Lesson: Creating Computer Chips

Overview: 
This lesson is COMMON to both NXT and EV3 versions of STEM Robotics 101. The goal of this lesson is to explore how computer chips are designed and manufactured. The lesson utilizes resources from Intel's "The Journey Inside: The Computer" series.
Objectives: 

Students will be able to:

1. List the four steps in the computer chip design process

2. Explain the extreme environment necessary to make computer chips

3. Describe how masks are used to create each layer of computer chips

Instruction Guide: 
Primary Instructional Material: 
Differentiated Instruction Material: Extended: 
Summative Assessment: 
Education Level: 
Middle School
High School
Scope & Sequence: 
Technology
Focus Subject: 
Science
Technology
HW Platform: 
Any
SW Platform: 
Any
Interactivity Style: 
Mixed