Amateur Radio Curriculum Connections
Amateur Radio can be used to engage a variety of subjects. The chart below shows some of the possible curriculum connections.
Curricula created for ARRL's Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology addresses an array of science benchmarks at all grade levels. We've mapped these Science Benchmarks for you.
Review a specific example of curriculum connections and state standards using robotics curriculum developed from the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology resources. Illinois State Math Standards.
California teachers map the following connections to California Department of Education Content Standards.
Kenosha, Wisconsin high school teacher Timothy Overrocker shares his mapping of the high school Next Generation Science Standards to amateur radio content.
Subject Area | Elementary Level | Jr High/Intermediate Level | High School | College |
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Communication arts, Language arts | · Verbal skills · Reading / Writing / Spelling |
· Conversational skills · Record keeping · Reading / Writing / Spelling · Note-taking skills · Letter writing |
· Higher verbal skills · Reference material skills · Following directions · Reading / Writing / Spelling · Note-taking skills · Letter writing · Communication careers |
· Careers in communications |
Mathematics: Algebra, Geometry, Business math, Scientific notation | · Formulas · Metric System · Computing distances · Measuring · Using calculators |
· Metric System · Charts and graphs · Electrical formulas · Estimating · Ratios · Using calculators |
· Algebraic equations · Calculating electrical values · Calculating physics problems · Metric System · Using calculators |
· Calculating electrical values · Calculating physics problems |
Social studies, World studies, Government | · Maps/globes · Learning new cultures · Meeting people from other lands · Current events |
· Longitude/latitude · World time zones · International date line · Meeting people from other lands · History of radio · Cartography · Current events |
· International communications law · Federal Communications Commission · Meeting people from other lands · History of radio · Cartography · Current events |
· International communications law · Federal Communications Commission · History of science and technology · Current events |
Computer science | · Collecting data · Comparing data · Making tables · Packet (computer) radio |
· Interpreting data results · Compiling data · Comparing data · Making charts · Packet (computer) radio |
· Estimating data results · Compiling data · Comparing data · Making graphs · Packet (computer) radio |
· Satellite tracking · Decoding telemetry · Packet (computer) radio and networking · Using X.25 protocol |
Science, Physics | · Radio waves · Magnets · Meteorology · Basic electricity · Science careers |
· Radio waves · Ionosphere/Troposphere · Ohm's Law · Basic electricity · Radio frequencies · Meteorology · Space science · Scientific Method · Science careers |
· Satellites · TV transmission · Electronic theory · Electromagnetic waves · Space science · Meteorology · Scientific Method · Science careers |
· Satellites · TV transmission · Electrical Engineering · Space sciences · Meteorology · Radio propagation · Communications for Solar Car races |
Electronics technology | · Basic electrical components · Basic electrical formulas |
· Basic electronics · Basic circuits · Wiring projects · Soldering · Electrical safety |
· Advanced electronics · Advanced circuits · Electronic construction · Soldering · Electrical safety · Reading schematics · Antenna propagation · Careers in technology and electronics · System architecture |
· Circuit design and construction · Reading schematics · System architecture · Satellite communications |
Foreign languages | · Foreign customs | · Learning foreign words · Studying English roots |
· Speaking foreign languages · Listening to short wave foreign broadcasts · Letter writing in foreign languages |
· Speaking foreign languages · Listening to short wave foreign broadcasts |
Graphic arts | · Design | · Design · Graphic reproduction |
· Design | |
Industrial arts | · Fabricating metalwork · Circuit board layout · Schematic capture (CAD) · Field construction (antennas) · Component acquisition |
· Circuit board layout · Industrial Engineering: fabricating metalwork, satellite construction |
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