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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Hard Drives Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
The modern hard drive is an object that can likely hold more information than your local library. But how does it store so much information in such a small space? Kanawat Senanan details the generations of engineers, material scientists,...
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Handout
Other

Pc Guide: Hard Disk Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a very detailed look at hard disks and how they work. This includes a full dissection of the internal components in the drive, a look at how data is formatted and stored, a discussion of performance issues, and a full...
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Article
Other

Pcin: All About Hard Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the topic of hard drives. Includes what a hard disk is, brief history, parts of a hard disk with illustration, speed, and size.
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Website
Other

Karbos Guide: Illustrated Guide to Hard Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about hard discs at this easily understood site. It is full of illustrations and charts that are very beneficial.
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Handout
Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Computer Buying Help

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of Computer Hope is designed to help users understand and make better decisions when purchasing computer hardware, software and computers. Be sure to review the section 'Buying locations' which gives you tips and what to...
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Handout
Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Computer Hard Drive Drivers

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful chart containing computer hard drive drivers from different companies. Also answers the question "How to determine what type of hard drive I have?"
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Handout
Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Computer Hard Disk Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site detailing the use of computer hard disk drives. Content includes a focus on hard disk drive ABCs, hard drive specifications, hard drive interfaces, size information, debug routines, hard drive troubleshooting, hard disk...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Hard Drive Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will demonstrate knowledge of hardware components associated with information systems.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pcin: All About Hard Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the topic of hard drives. Includes what a hard disk is, brief history, parts of a hard disk with illustration, speed, and size.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pcin: All About Hard Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the topic of hard drives. Includes what a hard disk is, brief history, parts of a hard disk with illustration, speed, and size.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pcin: All About Hard Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the topic of hard drives. Includes what a hard disk is, brief history, parts of a hard disk with illustration, speed, and size.