Modified 2020-09-11 by Dev Ramesh
Modified 2020-09-11 by Dev Ramesh
Student version (unknown ref duckiesky_high_school_student/electronics-soldering-introduction)
Requires:
Hardware -
Drone kit
Soldering iron
Soldering iron cleaning supplies (golden curl soldering cleaners and sponges)
Solder
Wire strippers
Wire cutters
Working space
Helping hands
Long-nose pliers
Eye protection
Soldering fan
Other school mandated safety equipment
Previous lesson - N/A
Knowledge -
Skills -
Stripping wires
Soldering iron to tin the wires
Modified 2020-09-10 by Peyton Strong
NGSS: HS-PS3-3: Students who demonstrate understanding can design, build and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.
ISTE: 1d: Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.
Modified 2020-09-10 by Peyton Strong
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to use the correct wire stripper gauge for each wire to successfully strip and tin the ESC, Motor, BEC, Red and Brown Wire.
Modified 2020-08-19 by jakerad007
1 min: Hook
54 min: Intro to Soldering Lesson
5 min: Clean Up and Optional Exit Ticket
Modified 2020-04-08 by Dev Ramesh
Students with dexterity problems. Inclusion might be teacher/student assistance, helping other students with gathering material, cleaning, taking care of equipment etc.
Modified 2020-09-10 by Peyton Strong
Materials needed
Teacher Materials:
Screen to play video (if desired), examples of correctly cut and tinned wires
Classroom Set Up:
Teacher can write a DO NOW on the board for students to grab their drone kits and sit at their maker’s space.
Modified 2020-04-16 by Garrett Warren
Modified 2020-09-10 by Peyton Strong
1 minute
Hook:
It is important to prepare the grunt work so that their drone building is easier and faster.
Working here and knowing how to use maker’s tools will give students the knowledge and tools to embark on other electrical/maker projects.
Modified 2020-09-10 by Peyton Strong
54 minutes
Wire Gauges and Stripping:
Reintroduce the 4 ESC, 4 Motor, 1 BEC and 1 Red and Brown wire pair found in the flight control box and where to find in students’ drone kit. Students should gather these materials and set them on the side.
Take one of them (that is pre tinned) and point out where to find the wire gauge.
The gauge is written on the wire coating. It will be a number followed by AWG (American Wire Gauge). A pre tinned wire is a wire tinned at the factory. It looks shiny on the tip and the end cannot be frayed.
You may also recommend that students use one level lower strip number if it does not work so that the wire strips easily and does not rip the internal wires.
Exercise: Teachers now have students strip, cut, and tin the same wire as they did and answer questions.
Exercise: Lead students through or demonstrate the process of setting up their soldering station (preheading and cleaning the iron before beginning), turning on the soldering iron, and cleaning the iron with gold curl soldering cleaners and a sponge.
Each soldering iron model is different and you should know an appropriate heat to tin with.
Exercise: Demonstrate how to tin using the example wire, and then have students try to tin their own wires using the instructions found in the student book or the teacher’s own instruction.
The teacher should emphasize safety during this tutorial. You may use this video (1:30-3:00) before or after your tutorial to emphasize how to tin.
Exercise: Circulate assisting students in tinning all of the required wires.
All wires for the following components must be self tinned:
4 ESCs
4 Motors
1 BEC on the IN side
Red and Brown Wire Pair in the Flight Control Box
Modified 2020-09-10 by Peyton Strong
5 minutes
Optional Exit Ticket: Students will reflect and write down what they have completed and what they potentially still need to do for the next class.
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