Mr. Money - PLTW & Technology
Digital Electronics


Lesson 3.3 Synchronous Counters

Day 1 – 3: Lesson Overview and Introduction to Synchronous Counters

 


The teacher will present Synchronous Counters w/SSI Logic.ppt. 
 Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.

 Students will work on Activity 3.3.1 SSI Synchronous Counters.

Day 4 – 8: MSI Synchronous Counters

The teacher will present Synchronous Counters w/MSI Logic.ppt. 
 Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.

 Students will work on Activity 3.3.2 MSI 4-Bit Synchronous Counters.

The teacher will distribute and introduce Activity 3.3.3 MSI ‘193 Synchronous Counter.
Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.

 Students will work on Activity 3.3.3 MSI 4-Bit Binary Synchronous Up/Down Counters.

Day 9 – 13: Now Serving Display Design Project

 The teacher will distribute and introduce Project 3.3.4 Now Serving Display Design Project.

Students will work on Problem 3.3.4.


Lesson 3.2 Asynchronous Counters

Day 1 – 7: Lesson Overview and Introduction to Asynchronous Counters

·          Asynchronous Counters w/SSI Logic.ppt.

·         Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.

·         Students will work on Activity 3.2.1 SSI Asynchronous Counters.

·         7-segment Display Driver.ppt.  

·         Students will take notes in their engineering journals.

·         Students will work on Activity 3.2.2 SSI Asynchronous Modulus Counters.

Day 8 – 10: PLD Asynchronous Counter Design

·         Students will work on Project 3.2.3 PLD Asynchronous Counter Design.

Day 11 – 13: MSI Asynchronous Counters

·          Asynchronous Counters w/MSI Logic.ppt.  

·         Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios. 

·         Students will work on Activity 3.2.4 MSI Asynchronous Counters.

·         Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.


Lesson 3.1 Flip-Flops and Latches
Day 1 – 2: Lesson Overview and Introduction to Flip-Flops and Latches
·          Introduction to Flip-Flops and Latches.ppt. 
·         Students will take notes in their engineering journals.
·         Students will work on Activity 3.1.1 Introduction to Flip-Flops.
Day 3 – 5: Flip-Flop Applications
·         Flip-Flop Applications.ppt.
·         Students will take notes in their engineering journals.
·         Students will work on Activity 3.1.2 Flip-Flop Application

Lesson 2.3 Date of Birth Design
Day 1: Lesson Overview and Introduction to Seven-Segment Displays
The teacher will present Seven-Segment Displays.ppt. Students will take notes in their engineering journals.

Activity 2.3.1 Seven-Segment Displays. Students will work on Activity 2.3.1 Seven-Segment Displays.
    Day 2-4: Date of Birth Design Problem
The teacher will present Date of Birth Design Problem.ppt.  Students will take notes in their engineering journals.

 Problem 2.3.2 Date of Birth.  Students will work on Problem 2.3.2 Date of Birth.
  Day 6: Lesson Review.
The teacher will collect the students’ Date of Birth reports.
 

Lesson 2.2 Intro to NAND & NOR Logic

Day 1 – 2: Lesson Overview and Karnaugh Mapping
Students will work on Activity 2.2.1 K-Mapping.

Day 3 – 5: NAND Logic Implementation
Students will work on Activity 2.2.2 NAND Logic Design.

Day 6 – 8: NOR Logic Implementation
 Students will work on Activity 2.2.3 NOR Logic Design.

Day 9: Logic Converter
 Students will work on Activity 2.2.4 Logic Converter.

Day 10 – 13 Fireplace Control Circuit Design, Simulation and Prototyping
 Students will work on Project 2.2.5 Fireplace Control Circuit


Lesson 2.4 Combinational Logic
Day 1: Lesson Overview and Octal & Hexadecimal Number Systems
Key Terms define for wed test
present Octal & Hexadecimal Number Systems.ppt. 
Activity 2.4.1 Octal & Hexadecimal Number Systems.
Day 2-3: XOR, XNOR & Binary Adders
 XOR, XNOR, & Binary Adders.ppt. 
 Activity 2.4.2 XOR, XNOR, & Binary Adders.
Day 4-5: 2’s Complement Arithmetic
Two’s Complement Arithmetic.ppt.
Activity 2.4.3 Two’s Complement Arithmetic.
Day 6-7: Multiplexers & De-multiplexers
Multiplexers & De-multiplexers.ppt. 
 Activity 2.4.4 Multiplexers & De-multiplexers.
Day 8: Lesson Review
·         The teacher will review the lesson’s essential questions.
·         Students will work in small groups (2-4) to answer the lesson’s essential questions. Each group will be assigned one essential question to discuss, formulate a response for, and present to the class. The intent of this activity is to give closure to the lesson’s topics and to have the students reflect back on the underlying concepts addressed in the lesson’s activities, projects, and problems.

Lesson 2.1 Introduction to AOI Logic
Day 1: Lesson Overview & Introduction to the Majority Vote Problem
Introduce Project 2.1.1 Majority Vote.
 Comb Logic Design Process (v1).ppt.   Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.

Day 2: Binary Number Systems
Binary Number System & Conversion.ppt. Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
 Students will work on Activity 2.1.2 Binary Numbers & Conversion.
Day 3 – 4: Truth Tables and Boolean Expressions
 Truth Tables & Logic Expressions.ppt. Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
Students will work on Activity 2.1.3 Truth Table & Logic Expressions.
Day 5: Truth Tables and Boolean Expressions – Majority Vote
Students will complete procedure steps 1 and 2 for the Majority Vote Project, documenting their work in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
Day 6: AOI Logic Analysis
 AOI Logic Analysis.ppt.  Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
Students will work on Activity 2.1.4 AOI Logic Analysis.
Day 7 – 8: AOI Logic Implementation
 AOI Logic Implementation.ppt. Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
Students will work on Activity 2.1.5 AOI Logic Analysis.
Day 9 – 10: AOI Logic Implementation – Majority Vote
Students will complete procedure steps 3 and 4 for the Majority Vote Project, documenting their work in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
Day 11 – 13: Boolean Algebra
Boolean Algebra.ppt. Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
Students will work on Activity 2.1.6 Boolean Algebra.
Day 14 – 15: DeMorgan’s Theorems
 DeMorgan’s Theorems.ppt. Students will take notes in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
Students will work on Activity 2.1.7 DeMorgan’s Theorems.
Day 16: Boolean Algebra – Majority Vote
Students will complete procedure step 5 for the Majority Vote Project, documenting their work in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.
Day 17 – 19: Majority Vote Simulation and Protoboarding
Students will complete procedure steps 6, 7, and 8 for the Majority Vote Project, documenting their work in their engineering notebooks/portfolios.

1.3 Introduction to Digital

Day 1 – 4: Combinational Logic – An Overview

· The teacher will present Combinational Logic – An Overview.ppt

· Students will work on Activity 1.3.1 Combinational Logic..

Day 5 – 7: Sequential Logic – An Overview

· The teacher will present Sequential Logic – An Overview.ppt

· Students will work on Activity 1.3.2 Sequential Logic.

Game Counter - Digital

· The teacher will present Board Game Counter – Digital.ppt

· Students will work on Project 1.3.3 Board Game Counter.

Day 11: Introduction to Logic & Datasheets

· The teacher will present Introduction to Logic & Datasheets.ppt

· Students will work on Activity 1.3.4 Introduction to Logic & Datasheets.

Day 12: Troubleshooting and Lesson Review

· The teacher will present Troubleshooting.ppt


Unit 1.2 Intro to Analog

Day 1: Lesson Overview and Electron Theory

· The teacher will present Basic Electron Theory.ppt

· Students will work on Activity 1.2.1 Electron Theory.

Day 2 – 3: Circuit Theory Laws

· The teacher will present Circuit Theory Laws.ppt

· Students will work on Activity 1.2.2 Circuit Theory – Hand Calculations.

Day 4 – 5: Introduction to the Circuit Design Software (CDS)

· The teacher will introduce the Circuit Design Software and will demonstrate how to use the feature tools needed to complete this activity.

· Students will work on Activity 1.2.3 Circuit Theory – Simulation.

Day 6 – 7: Breadboarding

· The teacher will present Breadboard.ppt

· The teacher will introduce the digital multimeter (DMM) and will demonstrate how to use the meter to make voltage and current measurements.

· Students will work on Activity 1.2.4 Circuit Theory – Breadboarding.

Day 8: Analog and Digital Signals

· The teacher will present Analog and Digital Signals.ppt

· Students will work on Activity 1.2.5 Analog and Digital Signals.

Day 9: 555 Timer

· The teacher will present 555 TImer.ppt

· Students will work on Activity 1.2.6 555 Timer.

Day 10 – 11: Board Game Counter - Analog & Lesson Review

· The teacher will present Board Game Counter - Analog.ppt

· Students will work on Project 1.2.7 Board Game Counter - Analog.

 


Unit 1.1 Foundations and the Board Game Counter

Day 1: Course Overview

·         The teacher will present an overview of the PLTW™ Digital Electronics™ course, the make-up of its four units, and what skills they will possess after they have completed the course. To help facilitate this overview, it is imperative that completed examples of each of the units’ major projects and/or problems are available for the students to examine.

·         The teacher will distribute an engineer’s notebook to each student.

·         Note: The teacher will determine whether students will record their notes in a daily journal, portfolio, or their engineer’s notebook. For purposes of written directions in the day-by-day plans for each lesson, it will be assumed that students will record their notes in a journal. The journal may be a three-ring binder, spiral bound notebook, or electronic.

Day 2: Lesson Overview and General Safety

·         The teacher will present Concepts, Essential Questions, and Key Terms in order to provide a lesson overview.

·         The teacher will present General Safety.ppt  

·         Students will work on Activity 1.1.1 General Safety Quiz.

Day 3: Scientific & Engineering Notation

·         The teacher will present Scientific & Engineering Notation.ppt  

·         Students will work on Activity 1.1.2 Scientific & Engineering Notation.

Day 4: Component Identifications

·         The teacher will present Component Identification.ppt  

·         Students will work on Activity 1.1.3 Component Identification.

Day 5 – 7: Solder and De-Soldering

·         The teacher will present Soldering & De-Soldering.ppt  

·         Students will work on Activity 1.1.4 Solder & De-Soldering Practice.

Day 8 – 9: Board Game Counter & Lesson Review

·         The teacher will present Board Game Counter.ppt  

·         Students will work on Project 1.1.5 Board Game Counter.

·         Students will work in small groups (2-4) to answer the lesson’s essential questions. Each group will be assigned one essential question that they must discuss, formulate a response for, and present to the class. The intent of this activity is to give closure to the lesson’s topics and to have the students reflect back on the underlying concepts covered in the lesson’s activities, projects, and problems.