Making a final prototype: electrical system

Design and technology

Introduction lesson: understanding electrical systems

Exploring electrical and mechanical systems: the need for control in design and technology

Exploring how to control simple circuits to create more functional products

Responding to a design brief and exploring ideas

Developing an idea

Exploring the use of new and emerging technology used in products

Planning to make an end product

Making a final prototype

Critically evaluate the end product

Reactions (Control in D&T)

A microprocessor is a very small personal computer.

A microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer. It can be programmed to support the control of key electronic components.

What functions can you use on a micro:bit to sense movement?

What component would we use to sense movement if we were to build our circuit from scratch?

You need to use modelling materials to create.

You need to use technology to build and simulate.

How did the process of making an electrical system differ from a physical model?

Share the electrical system with others to simulate online.

How could we test the electrical system? Select two choices.

We compared the end product to the design specification and suggested what the advantages and disadvantages were.

Assemble is all the parts of a thing taken together, so that each part is considered only in relation to the whole.

Assemble is the term to explain how component parts will be joined together.

We will explore electrical systems today. Can you identify which of these components are outputs? (Tick 3 boxes)

Starter Quiz

How did we evaluate our end product?