Materials List:
Beyond Binary:
Building Blocks of Digital Decisions
Building Blocks of Digital Decisions
Online Materials:
- Tinkercad: tinkercad.com
- (optional) LED resistor calculator: https://circuitdigest.com/calculators/led-resistor-calculator (for students who want to change/edit proposed designs)
- Google Forms (to introduce the design scenarios and guide student thinking and planning)
- Smart Pet Door Design (4 student roles)
- Automatic Headlight Control System (4 student roles)
- Small Business Security System Project (4 student roles)
- Injury Prevention System for a Mechanical Press (4 student roles)
- Chemical Production Plant Safety Device (3 student roles)
- Smart Greenhouse Ventilation System (3 student roles)
Note: Within these forms there are links to two YouTube videos to help students review logic gates and truth tables. The links to these videos are below:
- Logic Gates Explained (8:40 minutes)
- Understanding Logic Gates (7:27 minutes)
Each group needs:
- 1 roll of copper tape (each student needs approximately 30 cm)
- 7 transistors (2N2222)
- 1 9V battery
- 1 9V battery connector
- 1 roll of masking tape
- 1 pair of scissors
- assorted resistors
- assorted LED diodes
- (optional) 1 breadboard
- (optional) 30 jumper wires for breadboarding
- (optional) 1 push button for breadboard
- (optional) OR gates-premade
- (optional) AND gates-premade
- (optional) NOT gates-premade
- (optional) multimeter for checking connectivity or troubleshooting gates
Each student needs:
- 1 laptop or tablet with access to Google Forms (however, the instructions from these could be printed)
- 1-2 notecards (each student needs at least one)
- Beyond Binary Worksheet
- Beyond Binary Quiz
For the entire class to share:
- 1 laptop or tablet with a projector and internet access (to show YouTube videos in Beyond Binary Presentation)
- whiteboard and dry erase markers
For the teacher:
- 1 Beyond Binary Worksheet Answer Key
- 1 Beyond Binary Quiz Answer Key
- 1 Logic Equations, Diagrams, and Truth Tables Slideshow
- (optional) Google Form pdfs to create Google Forms:
- Smart Pet Door System Google Form
- Smart Automobile Headlight Control Google Form
- Security System for a Local Small Business Google Form
- Injury Prevention System for a Mechanical Press Google Form
- Chemical Manufacturing Safety System Google Form
- Smart Greenhouse Ventilation System Controls Google Form
- Materials necessary for building each type of gate (to better understand the construction process and anticipate potential challenges)