Switch It Up! An Introduction to Logic Gates

Switch It Up! is an interactive class game that will make students build mystery circuits on basic logic gates. This 3-part activity will let them apply logic gates to answer energy-themed questions!

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What it does

Our activity is divided into 3 parts:

Part 1 : Build It Up - where the students will be divided into groups and will construct a circuit that specifically uses AND, OR, or XOR gates.

Part 2: Figure It Out - where students will identify the type of logic gate by filling in the truth table.

Part 3: Light It Up - where the teams will apply what they have learned so far to gain points in a quiz bee which involves questions related to the application of logic gates in particular situations.

How we built it

For the prototype of the mystery circuits, we purchased electronic parts from a local electronics shop and built the circuits in our homes. We planned out Switch It Up!'s pre- and post-activities through meetings in Google Meet and collaborated in Google Docs for the Mystery Circuit guide and teacher's guides.

Challenges we ran into

Our group is from a different country and timezone, so we had to adjust our daily schedule to attend the event and complete the project. Due to social distancing measures implemented in our country, we also had to work from our respective homes and communicate through online video conference platforms. Purchasing the materials we needed within a limited time was also a little tricky since most of us couldn't leave our homes.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're glad we got to make this project in spite of the challenges. We think that each part of the activity is able to contribute to the students' overall learning and we're also quite proud of the questions we came up with for the quiz bee.

What we learned

There is a multitude of ways to apply logic gates to energy and different parts of life!

What's next for Switch It Up!

We hope to see this activity come to life and be used in a classroom setting!

Built With

  • breadboard
  • circuit
  • led
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