Essential Ideas in Electronics: Resistance
This article, from Electronics Education, is aimed at giving guidance to teachers and takes an in depth examination of resistance and conduction. It is also linked with an earlier article Essential Ideas in Electronics: Current. The article describes: • conductors and resistors • atoms, electrons, charges and current…
Essential Ideas in Electronics: Voltage
These articles, first published in Electronics Education, are aimed at giving guidance to teachers and help to describe the concept of voltage in an electric circuit. There are two articles in this resource. The first article introduces the following ideas: • A signal in a system is a voltage • A voltage is a difference…
Essential Ideas in Electronics: Current
Published in Electronics Education, this article is aimed at giving guidance to teachers and explains the ideas and models behind the understanding of electric current. The article begins by discussing the make-up of atoms and describes the charged particles, protons and electrons before moving on to consider charge interactions…
Circuits
Produced by the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP), these images are useful for adding into documents, presentations or for use with an interactive whiteboard. Mainly simple line drawings, they can be cut and pasted into documents and image processing applications. The images in this resource are related to the topic of electrical…
Case Studies from 2011: ICT
A set of case studies which highlight some of the research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in 2011. Could new technology help earlier diagnosis of heart disease? Could new sound synchronisation technology hold the key to earlier diagnosis of heart disease? ‘Hearing dummies’…
A Level Performance Descriptors Science Subjects 2007
Produced in 2007, these performance descriptors for science subjects at AS and A2 levels were written to indicate the level of attainment characteristic of grades A/B and E/U boundary candidates across a series of assessment objectives. It was intended that they should be interpreted in relation to the content outlined in the specification;…
A Level Performance Descriptors Science Subjects 2003
Produced in 2003, these performance descriptors for chemistry science subjects at AS and A2 levels were written to indicate the level of attainment characteristic of grades A/B and E/U boundary candidates across a series of assessment objectives. It was intended that they should be interpreted in relation to the content outlined…
A-Level Criteria Science Subjects 2006
This set of subject criteria were produced by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in 2006 for Awarding Bodies to produce AS and A level science subject specifications, in biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, geology, electronics and environmental science. AS and A level subject criteria are intended to set out the…
Aimin Song
An Impact! People case study from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Imagine a cheap, reliable mobile phone you could fold into your back pocket, a TV that just rolled up for storage or electronic paper. These are just some of the products that are being made possible by Professor Aimin Song with…
Super-Skinny Material That Could Transform Electronics
A case study from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) archives which looks at how sheets of carbon just a single atom thick could herald a new generation of electronics devices thanks to research supported by EPSRC. Graphene is incredibly thin and flexible, yet it is also the strongest material ever…
When the Chips Are Down
This physics extension module from the Salters' Science course focuses on the physics and electronics behind each part of a television set. Production of electron beams and their deflection by electrical or magnetic fields are shown and students see how colours can be built up from the three primary colours of light. The cathode…
Electronics Post-16
Produced by the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP), this book introduces the world of electronics by looking at some important electronic components and how they can be put together to perform useful tasks. Projects in designing and making electronic circuits are included. Products that are set as design and make challenges…
Can Your Mobile Phone Damage Your Health?
A Catalyst article investigating if mobile phones produce harmful radiation. The short article compares the view points of a concerned parent, protester, scientist, official report and a complacent citizen. This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1. Catalyst is a science magazine for students…
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Diamond's Brilliant Light
A Catalyst article about a brilliant new light source under construction in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside - the Diamond Light Source. Diamond will be a source of synchrotron light. Many of the everyday commodities people take for granted, from chocolate to cosmetics, from revolutionary drugs to surgical tools, have been…
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A Catalyst article about mobile phones. This article looks at the science behind this popular piece of technology, such as the use of radio waves, aerials and cells. The article also explains how mobile phones are able to use short aerials. This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1. Catalyst…
Damian Murphy: Music Technologist
A Catalyst article about the work of Damian Murphy a music technologist. Acoustics and sound are examined in addition to the physical modelling and acoustics of buildings and environments, both real and virtual. This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2007, Volume 17, Issue 3. Catalyst is a science magazine for…
Body Sensor Networks
A Catalyst article about the use of tiny electronic sensors to monitor the movement of people. As electronic devices get smaller and more powerful, they are finding new uses in monitoring human activity. This article describes a project to develop sensors with uses in medicine, sport and electronic gaming. This article is from…
Case Study: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Produced for Future Morph, this resource includes a video in which a student talks about his course in electrical and electronic engineering. He describes how one project was to make and test a circuit that included a light-sensitive resistor. A second activity describes a class experiment into the current and voltage characteristics…
Global Solar Partners
This topic, from the Association for Science Education, allows classes in schools across the world to explore and exchange information about the applications of photovoltaic devices. The version of the topic that can be downloaded here is a trial version and is provided only in English. • Global Solar Partners is a unit developed…
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