Control technology
- 1. CONTROL TECHNOLOGY Lesson One: An Introduction
- 2. LESSON AIMS • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order. • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order.
- 3. WHICH OF THESE ARE CONTAIN CONTROL TECHNOLOGY? • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order.
- 4. DEFINITION: CONTROL TECHNOLOGY • Control Technology is used everyday. • A system that controls and monitors specific things, does this by following a simple sequence of instructions, • A simple definition of control technology is the manipulation of an input to get to a desired outcome. • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order.
- 5. A SIMPLE EXAMPLE OF CONTROL TECHNOLOGY: Traffic Lights • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order.
- 6. FLOW CHART SYMBOLS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN? • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order.
- 7. IMPORTANCE OF INSTRUCTIONS • Why is it important to follow instructions? • How do you think they should be written? • How would you tell someone how to make a cup of tea? • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order.
- 8. HOW TO MAKE A CUP OF TEA? • In pairs, write out the steps you would have to follow in order to make a cup of tea. (5 mins) • Discuss with another pair, and compare your steps. • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order.
- 9. START • ALL: To be able to define what control technology is. • MOST: Will be able to identify everyday appliances and give real life examples that involve control technology. • SOME: Understand the need for instructions to be in order.
Editor's Notes
- #2: This should be a recap on children’s previous knowledge.