Welcome Login
Education
Start of main content

Wireless 1

Wherever we go nowadays we are all searching for a Wi-Fi signal to keep in touch with the world. But what exactly is a wi-fi connection and how does it work?

Age range: 11-14 / 14-16          Duration: 0-29 mins          D&T / Physics

Downloads

Download all

Activity overview

Wireless 1 activity description, teachers’ notes and curriculum links.
Go to Wireless 1 activity

Presentation

Wi-Fi systems and how they can be used.
Go to Wifi why presentation

Audio

Podcast explaining wireless technology from Fun Kids Radio.
Go to home wireless technology audio

This short activity introduces students to Wi-Fi, its properties and capabilities, using a real-life scenario as the context.

Videos

Body centric communications

Engineers without borders

Related resources

Ethics of prosthetics

How far should people go to enhance their bodies with machinery?
Go to https://education.theiet.org/secondary/teaching-resources/ethics-of-prosthetics/

Wireless 2

Annotate a diagram to show what electromagnetic radiation can penetrate the atmosphere.
Go to https://education.theiet.org/secondary/teaching-resources/wireless-2/