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Building a Dam Like a Beaver In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, children make a dam with dirt, sticks, and stones to try to stop the flow of water. Accessibility features: Caption	K-2	Video
Citigroup Skyscraper Design Problem This video segment adapted from Building Big looks at the challenges faced by structural engineer William LeMessurier in designing a new skyscraper and how he very closely averted disaster. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Columns: Finding the Strongest Shape In this video segment, members of the ZOOM cast experiment by bending and folding sheets of paper into various shapes to see which shape will support the weight of a heavy book. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	K-8	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
Designing a Puff Mobile The air you exhale can power a puff mobile. Watch as the ZOOM cast races their air-powered designs to see which design features are the most successful. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	K-5	Video
Designing Future Cities: Alternative Energy In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, visit a class as they design a city of the future that will use solar, wind, and water power to fuel its economy. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-8	Video
Designing the Citigroup Skyscraper This video segment adapted from Thinking Big, Building Small shows how a structural engineer overcame the challenge of building New York's Citigroup skyscraper over a church. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-8	Video
Glider Boy Meet 12-year-old Jesse, the designer of dozens of gliders, in this ZOOM video segment. Some of his gliders fit in your hand, while others can only be stored in the garage. Watch his gliders go and learn why they fly. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	K-8	Video
A House for Teddy Bear In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, children experiment with cardboard and build a house for their stuffed animals. Accessibility features: Caption	K-2	Video
How Do You Get to the Moon? This video, adapted from NOVA, showcases the competing engineering plans designed for landing a person on the Moon for the first time. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
It's Cool to Be a Civil Engineer Who decides how massive structures like skyscrapers are made? This video segment adapted from Thinking Big, Building Small showcases the job of a civil engineer. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-8	Video
Kid Designer: A Comfortable Cardboard Chair Follow along in this video segment from ZOOM as 13-year-old Nick explains how he came up with a design, tested materials, and constructed his own cardboard chair. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-12	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
Lightning Hunters Find out how scientists and engineers use rockets to attract lightning in this video segment adapted from NOVA. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
Sandeep Yayathi: Robotics Engineer In this video from Design Squad Nation, NASA robotics engineer Sandeep Yayathi explains how he designs and builds humanoid robots that can work alongside astronauts. Accessibility features: Caption	4-8	Video
Sharing Water Between Dams In this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, children figure out how to control the flow of water so it supplies two dams. Accessibility features: Caption	K-2	Video
Testing with Models In this video segment from Cyberchase, learn about the importance of creating a model as the CyberSquad designs a giant "Trojan Ducky" that will help them enter a fort without being noticed. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-5	Video
Tracy Drain: Flight Systems Engineer In this video from Design Squad Nation, NASA flight systems engineer Tracy Drain explains that her role on the Juno spacecraft team was to keep the mission problem-free by tracking all the details so that nothing could fall through the cracks or be forgotten. Accessibility features: Caption	4-8	Video
What Is the Design Process? This video segment adapted from Thinking Big, Building Small outlines the step-by-step design process used by engineers. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video