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This introduction to basic electronics, by Professor T.S. Natarajan, is part of a series of lectures on electronics. This video provides a brief history of electronics, basic usage of a digital multimeter, measurement of resistance, how to build circuits using a breadboard, and basic power supply...

In this video from the ICT Center, learn about fiber optic transmitters. Explore the components of a fiber optic transmitter, including a source, a modulator, an electrical driving circuit, and fiber coupling mechanics. Animations illustrate how the process of spontaneous emission converts...

In its mission to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly farm techniques, the Leopold Center sponsors a variety of research and educational projects related to marketing and food systems, ecology, and policy. Initiatives include alternative swine production systems/agroecology, animal...

This lesson and lab activity was created by Dan Delorme and introduces students to the history and theory of photovoltaic (PV) cells. A laboratory investigation follows the lesson and asks students to use PV cells to power operating circuits that will be constructed in order to perform simple tasks....

This resource is from the American Samoa Technician Education Readiness Pathway Project (ASTERP), which aims to adapt the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded guitar building program to prepare students in American Samoa for entry into technician education programs. The project features unique...

This resource is from the American Samoa Technician Education Readiness Pathway Project (ASTERP), which aims to adapt the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded guitar building program to prepare students in American Samoa for entry into technician education programs. The project features unique...

This resource is from the American Samoa Technician Education Readiness Pathway Project (ASTERP), which aims to adapt the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded guitar building program to prepare students in American Samoa for entry into technician education programs. The project features unique...

This resource from the American Samoa Technician Education Readiness Pathway Project (ASTERP), which aims to adapt the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded guitar building program to prepare students in American Samoa for entry into technician education programs. The project features unique...

These lesson plans and activities explore the process of discovering and using oil and gas as energy sources. Lesson plans and activities for primary, intermediate, and secondary students are provided. Lessons that align with the Scotland Curriculum for Excellence and Canadian requirements are also...

In this lesson plan and activity authored by Robert Valtos and published by the American Society for Engineering Education, students learn about the role that ballasts play in allowing engineers to control the buoyancy of a submarine. During this lesson, students work in groups of four to six to...