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Nanotechnology is an emerging field of engineering, but the small structure of the technology makes it intimidating for many. This website, hosted by The National Infrastructure Network, allows users to “see” nanotechnology. It more specifically addresses three questions: “Why would we want to make...

This 34-page teachers guide, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), includes semiconductor science activities. The student activities in this packet are designed to be incorporated into a standard high school chemistry curriculum. The intent is to provide the student with...

This 44-page teachers guide, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), includes semiconductor science activities. The student activities in this packet are designed to be incorporated into a standard high school physics curriculum. The intent is to provide the student with...

This page, created by Dr. Derek W. Palmer, discusses the use of semiconductors. The site addresses such issues as: crystal structures; diamond, silicon and germanium structures, it also includes the properties of different semiconductors. Available are an index, text books, research books, data...

This resource provides an introductory activity on the basics of semiconductors. Core concepts include understanding holes as charge carriers, doped semiconductors, the P-N junction, energy levels and energy bands, and band structure and conductivity. The interactive module allows students to test...

This Semiconductors video was created by Gary Law and is a 3D animation made for a high school physics class. The video explains the basic concepts involved in semiconductors.

This is a web page with learning objects in Sensors with lessons in: Proximity, Interfacing, and Optical. The lessons are interactive flash exercises which help to illustrate the concepts.

This 2-page activity provides a real world application of the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center's Recommended Core Curriculum. This curriculum was identified by ATEEC Fellows as necessary preparation for environmental technology occupations. In this activity, students experiment...

This 1-page activity provided by AgrowKnowledge is a GPS treasure hunt. During the activity students find and save waypoints on a Garmin 12 GPS unit. Upon completion of this activity students will be able to save four waypoints and find four unknown waypoints using a Garmin 12 GPS unit. This...

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 measure and set the fretboard scale length during electric guitar construction. Topics...