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Draft Learning Outcomes
Teaching Basic Electronics
It seems our students will benefit from a mini-course in electronics prior to using the Arduino kits.
We have multimeters, wirecutters/strippers, a soldering station, a logic probe, and one test station (power supply, function generator, and oscilloscope).
We have Ten Arduino kits and shields with sensor kits and breadboards.
We do not have simple hook-up wire, raw electronic parts, or enclosures.
Investigate simple, fun, low cost, conceptually enhanced circuit building kits:
Brief
Explore a 1-unit electronics module that can be act as a prerequisite for skill-building on which other more advanced projects in IoT, physical computing, wearables, and quantified self can build.
Assumptions
No prerequisites
Safety first
signal voltages only
Skills-based with just enough theory to enable sense-making
Currently (Fall 2022) IoT lab has the following resources, which might be used for small-group lessons (n = 4 simultaneously in the IoT lab); whole class multiple-group support (“mobile, bring tools to the classroom”), or individual (3-hour checkout within the commons).
10 Elegoo Mega 2560 Project Kits
10 Arduino Ethernet Shields (so for IoT Design we can run TCP/IP)
15 Toolboxes with multimeters and a variety of adapters
1 Electronics test station (power supplies, digital oscilloscope, arbitrary function generator, electronics tools, soldering station) so that we can troubleshoot
“each one teach one”
everyone contributes something to improving the lab
Learning Outcomes
distinguish between safe and unsafe electrical projects given their demonstrated skill level
explain in theory and in practice some common manifestations of the idea of “electric circuit”
measure and manipulate voltage, current, and impedance and the power and limitations of Ohm’s Law
use and maintain electronics kits and tools, including Arduino and Raspberry Pi
be cognitively empowered to tinker and build working digital and analog circuits
be affectively aware of safety issues and their empowerment via electronics
be kinesthetically proficient in safe manipulation of common electronics tools
Existing Curricular Resources
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New Curricular Resources
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