Instructional Video9:27
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Crash Course

Silicon - The Internet's Favorite Element

9th - 12th
Is silicon the same in Spanish? Si. Here is a video that focuses on silicon, including its network solids and network arrangements. It makes connections to solid-state semiconductors, n-type and p-type semiconductors, diodes,...
Instructional Video10:39
Crash Course

Silicon, Semiconductors, and Solar Cells: Crash Course Engineering #22

9th - 12th
Not a conductor, not an insulator, just a semiconductor. An engineering video focuses on silicon and semiconductors. It first describes N-type and P-type semiconductors, and then shows how they work together in diodes, transistors, and...
Instructional Video6:00
Veritasium

How Does a Transistor Work?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Tiny transistors have a big job to do in all of our electronic devices ... so, how do they work? Discover the chemistry and physics behind semiconductive elements such as silicon through an intriguing video from Veritasium's playlist....
Instructional Video1:22
DoodleScience

Diodes, LEDs, Thermistors and LDRs

9th - 12th
Why did the capacitor kiss the diode? He just couldn't resistor. LEDs, thermistors, and LDRs are the focus of this video that explains how diodes work in circuits based on the amount of resistance in different directions. 
Instructional Video
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Science Out Loud: What Is a Semi Conductor

9th - 10th
Semiconductors are in everything from your cell phone to rockets. But what exactly are they, and what makes them so special? Find out from Jamie, a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. [4:45]
Instructional Video
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Science Out Loud: What Is a Semiconductor?

9th - 10th
Semiconductors are in everything from your cell phone to rockets. But what exactly are they, and what makes them so special? Find out from Jamie, a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. [4:45]
Instructional Video
University of Virginia

Uva Virtual Lab: Photolithography

9th - 10th
Find a description of the modern process of photolithography. This is the method by which micro-photographic patterns are transferred onto silicon wafers to build integrated circuits.
Instructional Video
University of Virginia

Uva Virtual Lab: How Semiconductors and Transistors Work

9th - 10th
Investigate how semiconductor crystals work and how they are used to make transistor switches. Check all of the video clips.
Instructional Video
University of Virginia

Uva Virtual Lab: Minilab Lithography

9th - 10th
After oxidation photolithography is the second step in fabricating a device such as a semiconductor diode. These videos will demonstrate the photolithography process.