Everyday Drone Stories

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A new resource on the RGS-IBG website explores drones and their usage and invites students to get involved in a research project by submitting maps of the local area with ideas for how drones might be used within it.


Drones are a growing feature of UK skies. In addition to growing recreational drone use by hobbyists, drones are increasingly deployed in a range of civil and commercial applications, from emergency services and infrastructure inspection to the delivery of goods. While associated with a range of benefits and opportunities (such as increasing safety and reducing costs and carbon emissions), so too are drones associated with challenges and risks (including safety and security concerns, and privacy and noise disturbance).

This webpage contains resources and activities on drones and drone use for pupils at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 5. It also contains invitations and opportunities for schools to take part in the Everyday Drone Stories research project by sharing their pupils’ responses to these activities.

The Everyday Drone Stories research project is a collaboration between Dr Anna Jackman at the University of Reading and the Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers, and explores how children and young people understand and view drones, and their thoughts on how we might use and live with these technologies in the future. 
It forms part of Dr Jackman’s wider Diversifying Drone Stories research project (ES/W001977/1) and was also supported by the University of Reading’s Global Development Division RETF fund.

We use some wonderful images taken by a parent in some of the resources that we use at my school, such as this one:

I can see a potential place for the KS3 resources in my teaching for next year, and I always like to get students involved in research where possible, so that they can see some real-world applications of the subject.

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