Science Engineering

In Year 10 Science Engineering class with Mr Amp, we have been learning about electronics and electronic components necessary to make our own device. Over lockdown this year, our class focused on all the theory work surrounding the topic of electronics, leaving us lots of time with on-site learning to do some practical work. For our task, everyone was put into pairs and were given a kit with different components inside, to name a few: wires, diodes, LEDs, resistors, transistors and capacitors to assemble a siren by following a circuit diagram. Within the kits were instructions on how to create our own working siren when connected to a battery after completion. To do this we had to use a soldering iron to melt soldering wire which was used to solder the components to our circuit boards. We had three lessons to complete our SAC just in time before exams this week.

The whole class were really invested in the task and we have learned a lot from the experience. As for myself, our class had an odd number so I worked alone which was difficult at times. However, with the help of my classmates and Mr AMP I succeeded at soldering together the components to the circuit board. One obstacle I experienced with my work was ensuring when transferring the melted metal onto the circuit board that it was not connecting to another wire. This causes two wires to create a short circuit. Apart from the one hiccup, I really enjoyed this practical task as it helped refine my attention to detail and increased my knowledge in electronics and circuits. Science engineering is an interesting subject that I would definitely recommend any future students to select in year 10 if there is one. A huge thank you to Mr AMP for taking our class this year and being so passionate about science.

Julia Di Mauro 10A