After learning about the basic fundamentals of electricity, students will begin to explore how they interact with technology that is around them and how they might become producers rather than continuing to be consumers. Subtopics would be: Physical Computing, Computer Science (Understanding Coding). Students may explore the BBC Micro:bit and other similar programmable boards (microcontrollers).
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