| Year 10 Technology "Electronics" |
Year 10 Electronics Technology is an option course that runs for a semester (approximately 20 weeks). The course gives students an introduction to Electronics and students have the opportunity to learn a variety of skills in the assembly and commissioning of electronic circuits as well as learning basic electronic theory, component recognition and function. To achieve well in this subject students will ideally have good work habits, be organised, be well resourced with all the required stationery and be willing to contribute constructively during peer collaboration and group work.
The Programme:
Some of the topics covered in the course are listed here
· Subject specific terms and vocabulary, current, voltage, resistance and power
· Introduction to common components and their symbols
· Introduction to two of the major tools Solderless breadboard
· Digital Multimeter (DMM)
· Use of the multimeter
· Schematic to Circuit layout
· Kitset construction
· Housings for projects, design and construction
· Produce a take home project
· Crocodile clips, electronic circuit simulation software
· Simple programming for robotics
· Some of the main components students will become familiar with are
o Batterys
o Switches
o Resistors and colour codes
o Capacitors and their use in timing circuits
o Diodes and LED’s (light emitting diodes)
o Transistors PNP and NPN