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Drone missions & aerospace

Flight safety, mission planning, piloting, mapping, sensing, and aerospace systems thinking. This is a KaizenX-designed challenge family and is not an official event of an external provider unless a particular session states otherwise.

What teams build

01
Obstacle flight plan
Teams plan, build, test, document, present, and reflect.
02
Inspection mission
Teams plan, build, test, document, present, and reflect.
03
Aerial data brief
Teams plan, build, test, document, present, and reflect.

Competition formats

Flight skills course
Team mission
Safety review

Evidence expected

Design recordWorking artifactTest evidenceTeam reflectionPresentation

How the challenge changes by grade

K–2

Guided discovery, playful prompt, no elimination, family showcase.

3–5

Friendly scoring, defined roles, simple journal, multiple recognitions.

6–8

Formal rules, team commitments, scrimmage, technical interview.

9–12

Advanced brief, expert review, capstone evidence, external preparation where appropriate.

Find learning that supports this challenge.

Programs supply the knowledge and practice; TekBotix develops K–12 competition teams, while Tek2Varsity supports advanced high-school pathways.

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