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This video, from Erie Community College, introduces a rough vacuum system that was built at the college. During the video, Rich Hill describes all of the components of the system and its functions. This video runs 02:46 minutes in length. A related E-book, student and instructor manuals, labs, and...

This interactive presentation, created by Terry Bartelt for the Electromechanical Digital Library, discusses the rotations per minute (RPM) of AC motors. Bartelt begins with a discussion of the magnetism that allows most of these motors to function. The author addresses such factors as the frequency...

This resource, provided by Erie Community College, consists of three videos demonstrating the expansion of a rubber glove in a Rough Vacuum Equipment Trainer (RVET) when pressure is removed from the chamber. In the first video, the presenter guides viewers through the experiment's setup, covering...

How did Rutherford figure out the structure of the atomic nucleus without looking at it? Simulate the famous experiment in which he disproved the Plum Pudding model of the atom by observing alpha particles bouncing off atoms and determining that they must have a small core. This simulation of a...

This 9-page resource, from the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on general shop safety and equipment used during the construction of an electric guitar. This resource includes an activity description, learning objectives, safety equipment needed, safety precautions, a ten question pre-quiz, and...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides content and activities that allow the participants to locate safety data sheets, extract information, and compare the potential hazards of two or more chemicals. "MEMS (microelectromechanical systems)...

This collection is provided by the Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME) and includes links to the Safety Learning Modules for MEMS Fabrication. Each module has a instructor and participant guide as well as presentations for the instructor to use in the lesson. These modules include ...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Steve Brown demonstrates fitting the neck into the guitar body during electric guitar construction. The video runs 3:11...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Steve Brown demonstrates sanding off the neck tab with a belt sander during electric guitar construction. Topics covered...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Steve Brown demonstrates how to evenly sand the 12" radius on an electric guitar fretboard. The video runs 6:46 minutes in...