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  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future

Electronics

Key Stage 4

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GCSE Electronic Products Practical Work

You will learn how to :
  • Terminate wires properly
  • Use strain relief & heat shrink to achieve reliable connections
  • Identify polarised components
  • Fit components to a pcb
  • Solder accurately
  • Handle Integrated circuit chips
  • Chemically etch printed circuit boards
  • Use a digital multimeter to measure voltage, resistance & current
  • Build products from plywood, aluminium, acrylic and polystyrene

In Year 10

  • You will make at least 3 products
  • An introductory product - usually a timer or flashing display
  • If time permits you will make an electronic Christmas decoration
  • A complex electroinic product, for example an electronic game or complex alarm system.

Electronic Products GCSE Assessment

Practical coursework 40%

An electronic product complete with case,
power supply & circuit which you have built
yourself to the highest quality standards.

Design Coursework 20%

A design folder of 12 to 15 A3 pages relating
to your practical product

Exam 40%

Technical subject knowledge, design ability, understanding of relevant social and environmental issues. The theory is hard.

A useful and interesting choice for:

Anyone with an inquiring mind and an interest in modern technology. Relevant to career paths of Engineering; plumbing; electricians; motor vehicle technicians, designers and engineers; environmental engineers, control technicians and engineers, communications technologists in fact anyone who comes into contact with modern digital systems and that is virtually everybody these days.

GCSE Electronic Products

You will study:

Digital control electronics
Programmable control
Design graphics
Quality control
Use of Materials for fabrication & moulding
Use of computers in design and manufacture

Further Electronics:

Op Amps – comparator and inverting
amplifier
Counters

And you will make things:

for example timers, alarms, electronic games, flashing lights the actual range of products we make varies each year. See inside.

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Extra-Curricular Activities

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  • GCSE Electronics
    GCSE Electronics 2008
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    Y10 Modules & Projects
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