How LEDs Work

From the Series Connect with Electricity

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Have you ever wondered how the lights in your alarm clock work? Or have you ever considered how that tiny red light in your TV remote control sends a signal that helps you find your favorite show? What these and countless other bright devices have in common is a light-emitting diode, or LED. But how does an LED work? How is it different from other lightbulbs? Explore the key concepts that make up an LED, including semiconductors, electrons, color, and more. Learn how LEDs are used in electronics, to light homes, and even to grow food for astronauts!

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Science
Category STEM, STEM: Physical Science
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 40
Publication Date 2016-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 9.4
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF051090, JNF051120
Dewey 621.3815/22
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 1050
ATOS Reading Level 6.5
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 183885
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

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