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Amateur Radio Uses in School Curriculum

Subject Area Elementary Level Jr High/Intermediate Level High School College
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



Page last modified: 10:28 AM, 03 Feb 2004 ET
Page author: ead@arrl.org
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