Spring 2002 Program - Ms. Young-Miller's 6th grade class, Thomas
Jefferson Middle School
This is our 7th 10 week program in Rochester,
NY. schools
Spring 2002 Program - Ms. Young-Miller's 6th grade class, Thomas
Jefferson Middle School
This is our 7th 10 week program in Rochester,
NY. schools
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| February 7 | Session #1 - Overview and Demonstrations
of Radio Services
- Outline and Expectations of the program - QSO with Josh Schmieder, KC2FDP, 16 yr old- home schooled - Exploring the HF Bands - Common and uncommon radios in our lives |
| February 14 | Session #2 - School Club Roundup - All Morning. Several grades and classes |
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Febuary 28 |
Session #3 - Morse Code Key Construction
- Construct code key - Morse Code practice |
| March 7 | Session #4 - Basic Electricity
- Electrostatic voltage demos - Voltage and Battery demos - Generator, solenoid, motor demos - Current flow and circuits |
| March 14 | Session #5 - Electronic Components
- Review of Volts, Current, Resistance - Introduce Resistance, Ohms Law, and VOM meter - Make thin film resistor and measure resistance - Capacitors description and demos - Demo 555 oscillator with resistor substitutions |
| March 21 | Session #6 - How the Siren/Oscillator
works
- Schematic, Block Diagram, Resistor substitution demo - Loudspeaker - Microphone - Amplifier - Audio Oscillator and Oscilloscope |
| March 28 | Session #7 - Rochester Museum & Science Center field trip |
| April 11 | Session #8 - Harris RF Communications field trip |
| TBD | Session #9 - QSO with Dr. Janey (Superintendent of Schools)
- Students prepare questions as class room exercise - Students rehearse questions with Radio Coaches - Students QSO with Dr. Janey via Amateur Radio repeater |