Projects

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Mini Projects:

Mini projects will be graded on the response of the group to questions contained within the written description as well as the proper functioning of the project.

Making Lights Dim--These circuits will show you ways to make a circuit in which the the light will dim automatically or manually.

Making a Simple Security System--This circuit project, borrowed from the Concord Consortium's Hands On Physics Project, introduces the use of transistors in circuits. This circuit sounds an alarm if a switch is tripped.

The Audio Oscillator Metronome--This circuit project creates a variable tone using a system of transistors, resistors, and capacitors. It introduces the 555 timer chip.

Final Project:

The Synthesizer--Making use of a 555 chip and several capacitors, a sound synthesizer can be created.

The final project will be graded based upon a rubric.

Independent Projects:

??????--Each group will decide upon a circuit to make. It can be any from one of several reference books, a completely independent design, or a combination of pieces from previous projects.