Crack the code

Using control technologies, students are required to individually design, produce and evaluate an alarm/alert system using a coding software (e.g. Arduino) and relevant hardware. The system must include correct coding, working inputs and outputs and include a specified end-use application. Throughout the unit, students will learn programming concepts and commands and how to modify code to suit an identified need. Students will also learn how to assemble basic electronic circuits using a microcontroller to produce their final design idea.

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Year band(s)	7-8
Content type	Student challenges, Lesson ideas
Format	Web page
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI8K01 Explain how hardware specifications affect performance and select appropriate hardware for particular tasks and workloads AC9TDI8K02 Investigate how data is transmitted and secured in wired and wireless networks including the internet AC9TDI8K03 Investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data using integers AC9TDI8K04 Explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary AC9TDI8P01 Acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases AC9TDI8P05 Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode AC9TDI8P06 Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors AC9TDI8P10 Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact
Technologies & Programming Languages	Electronic programming boards
Keywords	Coding, Programming, Sensors, Inputs, Outputs, Algorithms, Arduino, Microcontrollers, Evaluate, Decompose problems, Stages 4 and 5
Organisation	NSW Department of Education
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