my daughters homework, please help
09 December 2008, 04:54 PM
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my daughters homework, please help
we cant do it, she is 8 years old 
Science.
to understand different electrical symbols.
suggestion.
Design an electrical poster showing the different symbols.
this is all i can find
what other symbols are there?
Science.
to understand different electrical symbols.
suggestion.
Design an electrical poster showing the different symbols.
this is all i can find
what other symbols are there?
09 December 2008, 04:57 PM
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You could get her to REALLY impress teacher by quoting that the British Standard for Electrical Symbols is BS EN 60617 (BS3939)
They are all here:-
Home Electrics (UK)
They are all here:-
Home Electrics (UK)
09 December 2008, 05:19 PM
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Jeezo, homework for an 8 year old? Electronics is part of my course. Some of my class mates have difficulty remembering what the symbols are!!
09 December 2008, 05:29 PM
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09 December 2008, 06:41 PM
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i've got a full set of P&ID symbols at work if you like.
for those that want to know P&ID stands for proccess and instramentation diagram, which is the basic system by which a mechanical and electrical system is designed
for those that want to know P&ID stands for proccess and instramentation diagram, which is the basic system by which a mechanical and electrical system is designed
09 December 2008, 09:14 PM
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At that age, the ones she'll want are: cell, battery, bulb, wires, resistor, ammeter, voltmeter, maybe electric motor, maybe speaker, maybe microphone, fuse.
Add in variable resistor, diode, thermistor and LDR when she gets a bit older
Add in variable resistor, diode, thermistor and LDR when she gets a bit older
09 December 2008, 11:27 PM
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Okay. This is a LITTLE frightening as I found the symbols on the GCSE site:
GCSE Physics: Circuit Symbols
GCSE Physics: Circuit Symbols
09 December 2008, 11:51 PM
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this homework lark is hard nowadays our 7 year old daughter had to design a holiday brochure for any country she likes telling people the temperature what the seasons are like what industry is there and all sorts of other stuff ,thats what i did when i was 15 years old on an exam never mind 7 years old she has only been in this country and doesnt know anything about industry 
never mind 7 years old she has only been in this country and doesnt know anything about industry
10 December 2008, 01:16 AM
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There is one correction on avfc's list there Sara, three down on the right hand column; a circle with an M inside it is an electric motor not a meter 
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10 December 2008, 08:22 AM
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There's some odd symbols there - I'm guessing that Matteeboy's chart is a key to an automotive wiring diagram or similar. It's certainly not an accurate list of conventional electronic symbols and is likely to be marked wrong 
avfc_mad's table is more accurate and appropriate for school electronics, and the one on the GCSE Physics site is OK too. Personally I'd also include the symbols for a resistor, capacitor and transistor, I knew what they were when I was 8
avfc_mad's table is more accurate and appropriate for school electronics, and the one on the GCSE Physics site is OK too. Personally I'd also include the symbols for a resistor, capacitor and transistor, I knew what they were when I was 8
10 December 2008, 08:28 AM
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10 December 2008, 08:31 AM
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this homework lark is hard nowadays our 7 year old daughter had to design a holiday brochure for any country she likes telling people the temperature what the seasons are like what industry is there and all sorts of other stuff ,thats what i did when i was 15 years old on an exam never mind 7 years old she has only been in this country and doesnt know anything about industry
never mind 7 years old she has only been in this country and doesnt know anything about industry one of the other options was a design a fact file on Lacrosse
will this ever come in useful when she is older? i don't think so
and it looks like my daughter has dyslexia so she is completely out of her depth here, i am too
thanks a lot for all your help everyone, i am now off to shove Angels homework up her teachers ****
