Electronic Components and Circuits

Curriculum details

Strand

Electrical and Electronic Technology (Strand 5)

Sub-strand

Electronic Components and Circuits (5.2)

Content standard

3.5.2.CS.1 - 3.5.2.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of electronic components and use them to design and construct electronic circuits. 3.5.2.LO.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of electronic components and use them to design and construct electronic circuits.

Indicator

3.5.2.LI.10 - Describe the various type of modulation in communication

Suggested placement

Semester 2, Week 19 (Week 39 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Source document note

The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

• content standard text - p.195: prints the content-standard code as "2.5.2.CS.1"; filed under the section's own 3.5.2.CS.1
• content standard text - p.195: prints the learning-outcome code as "2.4.2.LO.1"; filed under the section's own 3.5.2.LO.1
• content standard text - p.195: the front page prints "Strand 4." for Electrical and Electronic Technology inside the YEAR THREE section, where Year 3's strand 4 is Wood Technology (printed pp.164 and 170); the Contents page (printed p.6) prints "STRAND 5. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY" for Year 3 and Year 2 numbers the same strand 5, so the row is filed under strand 5
• indicator text - p.195: prints the learning-indicator code as "2.5.2.LI.10"; filed under the section's own 3.5.2.LI.10
• exemplars - p.195: prints the assessment code as "2.5.2.AS.10"; filed under the section's own 3.5.2.AS.10

Curriculum reference

NaCCA curriculum document, p. 195

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Focal Areas:
1. Carrier Wave,
2. Modulation,
3. Types of Modulation (e.g. Frequency Modulation, Amplitude modulation, Pulse width Modulation) Pedagogy
Collaborative Learning: With the use of the internet, engage learners in mixed-ability groups to undergo the following activities:
- Explain Carrier wave
- Explain modulation
- Outline the types of modulation e.g.: AM, FM
Research and Collaboration: Organise the learners into mixed-ability and gender groups and task them to research on the Google search engine and the U-Tube to undertake the following activities and do a group presentation on their findings:
- Amplitude Modulation
- Frequency modulation Explain the differences between Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Modulation.

Assessment (3.5.2.AS.10). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- Computers installed with multism software
- Electronic Components
- multimeters
- the use of the internet