  a drone and a list of options for free curriculum samples

PRICING :

$3,000*

PER SITE LICENSE OR
SINGLE SCHOOL CAMPUS

*An annual hosting fee of $250 for the Rocket
Drones portal that hosts student results to activities,
curriculum, scheduler, and resources