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This 44-page teachers guide, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), includes semiconductor science activities. The student activities in this packet are designed to be incorporated into a standard high school physics curriculum. The intent is to provide the student with...

This lab, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, teaches students how to measure the efficiency of a solar cell. Students will compare the output power of a silicon PV cell with the input power of incandescent light bulbs illuminating the PV from a set distance. A...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. This lab explores simple periscopes, which are optical systems used in marine settings. The experiment provides a real-world example of the refraction and reflection of light, as well as the use of lenses, prisms, and...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers the concept of solar ovens. In this lesson, students will learn how "thermal energy flows from the hot air to the cold water via conduction and will indicate that this would continue to happen until the water...

This resource, provided by Piedmont Virginia Community College, includes files for a project-based learning module that has students learn about OHM's law while building a solder exhaust fan. This project is intended for introductory electronics courses. During the project, students are introduced...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants pass white light through a diffraction to separate and view all colors of the light spectrum. Participants learn about the order of colors in the light spectrum and different types of spectra...

This web site provides information on three topics: fundamental physical constant, the International System of Units (SI), and expressing the uncertainty of measurement results. This site contains a checklist of rules and style conventions for proper SI usage and rules for correct typefaces for...

The Physics Classroom site is an online portal for introductory physics students. The tutorials were originally developed for physics students at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Illinois. The 13 tutorials cover basic physics topics using informative graphics and an easy-to-understand...

This Web site features a series of animations showing the operation of a vortex flowmeter that is used to measure flow in a process control system. Besides defining a vortex flowmeter, a Flash animation shows how it causes vortices around a blunt object obstructing the flow. A sine wave flow is...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants calculate the total internal reflection in an acrylic rod. Snell's Law and the critical angle are also highlighted. Equipment includes a laser pointer, acrylic rod, protractor, pencil, and white...