New IoT Design 1-Unit 388Z

Owned by Dennis Frezzo
Last updated: Jul 29, 2023
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Status

as of 9/14/22: Ten Arduino Kits and shields have arrived (shields provide easy access between arduino kits and the Internet). Maximum group size = 4; ideal group size may be 30; so we can serve 30 to 40 students per semester simultaneously, or more via creative scheduling with the kits. Test equipment for troubleshooting projects is set up. Time to refine the learning outcomes and coordination with other mini courses.

 

Brief

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Collaborator(s)

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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:

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-electronics-kits-for-kids-and-beginners/

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https://sphero.com/collections/all/family_littlebits

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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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