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Grade Level / Course Guide
Grade:_9-12__ Subject / Course: ___Tech Ed Prep Electronics__
Unit: __Mixed Grade Level 9-12____
Content
Standard
Statement
Expectations for Students
Instructional Resources
Assessment
A. Introduction
1.Electronics career and
course overview
2. Course procedures
3. Grading parameters
4. Course description
5. Course requirements
B. Electronics Safety
1. Electrical hazards in the
home and in industry
2. Safe working
procedures
3. Physiological effects of
electrical shock
Literary Profile
3.7.10-12
The student will be able to
describe safety hazards both at
home and in the industrial
environment.
Lecture and demonstration
Safety handout
Safety film
Post test based on Safety film.
Observation of safe working
practices in the lab.
The student will be able to
explain how to avoid hazardous
situations when working with
electricity.
Content Area
Portfolio
He or she will be able to display
safe practices when using tools
and equipment common to the
industry.
C. Electricity: description
and definition
1. Electron theory
2. Charges
3. Conductors
4. Insulators
5. Potential Voltage
6. Current – Amperes
7. Resistance – Ohms
8. Electrical circuits
Portfolio
Assessments
3.4-10
The student will be able to
describe and illustrate the
structure of a simple atom.
The student will be able to
explain how a simple circuit
operates describing the three
characteristics, potential, current
and resistance.
Lecture and demonstration
Textbook and worksheet
Multiple choice examination,
including illustrations of the
structure of atoms and simple
circuits.
Extensions
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Content
p.2
Standard
Statement
Expectations for Students
D. Ohm’s Law
1. What is Ohm’s Law?
2. How is Ohm’s Law
used?
3. Practice Ohm’s Law
worksheets and test
4. Ohm’s Law experiment
3.4-10
The student will be able to
explain the relationship between
voltage, current and resistance.
E. Basic Soldering
1. Structure of solder
2. Soldering and
de-soldering equipment
3. Tinning a wire
4. Soldering solid wire
5. Securing wire to
terminals
6. The Western Union
splice
7. Pigtail connections
8. Tap or vampire splice
9. Soldering on printed
circuit boards
10. Soldering practice
project
3.7.10-12
F. Series Circuits
1. Series circuit theory
2. Series – parallel circuits
3. Identifying series circuits
4. Voltage drops
5. Total resistance
6. Series circuit
applications
7. Voltage dividers
8. Determining unknown
values
3.4.10
Instructional Resources
Lecture and demonstration
Assessment
Ohm’s Law problem test
Ohm’s Law worksheets
The student can resolve
problems involving Ohm’s Law.
The student will be able to
explain which type of solder is
used in the electronics industry.
Lecture and demonstration
Evaluation of the individual
solder project.
Solder Practice project
The student will construct a
practice solder project
demonstrating proper soldering
and mechanical techniques.
The student will be able to
differentiate between series and
parallel circuits.
The student will be able to
calculate series circuit values
including total resistance, voltage
drops and series current flow.
Lecture and demonstration
Evaluation of series circuit
experiment report sheet.
Portfolio
Assessments
Extensions
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Content
p.3
Standard
Statement
Expectations for Students
G. Resistor Fundamentals
1. Types of resistors
2. Resistor color code
3. Resistor color code
practice
3.7.10
The student will be able to
identify various type of resistors
and will be able to list their value
using the resistor color code.
H. Electronic Device
Construction
1. Safety considerations
2. Semiconductor
identification
3. Heat sinking
components
4. Identifying capacitors
5. Lead preparation
6. Installation of components on printed circuit
boards
7. Project testing
8. Enclosure construction
9. Project completion
3.7.10
I. Multimeters
1. Analog and digital
multimeters
2. Uses of multimeters
3. Safety when using
multimeters
4. Advantages and disadvantages of analog and
digital meters
5. Reading the dial face on
the Simpson 360
6. Making voltage
measurements
7. Making current
measurements
8. Making resistance
measurements
9. Special meter functions
10. Care of multimeters
3.7.10
Instructional Resources
Lecture, demonstration and
worksheet
Demonstration of construction
techniques
Assessment
Worksheet
Observation of resistor
identification during project
construction.
The student will construct and
test an electronic project (Battery
Tester).
The project will be housed in a
case designed and constructed
by the student.
The student will be able to set up
and use an analogical/digital
multimeter to measure electrical
circuits
Meter illustration, Simpson 360
Analog multimeter.
Fluke Model 77 Digital
multimeter.
Evaluate meter reading
worksheet
Portfolio
Assessments
Extensions
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Content
p.4
Standard
Statement
J. Series Circuit
Construction and
Experiment
1. Building a series
resistive circuit
2. Calculating total
resistance
3. Calculating current flow
4. Calculating voltage
drops across each
component
5. Using the Simpson 360
multimeter to measure
values
6. Conclusions
3.7.10
K. Electronic project
Construction
1. Resistive color code
2. Component
identification
3. Soldering to PCBs
4. Project construction,
building the battery
tester
5. Project testing
3.7.10
Expectations for Students
Instructional Resources
The student will build a series
circuit and will complete an
experiment on the circuit
measuring circuit parameters
Shop tools, equipment and
supplies.
The student will build an
electronic circuit and construct a
case to house the project.
The Battery Tester project.
Graymark Electronic
Project #136P Battery Tester.
Shop tools and materials
The student will troubleshoot,
analyze and repair the circuit if it
fails to operate.
Simpson 360 Analog Multimeter
Assessment
Evaluate series circuit
worksheet
Portfolio
Assessments
Extensions