Good as a silent starter this component recognition worksheet is based upon the AQA Electronic Products Specification. The worksheet challenges students to name some of the less obvious components and also state if they are polarised. As the Design Technology Specification has changed and students are required a much broader knowledge this starter can help teachers with minimal subject knowledge to introduce electronics to students. This resource is free. There are many more resources for you to enjoy, some free, some payable. Please enjoy.

This free how 2 including images is aimed to help students neatly and effectively add flying leads to an LED. If you enjoy this free resource please pop a nice review on my page. You can like my Facebook page ElectroNic DTTeacher Follow me on TES for regular uploads and updates, including resources for the new Eduqas Design Technology Course

Simple worksheet for students to describe each of the main flow chart commands used with the Genie Microcontroller. If you like this free resource please take a look at my shop for a range of other activities. Like my Facebook page ElectroNic DTTeacher

This free sample is to give a taste about what to expect from My Fossil Fuels lesson plan. This sample concentrates just on Nuclear energy. The full lesson also includes Oil, Coal and Natural Gas. The Full lesson also includes a starter that gives students the opportunity to get involved by discussing which energy forms they are aware of and then splitting them into renewable and non-renewable energy forms. The file is on PowerPoint so you can make adjustments if required. There are interactive, animated slides to add a little more interest for students. I you like this free resource please leave a positive review and maybe download the full lesson, it's reasonably priced at just £3. Thank You

This resource is a free sample of my much bigger file that is for sale on this site. I have used this resource regularly over recent years and students designing their own PCB have found it invaluable, This small snippet shows how to add a Piezo to your Genie Microcontroller circuit. It also shows you how to create the PCB and programming flow chart. If you like this free resource then why not take a look at some of my others. Thanks for looking.

A simple PowerPoint task to be used with whiteboards. Symbols or component images appear on first click. Second click reveals the name. Students should write their answers on their whiteboards and hold them up.

18 steps to creating a PCB. Print and cut out the steps. Students to sort the steps into the correct order. If you like this simple, free starter activity then take a look at my TES shop for a range of Free and Paid resources. Like my page of Facebook ElectroNic DTTeacher

Free simple sorting activity. Cut out the component names. Students to sort the components into input and output components. If you like this free resource then follow me on TES or like my page on Facebook ElectroNic DTTeacher

Resource aimed developing students knowledge and understanding of the operation of Thyristors and Transistors. Students should fill in the blanks to further their knowledge and understanding.

Lesson starter including a simple introduction to systems diagrams. 26 slides with component images and names. Students to use traffic light cards to indicate if they think the component is an Input, a Process or and Output component. This lesson works well as a stand alone starter, or alternatively use this along with my component cards lesson where students use the information provided to select appropriate components to complete various systems diagrams.

This PowerPoint is to be used along with traffic light cards. Students should hold up the correct colour card to correspond with the correct answer. These questions are based on simple electronic principles, however you can edit the questions to suit your own requirements.

Simple quiz on basic electronics principles. A good starter activity for KS3 electronics students or KS4 design technology students requiring to develop their understanding of electronics. More slides can be added with your own specific questions, just copy and paste either the tick or the cross slide and then add your own question, the animation is taken care of. The idea is that students will stand up if the answer is correct and stay sat down for incorrect answers. This physical activity gets students moving and ensures that they are all involved with no opportunity to avoid answering.

This PowerPoint is to be used with whiteboards. Students should be given either a resistor calculator wheel or chart, students will be shown the resistor with the first click, students work out the value of the resistors and present this on their whiteboard, the correct answer is then revealed with the next click of the mouse.

Simple PowerPoint starter activity. Students should be given whiteboards, the image of the components will be displayed on screen with the first click, students should draw the correct circuit symbol on their whiteboards and hold them up. The correct symbol will be displayed on the next click.

Designed to be used with traffic light cards this resource tests students knowledge of electrical conductors and insulators. The image appears on screen with the first click. Students hold up green for a conductor or red for an insulator. The next click reveals the answer. There are some odd one out slides at the end of the presentation that can be used as a discussion point as to why the material is the odd one out. The is a great, simple way of getting some of the basic principles across to KS3 and KS4 Design Technology students.

This resource was created for year 6 summer school students. The file includes a 2D design file to cut the parts needed to make a balloon racer. I found that corrugated card worked better as it is light weight, although drying times are longer. I gave students the choice of using either card or plywood, or a combination of both. Great, fun activity for students. Principles of a design brief and specifications have also been included, along with some extension tasks to be completed while the glue dries.

I use these activities as extension tasks for students who finish ahead of schedule, but they also help to bring elements of literacy and numeracy into electronics. There are 11 tasks in total including cross words, adding resistor values, ohms law calculations and sorting words into nouns, verbs and adjectives. I hope you find something useful in this little pack of activities. The numeracy based questions include examples for students to follow.

A 54 page, easy to follow PowerPoint guide on how to create a PCB for a lap counter. Can be used on its own or as part of the lap counter project bundle. I use this project for year 9 students, but would be suitable for year 9 or 10, maybe even as GCSE project. Can be used for Electronics clubs etc. If you find this guide helpful then please give me some positive feedback. You can find more resources in my shop, you can also find me on Facebook, search ElectroNic

This resource includes component information cards giving component information for the components used in the mono amplifier circuit. There is a student quiz booklet that can be used by students individually or in pairs. Students can use the information cards to find the answers to the questions in the quiz booklet. Also included is an answer reveal section for the booklet and a traffic light plenary quiz.

Full lesson with a wide range of activities around sustainability. This lesson looks at Carbon footprints, Product life cycles and finite / non finite resources. Students also explore the 6 R's. Full PowerPoint with instructions about use in the notes. Student worksheets to be printed. 15 pages of activities/ worksheets.