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

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 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: 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

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.

A mini project involving the soldering together of a simple transistor based astable multivibrator causing two LEDs to flash alternatively. Students can investigate the effects of changing capacitance values. The circuit is designed for BC548 and BC108 transistors. I have used the circuit to allow students to develop their soldering skills and then to investigate the operation of the circuit. It can could also be used as the basis of other projects which require flashing LEDs. A PCB design is provided in the powerpoint. A Circuit Wizard file can be also be forwarded by emailing ed@clarvis.co.uk)

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

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

A 32 page workbook consisting of 32 worksheets. It was originally designed as a revision activity for my Year 11 GCSE Electronic Products students. It can also be used as a classroom resource. Advantages and disadvantages of different power sources Battery types Input and output devices Switch types Calculating resistor values Resistor labeling conventions Resistor preferred values (E12) Resistor preferred values (E24) Potential dividers Potential divider calculations x2 Potential dividers with LDRs and thermistors LED limiting resistor calculation x2 Comparators Capacitor types Calculating RC time constants 555 Astable circuit 555 Astable calculations x2 555 Monostable circuit 555 Monostable calculations Diodes Thyristors NPN Transistors Darlington transistors Signal types (analogue & digital waveforms) Buffers and NOT gates AND gates and OR gates NAND gates and NOR gates XOR gates and combined logic gates

A collection of 15 colourful posters showing formulae used in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Inlcudes transposed versions of formula and diagrams. The resource is prepared for level 3 studies. Transformer ratios Inductive reactance Capacitive reactance Impedance Charging and discharging capacitors (time constant and instantaneous voltages Current & voltage in an RC circuit - with graphs Current & voltage in an RL circuit - with graphs Inductance of a coil Capacitance Resistance of a conductor (using resistivity) Resonance in LC circuits Three-phase circuits (Star connected) Three-phase circuits (Delta connected) Single phase quantities (peak, rms etc)

An introductory workbook scheme for Year 7 students who are new to Food Technology. The workbook guides students through the fundamentals of health, hygiene, safety, use of equipment, nutrition, sensory testing and design of a product. Included are recipes for lemonade, fruit salad and coleslaw which allow students to explore a range of equipment and ingredients. A design task involves students planning, making and evaluating a pasta salad. Page 1&2: Targets & Assessments - (Pages for students and teachers to assess learning and set targets) Page 3: Hygiene and Safety Rules of the Food Technology Area Page 4: Safety Rules for A Safe Kitchen - (worksheet) Page 5: Food Hygiene - (worksheet) Page 6&7: Washing & tidying up (worksheet) Page 8: Kitchen Equipment (worksheet) Page 9: Health and Safety rules Page 10&11: Cookers and Hobs (worksheets) Page 12: Lemonade Page 13: Health plate Page 14: Health plate (worksheet) Page 15&16: Healthy Eating (worksheets) Page 17: Vitamins and Minerals worksheet Page 18: Recipe for fruit salad Page 19&20: Nutrition test Page 21-23: Food sensory testing (worksheets) Page 24: Coleslaw recipe Page 25: Sensory testing of coleslaw made by two different methods (worksheet) Page 26: Designing an pasta salad (worksheet) Page 27: Pasta salad design specification (worksheet) Page 28: Pasta salad ideas (sketch page) Page 29: Pasta salad design (sketch page) Page 30: Planning the salad (flowchart worksheet) Page 31: Pasta salad evaluation (worksheet) Page 32: Packaging design (sketch page) Page 33: Sensory evaluation of pasta salad (worksheet) Page 34: Personal evaluation of the course (worksheet)

This Design and Make project involves students building a “stylophone” style musical keyboard. The package consists of: A 15 page workbook Scheme of work PCB Design to allow for the etching of the circuit board - for a more detailed Circuit Wizard PCB design file please email: ed@clarvis.co.uk The workbook guides learners through the design and manufacture of the project. Pages include circuit diagrams, PCB layout and component lists, areas for sketching case design ideas and for evaluations. Additional exercises are included relating to the identification of components and tools. The project uses 5-band resistors, a sheet is included for students to identify the correct values. The casing can be made to any design you wish but the workbook shows shows outline plans for a laser cut acrylic top cover. The SOW is simple & editable to your own needs.

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

A4 posters of some of the most famous scientists and engineers with the SI units that bare their names. Namely: Georg Ohm Alessandro Volta Andre-Marie Ampere Heinrich Hertz Joseph Henry Michael Faraday Isaac Newton James Watt James Joule Charles Coulomb Wilhelm Weber Nikola Tesla

Ten differentiated colour codes exercises, students to calculate the resistor values using the colour code provided. Differentiation: Worksheets 1 to 5: Some bands are already identified Worksheets 6 to 10: No bands are identified (some unusual values also included)

Ten colour codes exercises, students to colour in the resistors to represent the values given Worksheets 1 to 5: Some bands are already coloured in Worksheets 6 to 10: All bands are to be coloured in (some unusual values also included)

A powerpoint with animations demonstrating the operation of a number of basic circuits. Ideal for lazy starters and plenaries as well as general teaching. Slides progress by key-press to allow for directed questioning. The file is editable to your own needs. Potential dividers - Introduction to formula and three worked examples Potential dividers - Animation shows the voltage produced at the wiper of a potentiometer Light Dependent Resistors: Animation shows the output voltage produced as light level changes Comparator: Animation shows the effect on the output level for combinations of input levels Light Sensor: An animated description of the operation of an op-amp based dark activated switch circuit 555 Timer (Astable): Formula introduced and an animation shows the effect of changing timing capacitor value 555 Timer (monostable): Formula introduced and an animation shows the basic operating principle FET Driver: Single page simple explanation of a FET AND Gate: Animation showing the effect of changing input levels using a switch analogy and plotting a truth-table OR Gate: Animation showing the effect of changing input levels using a switch analogy and plotting a truth-table

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)

A complete design and make project based on the design and construction of a torch using QTC pills as switches, two LEDS and a thyristor. The design and building of the project is divided into eight stages which can form the basis of individual sessions. The project includes the following detailed powerpoints: Introduction - 10 pages setting out the design brief and providing detailed 3D renderings of an examplar product Prototyping - 6 pages explaining the importance of prototyping Making the case - 11 pages demonstrating how a 2D package and laser cutter are used to produce torch body by laminating acrylic QTC Circuit: 13 pages describing how QTC works and how it is applied to the project Building the circuit - 2 pages showing PCB layout, component list and PCB design which can be used to manufacture the PCB Making the battery holder - 5 pages showing how copper strip is moulded to form a battery holder Laminating: 5 pages briefly setting out how acrylic can be laminated to make 3D models Finishing Techniques - 11 pages showing how files, wet and dry and buffing machines are used