The
Steady Hand
Game
Name ..............................................................
Form
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Group ...............
Technology Writing Tips
POINT
EVIDENCE &
EXPLORE
EXPLAIN
ANALYSE
DEVELOPMENT
Looking at a single aspect of a product (something it has to do).
This generates the starting point.
You now need to use either: Prior Knowledge, Experience,
Research or Ask a friend why the point is important.
Now with what you have found explain in detail using Who,
What, Why, When, How or Because your point.
With your point now explained analyse and express your
opinion whether it is good or bad.
From what you now evidenced, explored, explained and
analysed is there anything you could improve regardless of if
it is a good or bad point.
When this symbol appears it is telling you that you
Will be using maths skills on this page.
It could be:
• Using formulas
• Timetables/division
• Measuring/scale/dimensions
When this symbol appears it is telling you that you
will have some form of assessment on this page.
It could be:
• Verbal
• Peer
• Self assessment.
Learning Objectives
•The need to investigate the background to a problem
•How to select appropriate components to build an electronic circuit
•The importance of planned manufacture
•The need to build models to evaluate design ideas
•How to improve a product by evaluation
•The need to research before making a product.
Key words
Health & Safety, Resistor, L.E.D (light emitting diode),
thyristor, Battery clip, cell, current, voltage, ohms law,
amps, electronic Symbols, circuit diagram, modelling,
solder, soldering iron, isometric drawing, CAD, CAM,
Product analysis.
Remember:
Draw with a pencil.
Write with a pen.
Create your own front cover using
graphic techniques.
Homework:
Create a general Health & Safety Poster for the workshop.
Teacher feedback:
Design Brief
Design situation
Task Analysis
Electronics Theory
Voltage is the electromotive force ( _ _ _ ) that exists across the
terminals of a battery. It is also known as potential difference
( _ _ ).
It is measured in _ _ _ _ s (V) and designated with the letter _.
Current is the rate of flow of electrical _ _ _ _ _ _ .
It is measured in _ _ - _ _ _ _ s (A) and designated with the letter _.
Power is the rate at which _ _ _ _ is done.
It is measured in _ _ _ _ s (W) and designated with the letter _.
P=
x
Resistance limits the current in a circuit.
It is measured in _ _ _ s () and designated with the letter _.
Ohm’s Law is the relationship between voltage, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and resistance.
To find out the voltage use:
V=
x
To find out the current use:
I =
____
To find out the resistance use:
R =
____
Illustration
Description
Y7 Components revision - What can you remember?
Symbol
Illustration
Y8 Components – New learning!
Description
Symbol
Y8 Steady hand game circuit
Homework:
Soldering Safety instructions
Resistor Colour Codes
Chart for working out the value of fixed resistors:
(Fill in the missing information and colour in the boxes to make it easier to
understand the table)
Colour
1st band
2nd band
Gold
Silver
3rd band
Tolerance
0.1
± 5%
0.01
± 10%
± 1%
Black
0
0
Brown
1
1
0
___
_
2
00
3
_
___
Yellow
4
_
0000
Green
_
_
_____
____
6
_
______
Violet
_
_
_______
____
8
8
White
9
9
Exercise
Work out the following resistor values:
•Brown, Black, Red, Gold = _______________________
•Yellow. Violet, Black, Gold = _____________________
•Brown, Grey, Green, Gold = ______________________
•Red, Red, Yellow, Gold = ________________________
What would be the colour order of the following values:
•470  ±5% = ________________________________
•330  ±5% = ________________________________
•560  ±5% = ________________________________
Using illustrations and annotation.
Soldering Plan for Steady hand game
Y8 Electronics Revision
Y8 Electronics test
1.In what unit is voltage (EMF) measured? (1 mark)
2.What is the unit ampere used to measure? (1 mark)
3.Draw the Ohm’s Law triangle to show the relationship between voltage (V), current (I)
and resistance (R). (2 marks)
4.Resistance is measured in ohms. Draw the symbol that represents ohms. (1 mark)
Name the following components:
5.Name the following components:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
6.If ‘k’ is the symbol for kilo (1000), how would you re-write 5000 watts in a
shorter form? (1 mark)
7.What do the letters LED stand for? (1 mark)
8.a) Copy and label the ‘anode’, ‘cathode’ and ‘flat’ parts on the LED below: (3
marks)
b) What is the ‘flat’ on the rim of the LED used for? (1 mark)
9.The three leads on a thyristor are labelled ‘a, ‘k’ and ‘g’. What do these
letters stand for? (3 marks)
10.What are the colour bands on a resistor used for? (1 mark)
(Total 20 marks)
Marks out of 20:
Level :
Spider diagram of initial thoughts
Themes
Now tell me which theme you have chosen and reason why.
Analysis of existing products
Product analysis homework
Specification
Technology writing tips:
Isometric drawing skills
Using the isometric grid below practise
drawing letters and or numbers using
isometric projection .
For example:
Rendering skills
Using the shapes below practise rendering the
shapes using the instructions to the right of them.
Now draw some shapes of
your own below and render
them using the skills you have
just learnt.
Design Ideas for the base of your steady
Hand Game
(You must record what the teacher has
said)
Teacher verbal feedback:
Design Ideas (continued)
Use the technology writing tips to help you
annotate your developed ideas.
Include how you would like the wiggly wire to
look.
Development
1.
2.
Technology writing tips:
Development (continued)
3.
4.
CAD/CAM
Evidence of your use of Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided
Manufacture. (Staple/glue in here! )
Peer Assessment:
Title of work being assessed:
Two strengths:
1.
2.
LEVEL…………….
Suggestion to improve:
1.
Peer Assessed by:
Title of work being assessed:
Two strengths:
1.
2.
LEVEL…………….
Suggestion to improve:
1.
Peer Assessed by: