Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to 'Teaching electronics in KS3 D&T'

    2. Where are you in your learning at the moment?

    1. What is 'electronics'?

    2. Why is electronics important?

    3. Requirements of the National Curriculum

    4. Links with science

    5. Route map to developing electronics

    1. Basic concepts

    2. What maths is needed?

    3. Basic active components

    4. Resistor value quiz

    5. Basic passive components

    6. Building circuits

    1. How circuits work

    2. Examples of different circuits

    1. Systems approach to designing a circuit

    2. Using electronic design cards to help

    1. Design context sheets

<- Course content

  • 23 lessons

Checklist

Everything you need to confidently teach key stage 3 electronics in D&T

  • Develop your own confidence with simple steps

  • Downloadable resources to use in the classroom with your students

  • Example activities and units to embed into your key stage three curriculum

Instructor(s)

Brian Smith

Brian is an experienced teacher of both D&T and ICT, as a Head of Dept and Assistant Head. He has been involved in Electronics at a national level since the 1980’s, was an IEE Electronics Teacher of the year, an EIS trainer, a Principal Examiner for Electronic Products and a Design & Technology Association consultant. A classroom practitioner who is a designer & programmer from the ground up, with a key focus on Embedded Electronics development. He has considerable school and CPD experience in the UK and overseas, with a wide range of D&T and Computing courses via ICSAT.