MadLab Electronics Workshop
MadLab is a unique, hands-on electronics workshop where students learn to solder electronic components onto specially-designed circuit boards, and can take their work home!
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Overview
Your students can try their hand at soldering, find out how electronics work, and even make a buzzing puzzle to baffle their friends in our electronics workshop!
In this workshop, participants solder electronic components from start to finish onto specially-designed circuit boards. We start with a hands-on interactive talk to explain circuits and all the components.
There are several kits to make, from simple Flashing Lights to a programmable robot that is able to find its way around a maze. Participants get to learn how to use a soldering iron, and actually make and take home a working electronic circuit.
Capacity
Minimum of 5 participants, maximum of 30 participants per session.
Cost
Prices for this Science Made Simple workshop start at just £690+VAT for up to 2 sessions.
Dates and Location
We have availability any day of the week and can travel anywhere in the UK.
Duration
2 sessions of 90 to 120 minutes each in a day.
Details
- School subject
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- Technology/computing
- Design and technology
- Engineering
- Physics
- Curriculum links
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- Design and technology
- Computing
- Physics: Electricity and electromagnetism
- Biology: Material cycles and energy
- Physics: Energy
- Engineering
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Electricity
- Computing science
- Sciences - Planet earth: Energy sources and sustainability
- Sciences - Planet earth
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering
- Design thinking and engineering
- Physics: Electricity
- Physics: Energy transfer
- Design thinking and engineering: Engineering
- Technology & design - Design
- Technology & design - Communication: Use of ICT tools (including 3D modelling)
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Using electricity
- Technology & design - Control: Incorporate control systems in products
- Sciences - Earth and universe: The environment and human influences
- Sciences - Forces and energy
- Technology & design - Manufacturing
- Technology & design - Control
- Group size
- Small groups
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- 1 to 2 hours
Up to 2 hours
- Cost
- Cost applies
- Location
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In-school
- UK-wide
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- Learning what the engineering workplace is like
- Develop engineering employability skills
- Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
- Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Frameworks
Gatsby benchmarks
The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:
- 1 - A stable careers programme
- 2 - Learning from career and labour market information
- 3 - Addressing the needs of each pupil
- 4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
- 5 - Encounters with employers and employees
- 6 - Experiences of workplaces
- 7 - Encounters with further and higher education
EqualEx
- Investigate and Explore
Essential skills
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer
- 6 - An enrichment offer that works in partnership
- 7 - An outcomes-focused enrichment offer
