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Electronics CPU Objectives

Activity 1

1-1. Discover how to navigate through a lesson delivered through Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI).

1-2. Identify CAI page types and lesson structure.

1-3. Compare the conveniences electronics provide to the complications involved in operating them.

Activity 2

2-1. Examine the basic components of electricity.

2-2. Discover ways in which electricity is being researched.

2-3. Identify how electricity can be used in technologies that improve our standard of living.

2-4. Describe some modern advancements electronics have provided.

Activity 3

3-1. Understand the nature and effects of electric shock.

3-2 Recognize how to prevent electrical hazards.

3-3. Identify different types of electrical shock injuries.

3-4. Explain which safety regulations you believe are most effective.

Activity 4

4-1. Discover how safety procedures affect the career of an electrical line repairer.

4-2. Define and identify the components of electronics.

4-3. Describe the four groups that comprise the study of electronics.

4-4. Describe some electronic inventions that have become important enough that they are necessary today.

Activity 5

5-1. Define direct current (DC).

5-2. Explain how direct current affects a circuit.

5-3. Identify applications for direct current.

5-4. Define alternating current (AC).

5-5. Explain how alternating current affects a circuit.

5-6. Identify applications for alternating current.

5-7. Discuss possible reasons why it takes five times the amount of DC current to freeze the body than AC current.

Activity 6

6-1. Describe analog electronics.

6-2. Summarize how analog affects a circuit.

6-3. Identify applications of analog components.

6-4. Define digital electronics.

6-5. Identify how digital affects a circuit.

6-6. Recognize applications of digital components.

6-7. Describe some modern devices that have gone from analog to digital, as well as some analog devices that could or should be updated to digital.

Activity 7

7-1. Combine knowledge of direct current, alternating current, analog, and digital electronics to complete a task.

7-2. Complete the Electronic Rooster card project.

7-3. Describe the difficulty or ease of working with electronic components for the Electronic Rooster project.

Activity 8

8-1. Discover how magnetism affects our world.

8-2. Explain the role of electromagnetism in shaping modern technology.

8-3. Define magnetism.

8-4. List the characteristics of magnets.

8-5. Explore the laws of magnetic attraction and repulsion.

8-6. Identify electromagnetism.

8-7. Recognize the characteristics of electromagnets.

8-8. Describe the operation of electronic devices that use electromagnets.

8-9. Explain the roles magnetism and electromagnetism play in our society.

Activity 9

9-1. Identify the quantities measured by multimeters.

9-2. Recognize different types of multimeters.

9-3. Describe the sections of a multimeter.

9-4. Research commercial fields that use high-level electronics.

9-5. Discuss other career fields that incorporate electronics, as well as some that might do so in the future.

Activity 10

10-1. Summarize the functions of a car audio system’s crossover and amplifiers.

10-2. Distinguish the different types of speakers and the function of each type.

10-3. Investigate some of the reasons for upgrading a car audio system.

10-4. Discuss the audio system components of a family car.

Activity 11

11-1. Describe the steps in designing a car audio system.

11-2. Determine the basic equipment needed to upgrade a car audio system.

11-3. Explore car audio system installation procedures.

11-4. Explain the specific changes necessary for a real car audio upgrade.

Activity 12

12-1. Complete the wiring of a simulated car audio system.

12-2.Test the simulated car audio system.

12-3. Discuss how comfortable or uncomfortable you would be replacing a real car audio system.

Activity 13

13-1. Continue working on challenges to meet several high-level problem-solving objectives.

13-2. Explain your reasons for choosing the challenge you chose.

Activity 14

14-1. Continue working on challenges to meet several high-level problem-solving objectives.

14-2. Examine the usefulness of the resources you’ve used in your challenge.

Activity 15

15-1. Select appropriate vocabulary terms based on the definitions provided.

15-2.Test your comprehension of concepts gained during this course.

15-3. State and explain your opinion of the Electronics CPU.

The objectives for the challenges in Activity 11 through Activity 15 of this CPU include:

Challenge 1

You will conduct research on a career of your choice in the electronics field. Share your findings in a presentation.

Challenge 2

Conduct research on car audio competitions. Share your findings in a presentation.

Challenge 3

Conduct research on a pioneer of your choice in the electronics field. Share your findings in a presentation.

Challenge 4

Design an upgrade for an existing analog electronics product to incorporate digital electronics instead.

 

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