In this three-part breakout, students are introduced to the concept of networks and their real-world applications. In the first two parts, students will use online software and a linked Google spreadsheet to solve the classic Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). 

In the third part, they will have two options: 1) For novice programmers, students will use mBlock, a block coding software, to program a virtual drone to travel the route they solved for in the previous part. 2) If students have more familiarity with coding, students will explore a Python program in Google Colab to model and solve the traveling salesman problem.