| Lesson 1 |
E1 - Seven Segment Light Detector (45 min) |
| Students construct and demonstrate a circuit with a photo cell, transistor, and resistors that works as an intensity control for a seven segment display. They explore terminology associated with transistor circuits and comprehend terms such as: emitter, base, collector, seven segment readout, photo cell, and modulation. |
| Lesson 2 |
E2 - Remote Control Test (45 min) |
| Students construct and demonstrate a circuit that has a photo diode detecting infrared pulses; the LED flashes at the rate of the code emitting from a remote control. They explore terminology associated with transistor circuits and comprehend terms such as: emitter, base, collector, seven segment readout, photo cell, and modulation. |
| Lesson 3 |
E3 - Transistor Flip Flop (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit that demonstrates a bi-stable multi-vibrator known as a flip-flop. They explore terminology associated with transistor circuits and comprehend terms such as: emitter, base, collector, photo cell, modulation, and flip flop. |
| Lesson 4 |
E4 - Audio Amplifier (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit that demonstrates a transistor audio amplifier. They explore terminology associated with transistor circuits and comprehend terms such as: emitter, base, collector, seven segment readout, photo cell, and modulation. |
| Lesson 5 |
E5 - Siren (45 min) |
| Students construct a hybrid circuit using transistors and integrated circuits that demonstrates a transistor audio amplifier. They explore terminology associated with transistor circuits and comprehend terms such as: emitter, base, collector, photo cell, and modulation. |
| Lesson 6 |
Level E Interface (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit using all of the transistor and semiconductor experiments. |
| Lesson 7 |
F1 - Remote Control Test (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit that demonstrates a photo detector diode detecting the infrared impulses from a remote control unit. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits and comprehend terms such as: square wave generators, comparators, operational amplifiers, feedback, and amplification. |
| Lesson 8 |
F2 - Theramin - TouchOscillator (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit that demonstrates a free-running oscillator. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits and comprehend terms such as: square wave generators, comparators, operational amplifiers, feedback, and amplification. |
| Lesson 9 |
F3 - Comparator - Time Delay (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit that demonstrates a type of circuit that is used primarily to detect different levels of input voltage and produce an output that reacts according to the amplitude or strength of the input signal. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits and comprehend terms such as: square wave generators, comparators, operational amplifiers, feedback, and amplification. |
| Lesson 10 |
F4 - Audio Amplifier (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit that demonstrates an audio amplifier integrated circuit. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits and comprehend terms such as: square wave generators, comparators, operational amplifiers, feedback, and amplification. |
| Lesson 11 |
F5 - Square Wave Oscillator (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit that demonstrates how an audio amplifier integrated circuit can produce an oscillator. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits and comprehend terms such as: square wave generators, comparators, operational amplifiers, feedback, and amplification. |
| Lesson 12 |
Level F Interface (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit using all of the analog integrated circuit experiments. |
| Lesson 13 |
G1 - Counter with Display (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit to demonstrate conversion of a binary coded decimal to a seven segment display. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits to comprehend terms such as: binary coded decimal, seven segment readout, and 4-bit or 7-bit codes. |
| Lesson 14 |
G2 - Traffic Lights (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit to demonstrate conversion from a switch pulse to a binary coded decimal. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits to comprehend terms such as: binary coded decimal, seven segment readout, and 4-bit or 7-bit codes. |
| Lesson 15 |
G3 - Adjustable Clock (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit to demonstrate conversion from a switch pulse to a binary coded decimal; in this circuit the LED will flash at a rate determined by the thumbwheel control. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits to comprehend terms such as: binary coded decimal, seven segment readout, and 4-bit or 7-bit codes. |
| Lesson 16 |
G4 Debouncer and BCD (Binary Coded Decimal Converter) (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit to demonstrate conversion from a switch pulse to a binary coded decimal; There are two functions in this experiment. The first part is a debouncer circuit that takes a pulse from the switch, which is noisy and irregular for digital circuitry, and converts it to a clean square wave pulse that drives the second part of the circuit, which is a Binary Code Converter. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits to comprehend terms such as: binary coded decimal, seven segment readout, and 4-bit or 7-bit codes. |
| Lesson 17 |
G5 Gated Oscillator (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit to demonstrate conversion from a switch pulse to a binary coded decimal; A gated oscillator is simply an oscillator or tone generator, that only turns on when a High or +6 volts is applied to the enable pin. They explore terminology associated with integrated circuits to comprehend terms such as: binary coded decimal, seven segment readout, and 4-bit or 7-bit codes. |
| Lesson 18 |
Level G Interface (45 min) |
| Students construct a circuit using all of the digital integrated circuit experiments. |
