Basic Stamp Microprocessor

Measuring Voltage Using a Microcontroller

Grades:
9-12
Energy Content:
Circuitry
Electrical Energy
Electronics
Learning Goal(s):
Students will apply Ohm’s Law. Students will use a multimeter to measure current, voltage, and resistance. Students will use a breadboard to set up a series circuit. Students will read circuit diagrams. Students will calculate times for an RC circuit to change state. Students will prove that resistors in series have an equivalent resistance equal to their individual sums. Students will program the Basic Stamp to measure voltage levels in a voltage divider and RC circuit.
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Unit:
Robotic Sunflower
Lesson Number:
1
Pedagogy & Practice:
21st Century Skills Development
Group Work/Collaboration
Hands-on Materials
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
2: Developing and Using Models
5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Author:
Pat Blount
Relevant NGSS PE:
HS-ETS1-1
HS-ETS1-2
HS-ETS1-3
HS-PS3-1
HS-PS3-3
Other Subjects Covered:
Computer Science
ELA: Vocabulary Development
Math: Algebra
Math: Functions
Math: Measurement
Estimated Activity Length:
2 hours

Manipulating Design Variables on Solar Heaters

Grades:
6-8
Energy Content:
Solar Thermal
Thermal Energy (Heat)
Learning Goal(s):
In this activity students demonstrate the ability to evaluate competing solutions to the problem of increasing the heat energy transferred to a vial of water.
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Unit:
Experimenting with Solar Heaters
Lesson Number:
2
Pedagogy & Practice:
Engineering Design
Group Work/Collaboration
Hands-on Materials
Project-Based Learning
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence
8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Author:
Nathan Franck
Relevant NGSS PE:
MS-ETS1-1
MS-ETS1-2
MS-ETS1-3
MS-PS3-3
Other Subjects Covered:
ELA: Speaking & Listening
Math: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Math: Algebra
Math: Functions
Math: Measurement
Estimated Activity Length:
1 hour
Simple Solar Water Heater

Making the Standard Solar Heater

Grades:
6-8
Energy Content:
Potential & Kinetic Energy
Solar Thermal
Thermal Energy (Heat)
Learning Goal(s):
In this activity students will learn that sunlight energy can be transformed into other forms of energy and that the amount of sunlight energy captured by an object can be quantified and measured.
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Unit:
Experimenting with Solar Heaters
Lesson Number:
1
Pedagogy & Practice:
Engineering Design
Group Work/Collaboration
Hands-on Materials
Project-Based Learning
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
2: Developing and Using Models
3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Author:
Nathan Franck
Relevant NGSS PE:
MS-PS1-4
MS-PS3-5
MS-PS4-2
Other Subjects Covered:
ELA: Writing
Math: Algebra
Math: Functions
Math: Graphing & Representation
Math: Measurement
Estimated Activity Length:
1 hour