Design the casing for a flood warning system
Draw and annotate casing that meets a design brief and design criteria
This is one of a series of resources to support the use of the BBC micro:bit in Design and Technology lessons.
Flooding is becoming increasingly common in parts of the United Kingdom and causes a lot of damage to peoples’ homes. The sooner a potential flood can be detected, the more time homeowners have to prepare and to save their property.
In this unit of learning, learners will identify the design problems presented by flooding. They will then develop a working flood warning system using the BBC micro:bit.
Activity info, teachers' notes and curriculum links
In this activity, learners will design a suitable casing for their BBC micro:bit flood warning system.
The activity sheet includes teachers' notes, useful web links, and links (where appropriate) to the national curriculum in each of the four devolved nations; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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Activity overview
Design the casing for your flood warning system activity description, teachers' notes and curriculum links.
Presentation
Explore case design and fitting.
Handout
Casing - student handout with space for them to draw their ideas for the casing of their products.
Quiz
How important is water to human life? Take the quiz and test your knowledge - but be careful because each wrong answer will result in an increase of bacteria in the water supply
Videos
Flood warning system
Exploring how early warning systems can allow home and business owners to take measures to protect their property.
Flood engineers
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