Electronics for Kids

Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.

Category

Onsite Lessons with ROM Educators

Duration

60 minutes

Audience

Educators, Schools

Age

8-14

Grades

3-8

Subjects

History, Science & Technology, Social Studies

About this lesson

In this exciting hands-on program, students will use micro:bits — child friendly, small, battery powered circuit boards — to build computer science and computational thinking skills.

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In this exciting hands-on program, students will learn how circuit boards work. Students will use micro:bits, which are child friendly, small, battery powered circuit boards. Using these circuit boards alongside tablets, students will be able to build on their computer science and computational thinking skills. Accelerometers! LEDs! All will get used in this highly engaging 60-minute lesson. This lesson also connects computational thinking in electronics, with the idea of symbols and languages as communication in early and current societies. Closely aligned with the Coding and Emerging Technologies strand of the Ontario Curriculum, don’t miss out on this fun way to learn basic computer science and engineering at ROM. 

 

Delivery LanguageThis lesson is only offered in English.
Activities
  • Presentation
  • Engage with micro:bits in order to use the introductory MakeCode platform
  • Learn how to program LEDs, accelerometers, radio signals, and Bluetooth connections 
Galleries/LocationMakerspace 
FormatClassroom lesson 
Pricing$18.50/person 
Minimum Group 15
Maximum Group35

Learning Goals

Develop foundational coding skills using platforms like Python, MakeCode, and Scratch with micro:bits. 

Collaborate to solve problems and complete projects that incorporate programming of LEDs, accelerometers, and sensors. 

Explore computational thinking alongside basic principles of physics, optics, and electronics within computer science and engineering contexts. 

Target Classes

Grade 3
  • Science and Technology, A1.3 STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
  • Science and Technology, A2. Coding and Emerging Technologies
  • Science and Technology, A2.1
  • Social Studies, History and Geography, A3. Understanding Context Characteristics of Early Societies
Grade 4
  • Science and Technology, A1.3 STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
  • Science and Technology, A2. Coding and Emerging Technologies
  • Science and Technology, A2.1
  • Science and Technology, A2.2
  • Social Studies, A3. Understanding Context Characteristics of Early Societies
Grade 5
  • Science and Technology, A1.3 STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
  • Science and Technology, A2. Coding and Emerging Technologies
  • Science and Technology, A2.1
  • Science and Technology, A3. Applications, Connections and Contributions
  • Social Studies, A3. Understanding Context: The Development of Communities in Canada
Grade 6
  • Social Studies, History and Geography
  • Social Studies, A3. Understanding Context: Characteristics of Early S
Grade 7
  • Social Studies, History and Geography
  • History, A3. Understanding Historical Context: Events and their Consequences
Grade 8
  • Social Studies, History and Geography
  • History, A3. Understanding Historical Context: Events and their Consequences

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