Information, Media & Telecommunications - BROADCAST TRANSMITTER OPERATOR

How to build a homemade radio that really works!

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Teacher

Local copy - Word 7 pages
Local copy - PDF from Boyslife 2 pages

Students

1. Investigate the following website from Scout Life

2. Read the comments as it might help you using different parts - particularly instead of the old phone handset.

3. See if you can transmit to another student.

UHF CB Radio - What is it?

Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Cooperative Learning Activity

Teacher

Local Copy - Word 6 pages

Students

1. To investigate UHF CB Radio, read the following site: Without a Hitch or read the local copy

2. Write down all the facts and figures and any questions you might have that are not explained.

3. Form into groups of 3 - 5 students and share with each other what you have learnt.

4. Fill out the Ultimate UHF Cheat Sheet.

5. "UHF radio is a great way of staying in touch with your convoy or just to see who’s about. Most importantly, it is a vital link to the outside world when things go wrong." This is the basis of a short story!

6. Each person in the group is to write an Introduction using these two sentences above to set the scene. After 5 minutes and one paragraph, fold up your paper so the next person cannot see what you have written. Pass your paper onto the next person. The next person is to start writing the body of the story - again only 1 paragraph. After 5 minutes and one paragraph, fold up your paper so the next person cannot see what you have written. Pass your paper onto the next person.

The next person is to continue writing the body of the story - again only 1 paragraph. After 5 minutes and one paragraph, fold up your paper so the next person cannot see what you have written. Pass your paper onto the next person.

The next and last person will write the conclusion - again only 1 paragraph.

At the end of this exercise, each student will have their own paper with other paragraphs written by members of their group. Now it is time for fun! Unfold the paper and start reading! Hopefully it will be hilarous reading!!!