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Website
Other

D&t Online: Electronics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains and illustrates many of the common components used in electronics.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Chip Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Museum of American History's Chip Collection consists of individual donations of objects, images and documentation that traces the history of integrated circuits. Scroll down to explore the details of this unique research...
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Unit Plan
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Hall Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
When a magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the flow of current, the field causes resistance in the current. This is the Lorentz force at work, and can be observed well in the Hall effect. (Java tutorial)
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Mighty Semiconductor and the Rise of Silicon Valley

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This five-page PDF nonfiction passage "The Mighty Semiconductor and the Rise of Silicon Valley" discusses how semiconductors made computers possible. It is followed by 10 comprehension questions. A link...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electronic Component

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of electronic components: semiconductors, diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Different Types of Diodes

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a diode is and what its purpose is, and describes eight different kinds of diodes.
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eBook
Science Struck

Science Struck: How Does a Diode Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
A short ebook (with some embedded ads) that explains how diodes work, some different types, and some applications of diodes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Resistivity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The factors that affect resistivity are explained, e.g., wire gauge and length, and conductivity. Also touches upon semiconductors and superconductors. The use of...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Semiconductors

For Students 9th - 10th
Semiconductors are the materials that make modern electronics work. Learn about the basic properties of intrinsic and extrinsic- or doped- semiconductors with several visualizations. Turn a silicon crystal into an insulator or a...
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Semiconductor Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of diodes as they relate to semi conductor devices.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Walter Houser Brattain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of Walter Houser Brattain.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Bardeen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of John Bardeen.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: William Bradford Shockley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of William Bradford Shockley.
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Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Metals, Insulators and Semiconductors

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores insulators in relation to metals and other semiconductors. Other topics include conduction band, dielectric breakdown, photoconductors, and more.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electrical Conductors and Insulators

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about electrical conductors and insulators in the science of electricity and physics including materials, superconductors, and semiconductors.
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Handout
Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Conductors and Conductivity

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief overview of several type of conductors.
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Article
Other

Physics Web: Nobel Prize Goes to Semiconductor Pioneers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Physics Web gives information on the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics. It was awarded to Zhores Alferov and Herbert Kroemer for the invention of semiconductor lasers, integrated circuits and other high-speed electronic devices....