I am excited to launch a collaboration with the Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers. We created a range of resources for schools. Designed for pupils at key stages 3 and 5, we developed resources introducing drones (outlining what are they, what can they do, and how are they regulated) and activities exploring how we think about and imagine drones, as well as their impacts. We are also collaborating on the Everyday Drone Stories research project, one exploring how children and young people understand and view drones, and their thoughts on how we might use and live with them in the future. As such, we invite participating schools to share pupil responses to the activities.

Both more information about the project and the resources are available at this webpage.

Screenshot of RGS project webpage

We’re launching the resources now but will be reaching out to schools across the RGS network and sharing more (including a podcast and blog post) later this year, to tie in with the new school year. For now, please do share these resources with geography teachers who may be interested in bringing drones into the classroom. You are most welcome to contact Dr Anna Jackman with any questions.