Electronics - Level 1 - Simple Circuits & Measurements Fundamentals

Workshop Slides

Video 1: Getting Started

Get acquainted with this workshop's challenge level and slide deck structure. We'll make sure you have everything you need to get started!

Level 1 - "Walk" workshop
ITLP Website and resources
Parts list
Warnings and slide iconography

Video 1: Getting Started

Video 2: Measurements Principles

Get to know your multimeter: An incredible device that will help you analyze your circuits and identify electronics components

Continuity check
Conductors and Insulators
Breadboard layout

Video 2: Measurements Principles

Video 3: Electronics Principles

Dive into the physics of electronics to better understand how our circuit is behaving.

Electrons and the "Water Analogy"
Voltage, Current, and Resistance
Ohm's Law
Direct vs Alternating Current

Video 3: Electronics Principles

Video 4: Hands-On Activity 1: "Voltage Divider Circuit"

Let's discover together how two resistors can be assembled to make one of the most famous circuits - the Voltage Divider!

Using actual batteries, resistors, and breadboards
Practice measuring voltage

Video 4: Hands-On Activity 1: "Voltage Divider Circuit"

Video 5: More Measurements & Components

Investigate how integrating our multimeter into a circuit using different configurations can allow us to measure current! Also, add Light Emitting Diodes to our lineup of components

Series and Parallel
Measuring voltage and current with a multimeter
Light Emitting Diodes and their limitations

Video 5: More Measurements & Components

Video 6: Hands-On Activity 2: "Current Limited LED Circuit" 7 Debrief

Let's use our combined knowledge of circuits to build a circuits which will safely illuminate an LED

Practice using Ohm's Law
Splice into a circuit with a multimeter to measure current
Workshop debrief

Video 6: Hands-On Activity 2: "Current Limited LED Circuit & Debrief"

Additional Resources

Find additional resources here such as cheat sheets and follow-up exercises

Additional Resources - Intro to Circuits

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