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| 1.
Basic Electronics |
| This program introduces
technology teachers to an area of the curriculum in which many of
them have little experience or confidence. Five such teachers took
part in a one-day intensive electronics workshop to remove some of
the mysteries surrounding electronics and to demonstrate to them that
with some very basic knowledge and skills, it is possible to do a
wide range of exciting and economical projects suitable for 11 to
14 year olds. The program stresses that neither the teachers nor the
pupils need a detailed technical understanding of the various electronic
components to be able to use them successfully in their work. |
| 2.
Using Microelectronics |
| The program focuses
on the design, making and evaluation of a Craft, Design and Technology
school projects involving the effective use of microelectronics. |
| 3.
Control |
| The program shows how
different components of a design project can be controlled to achieve
intended movements and results. The program includes school visits
to selected industries and schools in England. These included looking
at third year projects at various stages of completion involving pneumatics
and hydraulics. The projects included toys using syringes, plastic
tubing and balloons. Examples of using computers in open-closed loop
control systems included controlling a buggy, a set of traffic Iights,
a height measuring device and the environment of a model greenhouse. |
| 4.
Micros and Robots |
| How the
microprocessor can control a system and how pupils can use it in their
project work. Robots of all shapes and sizes will be programmed to
carry out industrial and domestic tasks in the studio. |
| 5.
The Microchip |
| We examine the chip
through a microscope and then look at its use in industry and in the
manufacture of control systems for familiar products and popular games. |
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