BRIGHT SPARKS

If you like taking things apart and finding out how they work then this course is for you!

Whilst we wouldn’t suggest that you ever try dismantling electronic equipment at home, it is exactly what we propose to do this weekend!  We have all had fun at school experimenting with simple electronic circuits, but if you take a look at the circuit board from a piece of equipment, there are hundreds of strange devices and thousands of complex connections.  What do they all do?

The course provides a unique opportunity to explore the world of electronics and discover how different components interact with each other.  In our electronics laboratory, we will be designing and building our own circuits to learn, for example, how a transistor can act as an invisible switch or how a circuit board can be made to count numbers all by itself and so gain an understanding of the technology behind a television or pocket calculator.

In a Presentation to Parents at the end of the course, students will be invited to pass-on the knowledge they have gained and demonstrate their inventiveness.

	After receiving guidance on safety, students try their hand at soldering for the first time		Participants have the opportunity to use a wide range of electronic test equipment