Core Standards of the Course
Strand 1
Students will follow safety practices.
Standard 1
Identify potential safety hazards and follow general laboratory safety practices.
Standard 2
Use safe work practices.
Standard 3
Complete a basic safety test without errors (100%) before using any tools or shop equipment.
Strand 2
Students will understand AC waveforms vs. DC and the advantages of using AC power for distribution.
Standard 1
Describe advantages of using AC for electrical power distribution.
Standard 2
Describe the characteristics of sinusoidal waveforms including frequency, period, and amplitude at any point within the wave.
Standard 3
Determine peak, peak-to-peak, average, and RMS values for a given sine wave.
Strand 3
Students will understand how to change AC voltage and current levels using transformers.
Standard 1
Describe step-up vs. step-down as related to turns ratio.
Standard 2
Describe primary and secondary as related to step-up and step-down.
Standard 3
Determine input and output voltage & current based on turns ratio.
Strand 4
Students will know how to calculate capacitance when connecting multiple capacitors.
Standard 1
Determine the equivalent capacitance of capacitors connected in series.
Standard 2
Determine the equivalent capacitance of capacitors connected in parallel.
Strand 5
Students will know how to calculate inductance when connecting multiple inductors.
Standard 1
Determine the equivalent inductance of inductors connected in series.
Standard 2
Determine the equivalent inductance of inductors connected in parallel.
Strand 6
Students will know how to calculate capacitive and inductive reactance.
Standard 1
Describe the concept of reactance and its unit of measure.
Standard 2
Determine the capacitive reactance of a capacitor given the frequency.
Standard 3
Determine the inductive reactance of an inductor given the frequency.
Strand 7
Students will understand circuit impedance.
Standard 1
Describe the concept of impedance and its unit of measure.
Standard 2
Determine the impedance of a basic RC or RL series circuit.
Strand 8
Students will understand resonance and how it is used in circuits.
Standard 1
Describe the concept of resonance.
Standard 2
Describe applications for resonance in AC circuits.
Standard 1
Create and utilize an engineering notebook per established conventions.
Standard 2
Demonstrate practice of the Technology & Engineering Professional Workplace Skills.
Standard 3
Participate in a significant activity that provides each student with an opportunity to render service to others, employ leadership skills, or demonstrate skills they have learned through this course, preferably through participation in a Career & Technical Student Organization (CTSO) such as the Technology Student Association (TSA).