Your lesson
≈ 165 min
Lesson 5 · Weeks 8–9
Final design, circuits & electronics
What you'll learn
Build a working circuit for your chosen alarm design — off the ThinkerShield, on a breadboard or soldered — and house it in an appropriate enclosure.
What you're doing today
- Edit the final design and present it as a working, tactile project, producing: an IPO chart of the control system, a materials list, a production plan with ongoing evaluation, and a working circuit that runs the code.
- Identify the circuit components in the workbook using the word bank; classify each as a sensor, an actuator or another component.
- Record what each component is and its function; note the safety concerns for each tool and piece of equipment.
- Choose a method of circuit assembly, assemble the circuit, and have the build safety-tested.
Before you pack up
What was the hardest part of getting your circuit working off the ThinkerShield? How did you fix it?
