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ICT at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 13: Control systems

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Resources

Resources include:

  • one or more control boxes
  • at least three switches per control box
  • three or more sensors, with a minimum of two light sensors and one pressure sensor (depending on format of design) per control box
  • a programming environment which allows the interfacing of external inputs and outputs
  • presentation software
  • video and/or images of theme park rides

Sections in this unit

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1. Activity 1
2. Activity 2
3. Activity 3
4. Activity 4
5. Activity 5