Circuits and modules for GCSE Electronic Products
Teaching & Learning Handouts Zip File ©Christopher Leigh

These notes are in "Word" format and are grouped in two blocks to help my students in class and with their homework.  I currently use Block 1 with Year 9 because that is the first time I see them.  Block 2 is used with Year 10, however it would be better to use both blocks a year earlier.  Each block is designed to take roughly 8 to 10 weeks depending on the practical work done.  Work is also done using Picaxe controllers; the notes for them are listed separately.  I also use a number of worksheets in Crocodile Technology but these are not provided for copyright reasons.  Likewise work from several textbooks is used.  Various commercial kits are used alongside circuits I have designed myself, so that the students get a hands-on experience of the subject.
Block 1 Block 2
1a Components.doc 1a Health & Safety.doc
1b Resistors + Ohms Law.doc 1b Resistors.doc
1c Components and Ohm's Law prep.doc 1c Prep Resistors Ohms Law Sensors.doc
2a Electronic Systems.doc 1d Prep Ohms+Resistors.doc
2b Resistances in series.doc 1e Prep Potential dividers.doc
2c Using System Modules.doc 1f Prep Potential Dividers.doc
3a Potential Dividers.doc 1g Prep Components and Ohm's Law.doc
3b Potential Dividers and Sensors prep.doc 2a Systems and LEDs.doc
4b Transistors and LEDs prep.doc 2b Using Input Blocks.doc
5a Electronic Switches.doc 2c Prep Symbols + Diagrams.doc
5b Prep Radio challenge A3.doc 2d Prep LEDs and Preferred values.doc
6a Capacitors and Timers.doc 3a Disco Lights Large.doc
6b System Module Capacitors.doc 3b Prep Disco Costing.doc
6c Capacitors prep.doc 4b Prep Designing Disco Lights.doc
6d Prep Radio challenge A3.doc 5 Prep Disco Lights Review + Evaluation.doc
7a Croc Tech Astables.doc 6a Electronic Switches.doc
7b System Module Astables.doc 6b Stages in Wiring A Plug.doc
7c Prep Radio challenge A3.doc 6c Prep Plug Test.doc
  7a Latching.doc
  7b Prep Burglar Alarm.doc
  7c Prep Latch Circuits.doc

Picaxe Handouts
1 What is a Microcontroller.doc
2 Using the PICAXE microcontroller.doc
3 Using PICAXE with Inputs.doc
4 Using PICAXE with Outputs.doc
5 Using PICAXE with Keypads.doc