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Air Bag Design Using automobile crash test footage, this video segment adapted from NOVA shows some of the challenges in designing the air bag. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
Air Power: Making a Hovercraft In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members make their own hovercraft and demonstrate how the air leaking out of a balloon can make a plastic plate hover above a table. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	K-8	Video
Allison Bolinger: Spacewalk Flight Controller and Trainer In this video from Design Squad Nation, NASA spacewalk flight controller and trainer Allison Bolinger teaches astronauts how to work outside their spacecraft. Accessibility features: Caption	4-8	Video
Ask an Engineer Explore some of the wonders of modern engineering in this video from the Sciencenter in Ithaca, New York. Hear a diverse selection of engineers explain how things work. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
Can a Computer Fly an Airplane? This video excerpt from NOVA shows how the computer system on the A330 airplane can fly the plane safely without a human pilot. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Design for Function In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad designs an invention that will help them cross a swamp and also reach the top of a tall cliff. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-5	Video
Drilling to Antarctica’s Rock Core In this video adapted from ANDRILL, find out how geoscientists get through more than a dozen football fields of ice and water in order to study the rock and sediment beneath Antarctica. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
Eco Electronics In this video adapted from DESIGN SQUAD, meet engineers who help protect the environment by recycling and using biodegradable materials. Accessibility features: Caption	5-12	Video
Erick Ordoñez: Materials Engineer In this video from Design Squad Nation, NASA materials engineer Erick Ordoñez explains how he makes sure that the materials NASA sends into space are problem-free. Accessibility features: Caption	4-8	Video
Franklin Chang-Díaz: Rocket Scientist This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW profiles Franklin Chang-Díaz, a scientist who is working on plasma-powered rockets and was NASA's first Latin American astronaut. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Global Warming: The Hydrogen Car Is the hydrogen car the answer to global warming? This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at the pros and cons of this developing technology. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
Green Energy This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K describes renewable and non-renewable energy sources and the benefits and drawbacks of each. It provides some ideas about how you can personally conserve energy. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Hoover Dam and Hydroelectric Power How does a dam generate electricity and what are the environmental impacts of operating these mammoth structures? Find out in this video segment adapted from Building Big. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
The Impact of Technology: Cars This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of the automobile and the development of mass production. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper Tired of bending down to pick up those runaway tennis balls? Leang can help you out with his handy invention in this video segment from ZOOM. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	K-5	Video
Kid Inventor: Newspaper Crank In this video segment from ZOOM, Andrew demonstrates how his invention helps him get ready for his paper route. Accessibility features: Caption	K-8	Video
Kid Inventor: The Collapsible Lacrosse Stick In this video segment from ZOOM, Lauren explains how she invented a way to make her lacrosse stick fit in her backpack. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	K-8	Video
Kid Inventor: The Couch Protector Want to keep your dog off the couch? In this video segment from ZOOM, Jason demonstrates his invention that does just that: a couch protector. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-12	Video
Kismet In this video segment adapted from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers in the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory working to engineer smarter robots are now building a machine that interacts socially with people. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm This NOVA scienceNOW video shows a quadriplegic move a robotic arm with her mind, an incredible feat in brain science. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video