Curated OER
Miscellaneous diode applications
For this physics worksheet students complete a series of short answer questions on different circuitry and how things operate.
Curated OER
Zener diodes
In this Zener diode worksheet, student answers 23 questions about DC current though a zener diode and determine the voltage regulated and resisted. Students can access answers online.
Curated OER
Semiconductors
Students investigate the properites of a semiconductor device known as a diode. They recognize a diode as a one way conducting device. They describe alternating current and the use of a diode to convert it to direct current. Students...
Curated OER
Electronic Components
Students review new terminology and computer circuits and the value of a resistor. They complete three experiments, "Resistance Activities," Transistor Activities,"Diode Activities" and enter data, results and their findings on Student...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Transistor
This site from the Nobel Foundation provides detailed information on how the transistor works. The site provides illustrations and animations to help clarify the concepts presented.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Fleming's Electric Valve
Provides background information on the Edison Effect and then discusses Fleming's invention.
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Led's
There are so many different types of LEDs on the market (even of the same size and color), how do you tell the difference between them and which one you should use for your particular application? The simple tests descibed here compare...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Diode Ladder Voltage Multipliers
Explains the design of circuits that can be used to multiply and rectify AC voltages, e.g., to increase voltage in order to light an LED more effectively and get a brighter light from it.
Other
Easyphysics: Chapter 15 the Circuit
Learners investigate circuits. Some topics examined are a photo resistor, capacitor, and diode. The resource includes a circuit applet.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Audion
In 1906, American physicist Lee De Forest invented the Audion (or triode), building on John Fleming's discovery of the diode just a few years before.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electronic Component
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of electronic components: semiconductors, diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? The Invisible Wonders of the Nanoworld
Students investigate the invisible marvels of the nanoworld. Some topics examined are nanometer, nanostructures, and a diode. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.