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MInnovator MInnovator..AnInnovatorisaherowho AnInnovatorisaherowho ndlogictosolveproblems! ndlogictosolveproblems!
rronicsKit onicsKit..Insideyouhave: Insideyouhave:
rryHolderstogiveyourprojectslife. yHolderstogiveyourprojectslife.
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Logic: Logic:Sensorsletyourmachines"think"and"hear". Sensorsletyourmachines"think"and"hear".
Wind Windbychangingthespeedofyourfan. bychangingthespeedofyourfan. book! ook!
ttLamp Lamptthathelpsyouseewhenitgetsdark. hathelpsyouseewhenitgetsdark.
bell belltthatsays"Hello!"toyourfriends. hatsays"Hello!"toyourfriends.
project,youwillearn project,youwillearnIInnovatorStickers nnovatorStickers..
Attheendofthisbook,youwillreceiveyour Attheendofthisbook,youwillreceiveyourCertificateofInnovation CertificateofInnovation ttoshowtheworldthatyouarea oshowtheworldthatyouareaMasterofElectronics! MasterofElectronics!
Let’sbuildtogether! Let’sbuildtogether!
POWER,INPUTANDOUTPUT
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
Attheendofthelesson,thelearnerswill:
Identifythethreemainpartsofacircuit:Power,Input,andOutput
Explainhowelectricityflowsthroughacompletecircuit
BuildasimpleSnapCircuitsmodelusingaBattery,Input,andOutput
Observehowchangingpartsofacircuitchangeswhatitdoes
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
Apartthatsendsasignal(likepressingabutton)
Apartthatusesenergytodosomething
Thepartthatgivesenergytothecircuit
WHATISACIRCUIT? WHATISACIRCUIT?
Acircuitisapaththatelectricitytravelsthrough.
Electricitymovesfromthebattery,throughthecircuit, andbacktothebatteryagain.Electricitycanonlymove whenthereisafullloop.
Whenthecircuitis complete, electricityflows andthingswork.
Whenthecircuit isbroken, electricity cannotflow.
Everysimplecircuithasthreeimportantjobs.
dosomething
EveryEarlyElectronicsprojectneedsthreemainroles:
Input
Thesepartstellthe circuitwhattodo.
Examplesfromthekit:
HelperParts:
Power Output
Thispartgives energytothecircuit. Thesepartsshow whatthecircuitdoes.
Examplesfromthekit: Examplesfromthekit:
Somepartshelpusbuildthecircuit,likesnapwi
C C
Wir
LEARNINGOBJECTIV LEARNINGOBJECTIV
Attheendofthelesso
Buildasimplecirc
Explainthatelectr
ObservethatanL
Identifysafeand
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY MATER
GETTINGSTARTED:BUILDACIRCUIT GETTINGSTARTED:BUILDACIRCUIT EveryEarlyElectronicsprojectneedsthreemainroles:
CompletethePath
4.Snapanotherblueconnectortohelp makealoop.
AddtheLED
5.SnaptheLEDintotheopenspaceto finishthecircuit.
LookcloselyattheLED
TheLEDhasanarrow.
STOPANDTHINK STOPANDTHINK
1.Turnonthecircuit.DoestheLEDlightup?
2.WhathappensifyouturntheLEDaround?
IIMPORTANTIDEA:DIRECTIONMATTERS MPORTANTIDEA:DIRECTIONMATTERS
AnLEDworksonlywhen: Thepositive(+)sideoftheLED Isconnectedtothepositive(+)side ofthebattery
Neverconnectthebluewiresdirectlyf Thismakesashortcircuit.
Ashortcircuit:
Letstoomuchelectricityflowaton Canmakepartshot Candamagethecircuit
Alwaysplaceapart(likeanLED)inthepath.
IftheLEDisflipped: Electricitycannot flow TheLEDwillnotlight
DESIGNANELECTRICLAMP
IINTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION
Lampshelpusseeinthedarkby providinglightwhenthesungoesdown. Weusethemtoread,dohomework,and safelymovearoundatnight.Somelamps burnoiltoproducelight,buttheycan maketheairunhealthy.Electriclampsuse electricityanddonotpollutetheair.
MEASUREYOURSUCCESS MEASUREYOURSUCCESS
TEAMROLES TEAMROLES
Workwithyourteamtodeterminewhowillcompleteeachrole.
Leader MaterialManager Reporter TestingSupervisor
MATERIALS MATERIALS
Whichpartsdoyouthinkwillyouneed?
Note:Alwaysfollowsafetyguidelinestopreventinjury,overheating,anddamagetoequipment
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
GETTINGSTARTED GETTINGSTARTED
TECHNOLOGYINFOCUS
Acircuitisapathwaythatallowselectricitytoflowthroughit.Ithas threeimportantparts:
Onlywhenallthepartsareconnected,electricityflows.
Seethestepsbelowforinspirationonhowtotobuild.
Yourfriendlovesthelamp andwantslampshadesto matchdifferentmoods.
Canyoudesignnewlampshades?Checkouttheideasaboveforinspiration.
DESIGNANDPLAN DESIGNANDPLAN
Lookatthematerialsyoucanuse.Drawordescribeyourideasforthe electriclampandlampshade.
SHAREYOURIDEAS SHAREYOURIDEAS
Writeonegreatideafromeachteammate:
TEST TEST
Gobacktothe'MeasureYourSuccess'andcheckthe boxes.Doesyourprojectmeetallthegoalsandrules?
MATHAND MATHAND
1.Whatkindofhab
2.Yourfriendturns .Draw thetimeheturnso
3.Readtheclockandwritethetimeyourfriendgoestobed.
REFLECT REFLECT SUSTAINABILITYINFOCUS
QualityEducationaimstohelpallchildrenlearnnewthings,trynew skills,andgetthetoolstheyneedtosucceedinschoolandinlife. Thisincludes:
1.Howdoesyoursolutionhelpprovideaqualityeducationfor yourfriend?Circlethecorrectanswer.
2.Whichjobhelpsdesignelectriclampsandlampshades?Circle thecorrectanswer.
FEEDBACK FEEDBACK
Completethefollowingsentenceandpracticesayingtoyourfriends: Showyourprojectto3friendsandcollectstickers!
Ibuilta
Ithelps
OnewayImademy lampeffectivewas:
Trytobuildandprogramthetoolyourself.Ifyouarehaving trouble,trythefollowingdirections.
SAMPLESOLUTION SAMPLESOLUTION
Trycreatingyourowndesign.Ifyouneedhelp,usethisexamplefor inspiration.
DESIGN A SWITCH
IINTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION
Materialsactindifferentways.Thisiscalled materialproperties.Somematerialsarestrong. Somearebendable.Somematerialsletelectricity move.Somematerialsstopelectricity.Metallets electricitymove.Metalisaconductor.Plasticand rubberstopelectricity.Theyareinsulators.A switchturnselectricityonandoff.Ithelpsthe lamplightupsafely.
SmartMaterials forSafety
TestMaterialsLike Scientists YouAreaSafety Engineer!
Engineerschoosethebest materials Yourswitch helpspeopleuse electricitywithoutgetting hurt.
DEFINETHEPROBLEM DEFINETHEPROBLEM
Yourfriendhasalamp.Thelightswitchis missing.Thelampcannotturnonoroff.
Youwillbeengineers!
Canyourteamfindtherightmaterialto designanewlightswitch?
MEASUREYOURSUCCESS MEASUREYOURSUCCESS
TEAMROLES TEAMROLES
Workwithyourteamtodeterminewhowillcompleteeachrole.
Leader
MaterialManager Reporter
TestingSupervisor
MATERIALS MATERIALS
Whichpartsdoyouthinkwillyouneed?
Note:Alwaysfollowsafetyguidelinestopreventinjury,overheating,anddamagetoequipment
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY
Adevicethatopensorclosesanelectricalcircuit
Amaterialthatletselectricityflowthroughit
Amaterialthatstopselectricityfromflowing
GETTINGSTARTED GETTINGSTARTED
TECHNOLOGYINFOCUS
Aswitchisatoolthatcontrolselectricity.Ittellsthecircuitwhen electricitycanmoveandwhenitmuststop.
Seeth BUI BUI
THISISWHEREYOUUSEYOUROWNTHINKING! THIS IS WHERE YOU USE YOUR OWN THINKING!
Canyourteamfindtherightmaterialtodesignanewlightswitch?
DESIGNANDPLAN DESIGNANDPLAN
Lookatthematerialsyoucanuse.Drawordescribeyourideasforthe switchandcircuit.
SHAREYOURIDEAS SHAREYOURIDEAS
Writeonegreatideafromeachteammate:
TEST TEST
Gobacktothe'MeasureYourSuccess'andcheckthe boxes.Doesyourprojectmeetallthegoalsandrules?
MATHANDSCIENCECONNECTION MATHANDSCIENCECONNECTION
1.Circlethematerialsthatareconductors.
2.Whichmaterialslitupthebulb?Circleyouranswersinthetable below. Paper
REFLECT REFLECT
SUSTAINABILITYINFOCUS
ResponsibleConsumptionmeansweusematerialswisely.You usedonlythepartsyouneededtofixthelamp.Thishelpsreduce wasteandsavesresources.Thisincludes:
Fixingthingsinstead ofthrowingthemaway. Choosingthebest materialforthejob. Usinglessandkeeping partsforlater.
1.HowdoesyournewswitchhelptheEarth?Circlethe correctanswer.
2.Whodesignssafeswitchesforlamps?Circlethecorrect answer.
FEEDBACK FEEDBACK
Completethefollowingsentenceandpracticesayingtoyourfriends:
3.OnewayImademy switcheffectivewas:
Showyourprojectto3friendsandcollectstickers!
1.Ibuilta 2.Ithelps
Trytobuildandprogramthetoolyourself.Ifyouarehaving trouble,trythefollowingdirections.
SAMPLESOLUTION SAMPLESOLUTION
Trycreatingyourowndesign.Ifyouneedhelp,usethisexamplefor inspiration.
C E R T I F I C A T E O F I N N O V A T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E O F I N N O V A T I O N
C E R T I F I C A T E O F I N N O V A T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E O F I N N O V A T I O N
