Learner Name:

Date Completed:

 

LBS Level: 1

Demonstration Title: Building a Simple Switch

Description:
In this demonstration, the learner will read a set of instructions and build a simple switch to operate a battery-powered device.
Main Goal Path:
Further education and training
Short-term Goal:
The goal is to increase reading and numeracy skills to follow instructions at level 1 to prepare for entry to an apprenticeship program as a construction electrician.
Primary Outcome:
Read with understanding for various purposes
Secondary Outcomes:
Write clearly to express ideas
Perform basic operations with numbers
Use measurement for various purposes

Materials Required:

  • Scissors, magic marker, Crazy glue, wire strippers
  • 2 lids from a tin can
  • a natural or synthetic sponge, approximately 3” x 5”
  • 9 volt battery (this should be a relatively fresh battery, since the buzzer draws quite a bit of power)
  • 12 inches of doorbell or telephone wire
  • 12 volt DC electric buzzer (Radio Shack catalogue #273-55, $4.29, plus tax)
  • electrical tape
Practitioner Name:

How is this demonstration linked to the learner’s goals?

 

 

Demonstration Results:

Activity Successfully Completed?
     
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No
Level Successfully Completed?
     
Yes
     
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