8 flashcards to cut out of PPE equipment. Powerpoint provided with description of each. Students to place in order on worksheet provided.
Resources also available on TES for download on the identification of tools and equipment - (23 tools and 40 pieces of electrical equipment)
This is an electronically editable research task consisting of 3 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 papers and boards:
Bleed proof paper
Cartridge paper
Grid paper
Layout paper
Tracing paper
Corrugated board
Duplex board
Foil lined board
Foam core board
Inkjet card
Solid white board
Check out my other resources to find additional tasks relating to resistant materials.
A PDF version is also provided to allow the resource to be printed where learners have limited ICT access.
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.
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
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
I had a class who found it difficult to organise themselves when it came to tidying up at the end of a practical lesson. I produced these tags which are laminated and then attached to students’ aprons with safety pins. They are arranged into teams with a choice of six responsibilities for each member.
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
An extensive flash card activity for electrical equipment and accessories. Set of 40 flashcards to cut out. A 40 page powerpoint gives the name of the equipment and students to place or stick appropriate images over the six blank spaces on worksheet. Good for starters/plenary, different cards can be selected depending on the content of the lesson.
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
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
Six worksheets used as an extended learning activity or homework. They cover the following topics:
Soldering skills
Electronics tools and equipment
Electronic Components 1
Electronic Materials
Electronic Components 2
Electronic Materials
Resistant Materials (plastics)
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
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
A comprehensive independent learning task for AS / A-Level Systems and Control students. A great tool for assessing students knowledge. It includes 18 pages of questions which require answers to be given in the form of written response, calculations, the drawing of circuit symbols and circuits. The main topics include:
Conductors, Insulators and Semiconductors
Resistors, Resistance, Ohm’s Law, Potential Dividers and Series Circuits
Capacitors and RC Circuits
Input / Output Circuits
Logic Gates
Pulse Generators (Astable and Monostable)