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This lesson plan teaches students about control systems through the example of traffic lights. Students will first create a simple flowchart to control one set of lights, then expand their flowchart to control lights on both sides of a bridge. The lesson aims to help students understand why control systems are useful for repetitive, error-prone tasks and could replace human labor. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to create a flowchart to control a set of traffic lights.

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Lesson Plan 4

This lesson plan teaches students about control systems through the example of traffic lights. Students will first create a simple flowchart to control one set of lights, then expand their flowchart to control lights on both sides of a bridge. The lesson aims to help students understand why control systems are useful for repetitive, error-prone tasks and could replace human labor. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to create a flowchart to control a set of traffic lights.

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LESSON PLAN LESSON 4 - Control Systems Overview In this unit students learn about control systems.

They will be able to identify control systems they come across in everyday life and be able to explain a little about how they work. They will learn about flowchart symbols and how to create a flowchart to control a system. The systems they control will start by being simple but they will have the opportunity to move onto systems of increasing complexity. They will understand how and why control systems are used and the impact they have on our everyday lives and the consequences for employment. Expand students knowledge & experience of control systems; using control to control first 1 set of lights then a second set of lights on opposite sides of a bridge. Explore the idea of control systems being used to do monotonous jobs that people find boring & this can lead to human error. Know: That control systems carry out boring, monotonous jobs that people often do not like doing. Understand: Why a control system is used for this type of job. Be able to: Create a flowchart to control a set of traffic lights.

Context of this lesson Where this fits into the Big Picture MLO for this lesson. What will pupils know/unders tand by the end of the lesson. Teacher input/activi ties. What the pupils should undertake with approx timings 413 513 613 714 422 522 622 722 8A 8B 8G

Group discussion Show pupils slide 2 of Traffic Lights 1.ppt. Get them to share ideas about the reliability of a stop/go board system. See if you can encourage answers which indicate human error or human choice. Sometimes the man will be distracted & not turn the board after the same time interval. He might make allowances for a slower driver or for someone who has stalled their car traffic lights would not do this. Teacher led activity: Show students Traffic Lights 1.ppt slides 3 & 4. Discuss possible flowchart & get some ideas on the board. Aim to ensure students understand they have to program lights to follow sequence set out on slide 3. Might be best to write out in words what is to happen then draw alongside the words the symbols that would be used. Student activity Students to attempt creating flowchart for one set of lights. After 10 mins or so, stop students & show them slide 5. Do their flowcharts look something like this? Get pupils to complete their flowcharts so that they look like the one on slide 5. Can they run their flowchart to make the lights change in sequence? If not, check theirs against the example on slide 5. You may wish to give students copies of slide 5. Teacher led activity

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Show students slide 6. Discuss the table of steps and ensure students understand what is happening. Ask students to help you write on board a possible sequence (in words) then draw alongside the flowchart symbols. Student activity Students to add a second flowchart to control the lights on the far side of the bridge. Review/Su mmary At least 5 mins before end Show the traffic light simulation http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/deibel/rt/working_traffic/ this is a simple simulation showing a large city with grid-like streets. For more variables show this video http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/deibel/rt/working_amb1/ which introduces ambulances into the streets and see how the traffic lights & cars react. Lesson 4 homework Traffic Lights 1.ppt Flowol with bridge lights Flowol 3 Tutorial Traffic Lights 1.flo Copies of slide 5 for pupils Link to YouTube for the video http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=czqn71NFa3Q&feature=channel

Extension work Homework Materials required

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