controls a circuit by pushing the connection together

connections on the edge of the board used to add offboard components

usually made from copper and covered with insulation to prevent electrical shock

actions taken to prevent accidents when working with electricity

Integrate programmable systems in a product

Design and technology

Museum gallery prototypes

Museum gallery artefacts

Push-to-make switches

Offboard components

Input and output design decisions

Museum alarm programming and fault finding

The Great Exhibition and presenting museum alarms

This unit develops pupils' programming and control knowledge, with a focus on monitoring. Debugging and troubleshooting will be introduced. Pupils will learn how to integrate a BBC Micro:bit in a product and use sensors to program a light display.

Systems and control: sensor alarms

If cells look damaged, tell the teacher and don’t touch them.

Keep water away from the circuit and the cells.

Connect the battery packs first when making the circuit.

Which of these is not good advice for keeping safe with electrical components?

Which of these is less likely to be in an electrical circuit for a museum gallery alarm prototype?

Wire strippers can strip away plastic insulation from electrical wires and also ...

Electrical insulating tape is usually made from ...

What should you do last when building a circuit?

Which material covers electrical wires for safety?

Why do we use electrical tape in electrical circuits?

What is electricity used for in a circuit?

Integrate programmable systems in a product

Lesson outcome