Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What's a Smartphone Made Of?

For Students 9th - 10th
If we broke open all the newest phones and split them into their component parts, that would produce around 85,000 kg of gold, 875,000 of silver, and 40,000,000 of copper. Kim Preshoff investigates the sustainability of phone production.
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...
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Circuits and Electronics

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a circuits and electronics course taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course teaches about resistive elements, switches, digital abstraction, amplifiers, energy storage, and...
Activity
Other

Science Museum of Minnesota: Making a Jitterbug [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
You can make a simple robot using a few simple materials. The directions come from an exhibit on robots at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Digital Electronics

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science behind Digital Electronics. How do they work and where did they come from?
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about resistors, capacitors, and inductors in the science of electronics and physics including measurement, symbols, and standard units.
Website
Other

Electronics Technicians Association: Eta International

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the professional organization for Electronics Technicians. There are links to information on certification, jobs, education, and more about this profession.
Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Flight Gadget Rules to Be Relaxed

For Students 1st - 5th
Article reports on new rules in Europe relaxing restrictions on the use of electronic devices during air travel.
Handout
Tech Target

What Is: Cathode Ray Tube

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a good description of the cathode ray tube, with a very clear diagram and links to more in-depth information.
Graphic
Curated OER

Antique Wireless and Scientific Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic online museum of many different electrical items John Jenkins has collected over the years. Items such as radios, wireless, electronic components, and old books related to this area are just some of the things found in...
Graphic
Curated OER

Antique Wireless and Scientific Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic online museum of many different electrical items John Jenkins has collected over the years. Items such as radios, wireless, electronic components, and old books related to this area are just some of the things found in...
Graphic
Curated OER

Antique Wireless and Scientific Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic online museum of many different electrical items John Jenkins has collected over the years. Items such as radios, wireless, electronic components, and old books related to this area are just some of the things found in...
Graphic
Curated OER

Antique Wireless and Scientific Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic online museum of many different electrical items John Jenkins has collected over the years. Items such as radios, wireless, electronic components, and old books related to this area are just some of the things found in...
Graphic
Curated OER

Antique Wireless and Scientific Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic online museum of many different electrical items John Jenkins has collected over the years. Items such as radios, wireless, electronic components, and old books related to this area are just some of the things found in...
Graphic
Curated OER

Antique Wireless and Scientific Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic online museum of many different electrical items John Jenkins has collected over the years. Items such as radios, wireless, electronic components, and old books related to this area are just some of the things found in...
Graphic
Curated OER

Antique Wireless and Scientific Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic online museum of many different electrical items John Jenkins has collected over the years. Items such as radios, wireless, electronic components, and old books related to this area are just some of the things found in...