TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - Forty students from across rural areas of the big bend got a chance to learn all about drones Tuesday, thanks to a STEM challenge hosted by TCC.
Participants use iPads, computers, and phones to create a map for a drone and then fly it.
Organizers say it will teach them problem solving skills and give them a chance to try something they may not have had the chance to otherwise.
"We want to introduce these kids to that technology and hopefully peak their interest in perusing either post secondary education opportunities or workforce opportunities that will involve the use of drones," said Curtis Richardson, the STEM Coordinator for Gadsden District Schools and Tallahassee City Commissioner.
The challenge is organized by the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, as part of a partnership between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Tallahassee Community College.
The students will be attending the challenge over three days at the Florida Public Safety Institute.
