​Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy​​​​​​​
EEME: Electronics Kits Class                Spring 2018

Class meets monthly, kit assembly to be done at home.                                                

Instructor: Chris Gearhart  cgearhart@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Location: Lincoln Township Library, 2099 W. John Beers Rd., Stevensville, MI

Students must be able to attend monthly meetings or they will no longer be able to receive weekly kits.  Kits for the first cumulative project will be handed out at the first monthly meeting.  If you take kits home and don't return to class or drop the class, you will be responsible for payment of all kits received.

Additional registration at location is NOT required.

What is EEME?  VIsit https://eeme.co/ to learn more and read tutorials and press!  
Students will learn hands on electronics and the primary purpose is to engage students in real component based electronics that when assembled together will
perform real tasks that they get to see and realize how things work that they use daily.
 
EEME (pronounced “Ee-Mee”) stands for Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
and the class is part of preparing students for STEM opportunities.
 
The course is based on the EEME website https://www.eeme.co/dashbrd that supplies
(12) complete hands-on video guided electronic kits for the beginner course that the
students keep.


Beginner
Monthly Mondays   6-8 PM            Jan. 29 (Kit Pickup/Orientation), March 5, March 26, April 30, May 21
Ages 8-13

 Course Highlights:• No previous electronics experience needed.
• Class meets monthly on Monday from 6-8PM (see schedule for details)
• Receive 12 electronics kits for the semester receiving 3 at a time each class.
• Assemble kits at home, following online video guided step by step instructions.
• Bring the previously assigned kits to monthly class. With instructions taught by Mr.
Gearhart in class, disassemble kits and use parts to create one larger, more complicated
device to expand the students’ knowledge!
• Repeat for a total of 4 class sessions per semester.
• We will meet at the beginning of the semester for a brief class orientation to distribute
the first months kits and class instructions when the kit orders have been received.
• Parents are encouraged to attend class and engage in class participation!
• See https://www.eeme.co/dashbrd for more details about the company, kits and
testimonials.

 Materials Required:  All kit components are provided on arrival of class.
Optional Materials:  Compartment storage organizer with dividers used to keep electronic components organized. 
Syllabus


Intermediate
Monthly Tuesdays   6-8 PM         Jan. 30 (Kit Pickup/Orientation), March 6, March 27, May 1, May 29
Ages 8-14

Course Highlights:• Continuation from EEME Beginner’s course (pre-requisite).
• Class meets monthly on Tuesday from 6-8PM (see schedule for details)
• Receive 7 electronics kits and build a Robot Rover with several add-on projects/with programming and class projects for the semester.
• Assemble kits at home, following online video guided step by step instructions.
• Bring the previously assigned kits to monthly class. With instructions taught by Mr.
Gearhart in class, disassemble kits and use parts to create one larger, more complicated
device to expand the students’ knowledge!
• Repeat for a total of 4 class sessions per semester.
• We will meet at the beginning of the semester for a brief class orientation to distribute
the first months kits and class instructions when the kit orders have been received.
• Parents are encouraged to attend class and engage in class participation!
• See https://www.eeme.co/dashbrd for more details about the company, kits and
testimonials.

Complete provided kits prior to class and participate in the class projects.
Required Materials: All kit components are provided on arrival of class.
Optional Materials: Compartment storage organizer with dividers used to keep electronic components organized. 
Syllabus


Advanced
Bi-weekly Tuesdays   6-8 PM             Jan. 25, Feb 6, Feb. 27, March 20, April 10, April 24, May 8, May 22
Ages 10-15     (EEME Intermediate is a prerequisite.)

Description: Students will learn how to assemble and test hands-on electronics. The primary purpose is to engage students in real component based circuitry that when assembled together will perform real tasks that prove the circuit's design. The principles learned will also help the students understand the basic functions that are commonly used in today's electronics.
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Expectations: Complete all class provided kits prior to class and participate in the class project summary session.
Required Materials: All kit components are provided on arrival of class.
Optional Materials: Compartment storage organizer with dividers used to keep electronic components organized. 
Syllabus

*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.

Teacher of Record: Lynne Wieferich (K-8) and Mark Ring (9-12)