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Description:  This learning module is provided by Work-Ready Electronics and covers switching power supplies. Work-Ready Electronics modules are intended to be used either independently or integrated with current electronics curricula in college programs. This module is divided into three sections:...

Module Description: This learning module is provided by Work-Ready Electronics and is the last in a series of modules that discuss data conversion techniques. This module covers analog-to-digital conversion and introduces techniques, specifications, and applications. Work-Ready Electronics modules...

This website has 22 lesson plans in alternative energy developed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The lesson plans include the following topics: the photoelectric effect, efficiency of energy conversion, the photoelectric effect in photocells, chemical consequences of...

This website has 15 lesson plans in solar energy developed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The lesson plans include the following topics: solar cell inquiry, sunshine timer, parts of a solar panel I, parts of a solar panel II, build a simple ammeter, solar-powered...

This 12-page resource, made available by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is an activity that introduces students to the "Force of Impact using Accelerometer and Newtons' Laws of Motion." Upon completion of this activity, students will be able to define: acceleration, force, mass, Newton's...

This is a course description for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 6.011, Introduction to Communication, Control, and Signal Processing.  "This course explores ideas involving signals, systems and probabilistic models in the context of communication, control, and signal processing...

This curriculum guide, from the American Radio Relay League, is "a resource that will help you do what you do best...teach, and teach in a refreshing, captivating way that will bring your students into the world of wireless technology, a journey that will enrich their lives, and our lives." From...

This resource provides a research article on five myths of girls participation in science and technology programs. The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) program seeks to broaden the participation of girls and women in science, technology,...

This 7-page module, from National Convergence Technology Center (CTC), focuses on practical aspects of home technology. This resource includes a video camera installation lab. During the lab students "install a camera and directly connect it to [a] single TV to view via video inputs." The learning...

The Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research (CLEANER) Project Office, established with funding from the National Science Foundation to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a coalition of 11 other institutions, coordinated the creation of a...