Exploring Hall Effect
Students will use TinkerCAD to simulate an Arduino, servo, and Hall Effect sensor, then build a mechanical system with hardware to read a pattern of magnets and store a small set of data.
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Semiconductors
The Silicon in SIlicon Valley
Students will explore the properties of metalloids and explain why silicon is the most commonly used element in semiconductors.
Matrices and Semiconductors
Students will use semiconductors to perform mathematical operations which helps to solve their matrices.
Semiconductor Career Research
Students will select one company involved in Apple's iPhone supply chain, and will investigate careers available at that company, and the education path that could lead them to that career.
Biomimicks aren't Gimmicks
Students will learn how biomimicry is used to create devices to assist in mitigating climate change, and will develop a model showing how smart manufacturing and biomimicry could create a sustainable solution.
Robots vs Cancer
Students will conduct research on current nanotechnologies utilized in cancer treatment and then will create a simulated nanotechnology to bind--and cure--cancer cells.
Think Fast! Comparing Human Reactions
Students will compare the information processing capabilities of a human brain and a computer in order to explore why computers seem to have faster reaction times.
Components of a Cell Phone
Students will learn about elements on the periodic table, including ones instrumental to semiconductors, and how they are used to make electronic devices work.
Introduction to Cleanrooms
Students will participate in a cleanroom simulation in order to learn about microchip contaminants that can impact the semiconductor manufacturing process, and the personal protective equipment (PPE - or “bunny suits”) that prevent contamination.