| ELECTRONICS
COURSE MATRIX |
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FOSS
CD-ROM |
FOSS
READINGS |
EXTENSIONS |
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6. |
Diodes
(4 sessions) |
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Technical Manual, How to Attach a Guardian Resistor
• Technical Manual, Building A Wonder Card
• Wonder-Card Game
• Dissections
• Component Drawers, Diodes |
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How to Attach a Guardian Resistor
• The Tiny Light with the Big Impact |
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Look for LEDs and diodes
• Defend wonder-card analyses |
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7. |
Capacitors
(4 sessions) |
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Component Drawers, Capacitors
• Workbench, Spring Board
• Technical Manual, Prepared Circuits |
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Hold that Charge! |
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Investigate disposable cameras
• View the multimedia on capacitors
• Create a two-LED charge/discharge device
• Prolong the discharge time
• Explore more threshold voltages |
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8. |
Current
(5 sessions) |
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Technical Manual, Procedure Videos, Replacing the Fuse on Meters
• Technical Manual, How to Measure Current |
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Current Events in Circuits |
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Investigate current and resistors in parallel
• Calculate current flow in appliances
• Use Ohm’s law to calculate the resistance of home
appliances |
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9. |
Transistors
(3–5 sessions) |
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Technical Manual, Procedure Videos, Placing a Transistor in
a Socket
• Technical Manual, Prepared Circuits
• Component Drawers, Transistors |
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Transistor: An Electronic Landmark |
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Check conductivity of fingers
• Explore electronic toys
• Explore characteristics of the sunrise/sunset device
• Add art to the sunrise/sunset device |
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