Unit 4: Electrical Engineering
In this unit, students are introduced to the field of Electrical Engineering: the discipline of engineering that harnesses electrons to do useful work. Students explore the some of the fundamentals of electricity and use their understanding to complete a group project in Electrical Engineering. Students will also prepare and give a short 5-minute presentation about a technology in Electrical Engineering that holds interest for them.
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Students study a day in the life of an electrical engineer.
- Lesson Plan (4.1 Introduction to Electrical Engineering)
- In Class
- Assignment 4.1.1: A Day In the Life of an Electrical Engineer
- Homework
- Assignment 4.2: Fundamentals of Electricity
- Links
- Fundamentals of Electricity Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8ekoa6wilw
- Fundamentals of Electricity Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id-iOzeanAE
Students learn and apply fundamental equations of electricity in circuits.
- Lesson Plan (4.2 Fundamentals of Electricity)
- In Class
- Homework
- Assignment 4.3: Electrical Engineering Project Introduction
- Links
Students are familiarized with the project for the Electrical Engineering Unit. They divide into teams, and conduct their first team meeting.
- Lesson Plan (4.3 Electrical Engineering Project Introduction)
- In Class
- Homework
- Assignment 4.4: Electrical Engineering Project Day 1
- Links
Students begin work on their Electrical Engineering project.
- Lesson Plan (4.4 Electrical Engineering Project Day 1)
- In Class
- Homework
- Assignment 4.5: Electrical Engineering Project Day 2
- Links
Students continue work on their Electrical Engineering project.
- Lesson Plan (4.5 Electrical Engineering Project Day 2)
- In Class
- Assignment 4.5.1: Electrical Engineering Project Day 2 Worksheets
- Homework
- Assignment 4.6: Electrical Engineering Project Day 3
- Links
Students continue work on their Electrical Engineering project.
- Lesson Plan (4.6 Electrical Engineering Project Day 3)
- In Class
- Assignment 4.6.1: Electrical Engineering Project Day 3 Worksheets
- Homework
- Complete preparations for Electrical Engineering Technology presentation
Students present their research into a technology related to Electrical Engineering that they have chosen.
- Lesson Plan (4.7 Student Presentations)
- In Class
- Assignment 4.7.1: Presentation Summaries
- Homework
- Catch up with worksheets as needed
Students continue work on their Electrical Engineering project.
- Lesson Plan (4.8 Electrical Engineering Project Day 4)
- In Class
- Assignment 4.8.1: Electrical Engineering Project Day 4 Worksheet
- Homework
- Catch up with worksheets as needed
Students finish work on their Electrical Engineering project.
- Lesson Plan (4.9 Electrical Engineering Project Day 5)
- In Class
- Assignment 4.9.1: Electrical Engineering Project Day 5 Worksheet
- Homework
- Review for quiz
Students take a quiz on the Electrical Engineering unit and share their completed projects with one another.
- Lesson Plan (4.10 EE Unit Quiz and Project Sharing)
- In Class
- Unit Quiz review sheet
- Homework
- Assignment 5.1: Introduction to Bioengineering
- Links
- Biomedical Engineer – profiles of scientists and engineers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNXY6TfaUO4
- Introduction to Bioengineering