Course Details
Are you now starting out in the field of Electronics? Whether you are a student or a hobbyist, this course is tailored just for you. We kick things off from the very beginning with a practical approach to teaching electronics.
Topics include:
* - Safety
* - Energy
* - Electricity
* - Conductors,Resistors, Insulators
* - Current, Voltage, Power
* - AC/DC Current and Circuit Theory
* - Magnetism and Motors
* - Soldering
* - Final Project Challenge
Requirements
Age: Children must be at least 8 years old to participate in this course
Day 1
- - General Health and Safety Procedures.
- - Appropriate Health and Safety Equipment, Gear and Accessories.
- - Safe and Healthy Working Environment.
- - First Aid
- - Forms of Energy.
- - Types of Energy.
- - Storage of Energy.
- - What is Electricity and where does it come from?
- - Electron Theory vs Conventional Theory.
- - Friction.
- - Static Electricity.
- - Rules of Attraction and Repulsion
Day 2
- - Definition and Identification of each type of Material.
- - Definition and Identification of each type of Component.
- - Introduction to the Resistor Colour Code Chart.
- - Introduction to Ohm�s Law.
- - Circuit Diagrams.
- - Introduction to Breadboards.
- - Introduction to Tinkercad.
Day 3
- - Definition of AC and DC Current
- - Sources of AC and DC Current
- - Anatomy of a Sine Wave
- - Identifying components of a Circuit.
- - Introduction to cells.
- - Introduction to Series, Parallel Circuits.
- - Voltage and Current dividers.
- - Molecular Theory of Magnetism
- - Laws of Magnetism
- - Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Materials.
- - Internal Components of a DC Motor.
- - Fleming�s Left Hand Rule.
- - How a Motor works.
Day 4
- - Safety tips
- - Types of soldering methods
- - Practicals!
Day 5
- - Students will incorporate all that they have learnt .
- - Design and test a virtual circuit
- - Build and test their circuit.
Matthew is a electrical engineer by training and a tech enthusiast at heart