Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Pre-Survey

    • UN SDGs in NC

    • Human Centered Design Process

    • NC Light Intro

    • Interview
  • 2

    Hear: Needs Finding

    • Needs Finding

    • Human Centered Design

    • How to write a needs statement?

    • Research Poster
  • 3

    Hear: Skills Building

    • Human centered design in flashlights.

    • Building: Breadboard Circuit

    • Testing with a Multimeter

    • How to build the outside casing

    • Discussion Question: Outside Casing
  • 4

    Create: Brainstorm

    • Brainstorming

    • Copy of Human Centered Design Workshop Activity

    • TinkerCAD

    • Research Poster Examples
  • 5

    Deliver

    • Your Research Poster
  • 6

    Resources To Learn More

    • Explore SDG #7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    • Durham NC Energy

    • Voltage, Current and Resistance

    • Discussion Question: Voltage, Current, Resistance

    • Ohm's Law

    • Discussion Question: Ohm's Law

    • Circuit components

    • Discussion Question: Circuit Components

    • Equivalent Resistance

    • Building a Breadboard Circuit

    • Discussion Question: Circuit

    • Discussion Question: Multimeter

    • Build & Test Your Circuit Virtually

    • Discussion Question: HCD in flashlights

    • Putting the flashlight together

    • Design Your Case!

    • STEM Figures

    • References

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