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BENSALEM HIGH SCHOOL Course Outline Tech Ed Prep Electronics - Electricity June 28, 2017 Gary M. Portnoy Course Outline Tech Ed Prep Electronics - Electricity Course duration: 30 days – 90 minute periods Course description: The basic Tech Ed Prep course is designed for freshmen and sophomore students as well as any student unfamiliar with the career field. It is an exploratory course covering basic electrical concepts, electronic principals, electronic applications, electronic lab experience, electronic device construction and house wiring techniques. The course will expand the students’ general knowledge of technology and assist in making intelligent informed career choices. Course Outline: A. Introduction a. Electronics career and course overview b. Course procedures c. Grading parameters d. Course description e. Course requirements B. Electronics Safety a. Electrical hazards in the home and in industry b. Safe working procedures c. Physiological effects of electrical shock d. First aid for shock victims C. Electricity: description and definition a. Electron theory b. Charges c. Conductors d. Insulators e. Potential – Voltage f. Current – Amperes g. Resistance – Ohms h. Electrical circuits D. Ohm’s Law a. What is Ohm’s Law b. How is Ohm’s Law used c. Practice Ohm’s Law worksheets and test d. Ohm’s Law Experiment E. Basic soldering skills a. Structure of solder b. Soldering and de-soldering equipment c. Tinning a wire d. Soldering solid wire e. Securing wires to terminals f. The Western Union splice g. Pigtail connections h. Tap or vampire splice i. Soldering on printed circuit boards j. Soldering practice project F. Series Circuits a. Series circuit theory b. Series - parallel circuits c. Identifying series circuits d. Voltage drops e. Total resistance f. Series circuit applications g. Voltage dividers h. Determining unknown values G. Resistor Fundamentals a. Types of resistors b. Resistor color code c. Resistor color code practice H. Electronic Device Construction a. Safety considerations b. Semiconductor identification c. Heat sinking components d. Identifying capacitors e. Lead preparation f. Installation of components on printed circuit boards g. Project testing h. Enclosure construction i. Project completion I. Multimeters a. Analog and digital multimeters b. Uses of multimeters c. Safety when using multimeters d. Advantages and disadvantages of analog and digital meters e. Reading the dial face on the Simpson 360 f. g. h. i. j. Making voltage measurements Making current measurements Making resistance measurements Special meter functions Care of multimeters J. Series Circuit construction and Experiment a. Building a series resistive circuit b. Calculating total resistance c. Calculating current flow d. Calculating voltage drops across each component e. Using the Simpson 360 multimeter to measure values f. Conclusions K. Electronic project construction a. Resistor color code b. Component identification c. Soldering to PCBs d. Project construction, building the battery tester e. Project testing and evaluation L. Basic House Wiring a. AC power production b. Power transmission c. Service entrance d. Meter box e. Circuit breaker box f. Branch circuits g. Wiring single pole switch lighting circuits h. Wiring a duplex receptacle i. Wiring a 3-way switch circuit Student Skills The student will be able to: Describe electricity, its characteristics and uses Demonstrate safe operations and procedures while working with electricity Complete simple Ohm’s Law calculations solving for voltage, current and resistance Produce accurate, clean soldered connections between wires, connectors and on printed circuit boards. Identify common electronic components both physically and by their schematic symbol. Demonstrate common procedures to build and repair electronic circuits Identify series circuits and solve simple Ohm’s law problems involving series circuits Use a multimeter to test circuits for voltage, current, resistance and continuity. Identify common house wiring components. Connect simple house wiring power and illumination circuits Trouble shoot house wiring circuits Student Skills 1. Examinations 2. Evaluation of completed electronic projects and observation of work habits. 3. Evaluation of notebook 4. Written worksheets 5. Final exam