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This video from the science channel illustrates the process used to make CCD Semiconductors, the device used in digital cameras to turn images into electrons. This video runs 04:57 minutes in length.

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this lesson plan for students learning about concrete. The purpose of the activity is to "determine the density of a concrete sample and to learn the effect of various types of aggregates on concrete's density." The experiment...

In this video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), viewers are introduced to the structure of DNA microarrays. Viewers will learn about the physical structure of an array, how it works by utilizing the DNA hybridization process, and how an array analysis is interpreted. This...

This website provides an explanation of how a transistor works and a brief history of transistors. The site includes Part, Part 2, and addtional links. "This article delves into bipolar transistor internal operation: it's the physicist's viewpoint; not the engineer's or technician's." The goal of...

This inquiry lesson teaches students about the properties of materials, specifically they will learn about superhydrophobic coated materials in contrast to uncoated materials. This contains a teacher's preparatory guide with lesson diagrams, pictures, material lists, and detailed procedures....

This resource provides an introductory activity on how electrons move. Core concepts include the discovery of the electron, electric forces and fields, how an electron moves in an electric field, designing an electric field, magnetic fields and how an electron moves in a magnetic field. The...

Use of embryonic stem cells in research has been hotly debated for several years. This animation presents the basics on how stem cell lines are established. This animation from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Dolan DNA Learning Center presents how embryonic stem cell lines are made through a series...

This website provides a variety of visual image tutorials on how industrial components and devices work. Gadget profiles include capacitors, computer keyboards, memory cards, diodes, RFID tags, resistors, servo motors and many other interesting devices.

This website includes step-by-step instructions on how to build a wind turbine with parts users may purchase at harware stores. The website includes photographs and text which illustrate how to build the wind turbine.

This lesson plan from the Florida Advanced Technological Education (FLATE) Center provides an introduction to manufacturing careers for high school students. The students will identify which items in their classroom were manufactured, and connect those items to possible career paths. The activity...