This resource consists of six worksheets suitable as quick activities in the classroom. The worksheets included are:
Naming pieces of equipment
Naming of electrical equipment
Explaining what pieces of equipment can be used for
Naming ingredients and stating if they need to be cooked or not
Nutrition
Health eating plate
This resource is based on the construction of training board using the guide provided. A ten page workbook guides students through practical activities to investigate the function of various commands.
A PCB design and construction design sheet is provided to allow the manufacture of the training board by students or technician. The project is based on a PICAXE 18 microcontroller. A PCB design is provided but for a copy of the PCB layout in CWZ format please contact: ed@clarvis.co.uk (TES does not allow the attachment of these files), with a bonus 8pin and 18pin PICAXE download PCB.
The training board consists of:
4 coloured LEDs connected to outputs
A piezo sounder
Two push switches connected to digital inputs
A reset switch
An LDR connected to analogue input
A thermistor input connected to analogue input
A potentiometer connected to analogue input
The course workbook covers the following learning objectives:
Part 1: Introduction
Know what PIC stands for
Know the advantages of a PIC over a conventional circuit
Know how PICs can be programmed
Part 2: Transducers and signal types
Know the difference between an input transducer and an output transducer
Know the difference between a digital and analogue signal
Know which transducers use analogue signals
Know which transducers use digital signals
Part 3: Turning things on and off
Know how to use the HIGH command Know how to use the LOW command Know how to use the TOGGLE command Know how to use the WAIT command Know how to use the PAUSE command
Part 4: Using the PINs command
Know the advantage of the PINS command Know how to use the PINS command
Part 5: Making decisions
Know how to use the IF command
Part 6: Subroutines
Know the advantages of using subroutines
Know how to write a program using subroutines
Know how to use the GOSUB command
A set of four worksheets. From the images, students are to identify components, draw their symbols, describe their function and catagorise into inputs, outputs and processes where appropriate. A feedback/assessment box is included at the bottom of the fourth page. The components included are:
Lamp
LED
Toggle switch
555 Timer
Microphone
Speaker
Motor
Microswitch
Transistor
Rectifier
7-segment display
Push switch
Diode
Power transistor / MOSFET
Peizoelectric transducer
Tilt switch
Relay
Preset potentiometer
Potentiometer
Resistor
Battery
Electrolytic capacitor
Ceramic capacitor
Cell
Polyester capacitor
Three worksheets consisting of a range of metal and wood working tools with a space for students to name and describe their purpose. The resource includes:
**Measuring & Marking out wood **
Tape measure
Steel rule
Marking guage / mortice guage
Trysquare
Sliding Bevel
Pair of compasses
Measuring & Marking out Metal
Steel rule
Centre punch
Scribe
Vernier caliper
Engineer’s square
Dividers
A lesson to introduce different fruits from around the world through sensory testing.
Opportunity to discuss topics such as nutrition and healthy eating. Originally planned for a group of Y8 students with SEN.
The resource consists of:
A detailed lesson plan
Animated powerpoint which shows fruit flying from countries of origin to the UK when clicked
Images of friends to be cut out (and laminated)
8x A4 size pictures of fruits with name and flag identifying country of origin
Ideal for an easy starter or plenary activity. The sheet includes six images of tools for students to identify, name and give an example use. The following tools are inlcuded:
Tenon saw
Hacksaw
Junior hacksaw
Handsaw
Coping Saw
Mitre saw
This resource includes:
An A3 seasonality table for UK vegetables
A blank seasonality table
Eleven images of fourteen different vegetables that can be cut out and pasted into the correct locations to produce a seasonality table.
The purpose of the activity is for students to work in groups to record the seasonality of a range of ingredients. It could also be used to plan a dish depending on the current season and available vegetables.
Similar resources are also available for fruits & meats
This resource includes:
An A3 seasonality table for meats available in the UK
A blank seasonality table
Images of animals that can be cut out and pasted into the correct locations to produce a seasonality table
The purpose of the activity is for students to work in groups to record the seasonality of a range of ingredients. It could also be used to plan a dish depending on the current season and available meats.
Similar resources are also available for fruits & vegetables
This resource includes:
An A3 seasonality table for UK fruits
A blank seasonality table
Eleven images of fourteen different fruits that can be cut out and pasted into the correct locations to produce a seasonality table
The purpose of the activity is for students to work in groups to record the seasonality of a range of ingredients. It could also be used to plan a dish depending on the current season and available fruits.
A similar resource is also available for vegetables & meats
Print and cut out the dominoes which consist of an image of a component and a description of another component. Students to align the dominoes in sequence so the description matches the appropriate adjacent image.
The resource contains two separate sets:
Set 1: Input and output components
Set 2: Passive and active components
This resource consists of:
Two colour worksheets showing images of components and a blank space to the right: students to cut out symbols of components and place in the corresponding location. There are two sheets covering 40 electronic components including input/output devices, semiconductors and passive components. Answer sheets are included.
In addition an A3 poster is provided showing component images and the symbols that represent them. This can be printed out or projected onto board.
A complete lesson with the aim of raising awareness of the sugar content of processed foods. Students will learn how to read nutritional information on packaged products and determine their sugar content.
To reinforce the high levels of sugar present, students will compare the sugar content of foods with their equivalent in sugar cubes, smarties and biscuits based on a practical investigation.
Twelve pages of notes based on the function of combinational logic circuits. Examples of combinational circuits are given and explanations of how to write truthtables and express logic functions using Boolean Algebra. The notes show the effect of combining a variety of logic gates and how logic gates.
Combining two NOT gates to make a buffer
Combining AND, OR and XOR gates with a NOT gate
Writing truthables
Multiple input AND and NAND gates
Multiple input OR and NOR gates
Multiple AND gate circuits
Multiple OR gate circuits
Combining AND, OR and NOT gates
A note on algebra
Inverting inputs
The magical NAND gate - Combining NAND gates to form other gates
The magical NOR gate - Combining NOR gates to form other gates
Note: PART 1 is available to download as an introduction to logic gates.
A collection of eight A4 posters/presentations which show images of eight different fruits and their countries of origin:
Apple
Banana
Kiwifruit
Grapes
Orange
Pomegranate
Lychee
Passion fruit
40 cut out cards with images of a variety of insulators and conductors. Students to sort cards into: Insulator, Conductor and Not quite sure and stick or place over spaces on A3 sheet. The Not quite sure allows the opportunity for students to consider the effects of moisture or other external factors.
There are more cards than spaces on the worksheet allowing the resource to be used with the same class more than once by selecting alternative cards.
This is an electronically editable research task consisting of 12 pages. Learners to find out the working properties, physical properties, applications and other information as appropriate and record their findings in the tables.
It is based on the AQA GCSE Design & Technology specification and includes the following materials:
Manufactured boards
Softwoods
Hardwoods
Thermoplastics
Thermosetting plastics
Non-ferrous metals
Ferrous metals
Alloys
A PDF version is also provided to allow the resource to be printed where learners have limited ICT access.
Powerpoint document: A picture of a component and its symbol are presented on the screen. The first click reveals the component name and the seconds click reveals the function of the component. Good as a lazy starter or plenary activity. Includes the following components:
Resistor
Preset resistor
Capacitor
LDR
LED
Diode
Transistor
FET
Thyrsior
PIC Microcontroller
Three worksheets: students to identify tools used in the construction of electronic circuits and state their purpose. The worksheets include the following tools:
Soldering iron
Soldering iron stand
Side cutters
Long-nosed pliers
Pliers
Cross-head screwdriver
Flat head screwdriver
Desoldering pump
Crimp tool
Precision screwdrivers
Solder
Desoldering braid
Safety glasses
Seven pages of notes relating to logic gates. Building from the basics of the difference between analogue and digital signals and how logic levels can be represented by voltages. Circuit symbols, boolean expressions and truth tables are explored. This resource is an introduction to PART 2 which covers concepts of combinational logic.
Logic and voltage levels
Logic gates
Logic gate symbols
AND, OR and XOR gates
NAND, NOR and XNOR gates
NOT gates
Propagation delay
Flash card activity for electrical workshop tools and equipment. Set of 23 flashcards to cut out. A 23 page powerpoint gives a description of each tool and students to place or stick appropriate images over the six blank spaces on worksheet. Good for starters/plenary, appropriate tools can be selected depending on focus of the lesson. Tools covered are:
Pipe bender
Bending sprint
Pliers
Side cutters
Claw hammer
Battery drill
Drill bit
Hole saw
Spirit level
Stanley knife
Hacksaw
Junior hacksaw
Screwdrivers
PVC pipe cutter
Pipe grips
Steel tape measure
Metal bender
Continuity meter
Proving unit
Voltage detector
Test plug