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This resource, published by the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC),  is an animation that shows how load resistance results in increase in output power. An .mp4 is available for download and runs 01:40 minutes in length. 

In this animated and interactive object, students view photos of an electric pencil sharpener as it is disassembled. The learning object is intended to prepare students to be able to identify the components and create an assembly process in a future activity.

In this animated and interactive object, students read an introduction to electrical quantities, units, and symbols and test their knowledge in a matching exercise.

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV examines the work of an electromechanical engineer, profiles student Susan Clark as she pursues a high-tech career, and high school students earning college credit by taking...

This is a free, 9:55 minute video posted on Teacher Tube about Electronics.  It specifically addresses simple circuits. It covers an introduction to basic electronics such as Ohms Law, Kirchoff's Law, simple circuits, series and parallel circuits. 

This interactive presentation, created by Terry Bartelt and hosted by the Electromechanical Digital Library, provides an explanation of how a closed loop system functions. Bartelt explains how "the function of a closed-loop system in industry is to automatically control the operation of a...

Teachers' Domain presents this video on energy audit technology, adapted from ATETV. The video features students learning energy audit technology at Sinclair Community College. Students studying in this field learn how to measure energy use so that they can then help homeowners and others conserve...

In this professional development video from Getting Results, students and their instructors discuss how lab time reinforces what is taught in lecture. One instructor says his goal is to prepare students through lecture, and then apply the learning in a lab. In this video, the students have to...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll learn about the role of an electronic maintenance technician, and see how this important position keeps the machines in a factory moving. Community college graduate Brad Richardson always liked taking things apart to see how they work, and...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll learn about the career opportunities available with a degree in engineering. Gina Ferrera, the community college graduate featured in this video, is a value engineer, and her work on night-vision goggles helps people see in the dark. Gina is...