Click pink tabs (1-7 ) to view our free electronics teaching handouts and activities. You are welcome to download these and use them in your classroom. The Third Party Publications tab has some other key teaching resources that you will find useful. Objectives: • Select and use appropriate test equipment and test methods to include: Resource Title: Investigating Conductors and Insulators: Use a multimeter to investigate the properties of conductors and insulators by measuring continuity/resistance. Objectives: • Using resistor colour codes to identify resistor values to include: - colour codes and their placement values Resource Title: Understanding Resistor Values and their Colour Codes: Template of fixed resistors for use in exercises Objectives: • Forming Specifications to include: -user needs Resource Title: Testing Products against their Specifications These general worksheets show the importance of specifications when testing and the need to understand other peoples needs when designing. Objectives: • Demonstrate knowledge and application of: Resource Title: Investigating Power Sources The following resource compares battery types: their sizes and properties. Objectives: • Demonstrate knowledge and application in the design and making of simple circuit boards to include: Resource Title: Designing Circuit Board Layouts from Circuit diagrams Objectives: • Demonstrate knowledge and application in the construction of circuits to include: Resource Title: Designing Breadboard Layouts from Circuit Diagrams Objectives: • Construct an Alarm System to see how systems can be made by interlinking smaller subsystems: Resource Title: Investigating Systems and Subsystems Provided by the Yr 8 Scheme of Work – Using Control for Security Yr 9 Scheme of Work – Using Control for Electronic Monitoring Provided by QCA Personal Learning and Thinking Skills Provided by the DfES The Key Stage 3 Strategy
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- multi-meter
• Undertake appropriate circuit testing to include:
- continuity testing
- Investigating Conductors and Insulators
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- tolerance and its affects on stated values
- using multipliers to identify larger resistance values
- Understanding Resistor Values and their Colour Codes
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-relative importance of design considerations
-final testing of products
- Testing Products against their Specifications 1
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- Testing Products against their Specifications 2
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- cells and batteries
- Investigating Power Sources
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- copper track conductors
- circuit diagrams
- TrackLayer Circuit Board Designing
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- breadboards
- Designing Breadboard Layouts from Circuit Diagrams
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- investigating the FastTrack pcb, membrane switch, Thyristor, LED
- Intruder Alarm System
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Yr 7 Scheme of Work – Using Control to Control a Display
- Yr 7 D and T Unit Using Control to Control a Display
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- Yr 8 D and T Unit Using Control for Security
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- Yr 9 D and T Unit Using Control for Electronic Monitoring
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- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills - QCA
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- Key stage 3 National Strategy
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* Click on the above Third Party Publications tab to view the:-
- D and T National Curriculum
- Standards Site Examplar Schemes of Work for Yrs 7, 8 and 9
- QCA’s Personal Learning and Thinking Skills Framework
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