The World Communicates
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  The story of communications and optics from the time of the ancients, now and into the future.
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Lesson 1- Introduction
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Objective
Student Notes
Students will learn to see communications in its historical context. This first lesson provides an introduction to the course as a whole covering:
  • the structure of the course;
  • the historical context of modern communications;
  • how the course will be assessed; and
  • the resources available to students.
Prescribed Focus Area Skills Development Content

P1 A student outlines the historical development of major principles, concepts and ideas in physics

 
  • Overview of course
  • Historical context
  • Assessment
  • Student resources
Activity Resources Homework
  • Teacher presentation with overheads
  • Question and answer
  • Overhead projector
  • PowerPoint presentation
Students visit the website and have a look around.
Management issues Nominal duration
  1 hour

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