MR CIRCUIT DELUXE LAB 1 – "Basic Electronics" - For STEM & CTE Students & MAKERS | Made in USA - (#1101-LAB)
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Basic Electronics Technology Lab (#1101-LAB)
The perfect starting point for students learning electronics, robotics, and technology pathways.
Why Teachers Love Lab 1
- Hands-on Learning: Students build over 30 real circuits and experience electronics by doing.
- Complete Curriculum: Includes printed manual, online lessons, quizzes, and structured assessment tools.
- No Special Equipment Needed: All experiments powered by a 9V battery.
- Industry-Standard Tools: Uses a professional solderless circuit board (breadboard).
- Cost Effective: Because labs are reusable, training costs only a few dollars per student.
What Students Learn
Skill Set Upon Completion
- Read resistor color codes and identify component values
- Build circuits from schematic diagrams
- Construct oscillators and timer circuits using a 555 IC
- Understand electron flow and current in simple circuits
- Use potentiometers, photocells, and speakers in circuits
- Troubleshoot circuits effectively
- Recognize and explain the 11 most common electronic components
Table of Contents for Mr Circuit Basic Electronics Experiment Lab (#1101-P)
Lesson #1 How a RESISTOR Works
Lesson #2 How a POTENTIOMETER Works
Lesson #3 How a PHOTOCELL Works
Lesson #4 How a CAPACITOR Works
Lesson #5 How a SPEAKER Works
Lesson #6 How a DIODE Works
Lesson #7 How an SCR Works
Lesson #8 How an NPN bipolar Transistor Works
Lesson #9 How a PNP bipolar Transistor Works
Lesson #10 How a Two-Transistor Oscillator Works
Lesson #11 How a 555 Timer Integrated Circuit Works
Lesson #12 Build a BURGLAR ALARM Circuit
Lesson #13 Build an AUTOMATIC NIGHT LIGHT Circuit
Lesson #14 Build a DC TO DC POWER SUPPLY Circuit
Lesson #15 Build an ELECTRONIC METRONOME Circuit
Lesson #16 Build an ELECTRONIC MOTORCYCLE Circuit
Lesson #17 Build a RAILROAD LIGHTS Circuit
Lesson #18 Build a VARIABLE SPEED LIGHTS Circuit
Lesson #19 Build a CONTINUITY TESTER Circuit
Lesson #20 Build an AUDIO GENERATOR Circuit
Lesson #21 an ELECTRONIC POLICE SIREN Circuit
Lesson #22 Build a WAKE-UP ALARM Circuit
Lesson #23 Build a VARIABLE TIMER CIRCUIT Circuit
Lesson #24 Build a MOISTURE DETECTOR Circuit
Lesson #25 Build a CODE OSCILLATOR Circuit
Lesson #26 Build an ELECTRONIC POLICE SIREN Circuit
Lesson #27 Build an ENGLISH POLICE SIREN Circuit
Lesson #28 Build an ELECTRONIC CANARY Circuit
Lesson #29 Build a SPACE MACHINE GUN Circuit
Lesson #30 Build an ULTRASONIC PEST REPELLER Circuit
Upon completion of this lab, the you will be able to:
- Draw an atom and label each element.
- Describe electron flow in a simple circuit.
- Draw a simple circuit schematic and identify the elements required for current to flow.
- Draw and identify basic electronics symbols.
- Read the Resistor Color Code and determine the values of resistors.
- Discuss the concepts and principles of a solderless circuit board.
- Construct circuits on a solderless circuit board.
- Correctly read the values of ceramic disc and electrolytic capacitors.
- Select the correct components and build an electronic circuit.
- Build a basic circuit using a potentiometer.
- Understand and use a photocell in an electronic circuit.
- Construct a circuit using a schematic diagram.
- Understand how and when to use a capacitor in an electronic circuit.
- Use a transducer like a speaker to make sounds from electron flow in a circuit.
- Know why you hear a clicking sound in a speaker when you connect and disconnect a circuit.
- Understand how the Gate in an SCR works and how to use it in an electronic circuit.
- Build a two-transistor oscillator with a PNP and an NPN transistor.
- State the function of a resistor and recognize its schematic symbol.
- State the function of a capacitor and recognize its schematic symbol.
- State the function of a power diode and recognize its schematic symbol.
- State the function of bipolar transistors and recognize its schematic symbols.
- State the function of a switch and recognize its schematic symbol.
- Understand the uses of a 555 Timer Integrated Circuit and how to use it to make an oscillator.
- Build an SCR Checker on a solderless circuit board.
- Build an NPN and PNP bipolar Transistor Checker.
- Build a Diode checker on a solderless circuit board.
- Troubleshoot electronic circuits by comparing the schematic to the physical circuit.
- State the 11 most common electronics components in use in electronics and their functions.
- Build a Variable Timer, Moisture Detector, Audio Generator, and more.
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