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Students learn about endangered species and how drones can be used to monitor these species. Then, they use their drone flying skills and Hopper’s camera to simulate counting the number of giant tortoises in a population. Finally, students will plot everyone’s data on a line graph to analyze the size of the giant tortoise population over several years.

Endangered Species Day 2025

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Learning Objectives:

  • Learn about why endangered species are important to protect.

  • Participate in a group discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of using drones to monitor endangered species.

  • Work as a visual observer, navigator, or pilot with teammate(s) to navigate Hopper together and practice drone flying skills.

  • Create and analyze a line graph with population size data.

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