Your lesson
≈ 110 min
Lesson 1 · Weeks 1–2
Understanding control technologies
What you'll learn
Identify control technologies in the world around us, describe how they use inputs, processing and outputs, and explain what a microcontroller and a shield are.
What you're doing today
- Highlight the key terms in the design brief and record them in the workbook.
- Record the refined evaluation criteria.
- Record examples of control technology systems; answer the Tickle Me Elmo questions; label the TV remote components diagram and record component definitions.
- Complete the IPO chart for the remote control; Think-Pair-Share to brainstorm control technologies; write and share a definition of control technologies and record a class definition in the glossary.
- Complete the microcontroller cloze passage; label the Arduino and ThinkerShield diagrams; record a definition of a shield.
- Connect the Arduino + ThinkerShield, select the board and port, and list the safety issues.
Before you pack up
On a sticky note, write one thing you learned today and one question you still have. Post it on the way out.
