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Green Energy

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. OER Level

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4-6

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Shaundra Bryant Daily

Shaundra Bryant Daily

In this video from Science City, Shaundra Bryant Daily, an electrical engineer, describes a software program she developed to help girls reflect on their emotions, and how her two passions—science and dance—are connected. OER Level

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6-12

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Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam

This video segment from Building Big: "Dams," demonstrates the basic principals at work in the Hoover Dam, a concrete gravity dam that also makes use of the properties of the arch. OER Level

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3-12

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Hoover Dam and Hydroelectric Power

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.

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3-12

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A House for Teddy Bear

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. OER Level

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K-2

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How Do You Get to the Moon?

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. OER Level

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6-12

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How Do You Keep Lemonade Cool?

How Do You Keep Lemonade Cool?

This video segment adapted from FETCH!™ shows contestants experimenting with different materials to see which is the best insulator and thus best able to keep the lemonade at their stand cool for customers.

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3-8

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How Would You Turn a Bolt in Space?

How Would You Turn a Bolt in Space?

In this fast-paced NASA Brain Bites™ video, an astronaut demonstrates the impact of microgravity on the use of tools in space. OER Level

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3-8

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Hubble's Expanding Universe

Hubble's Expanding Universe

This adapted video segment, using footage from NOVA and NASA, examines Edwin Hubble's work and how his findings laid the foundation for the Big Bang theory. OER Level

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6-12

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The Impact of Technology: Cars

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. OER Level

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3-12

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The Impact of Technology: Nylon

The Impact of Technology: Nylon

This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of nylon. OER Level

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6-12

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The Impact of Technology: Society

The Impact of Technology: Society

This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey considers modern technology's impact on society. OER Level

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6-12

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Inflatable Moon Habitat

Inflatable Moon Habitat

Visit an inflatable habitat designed for astronauts to live in on the Moon in this video adapted from NASA 360. OER Level

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6-12

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Inspector Detector Challenge

Inspector Detector Challenge

In this video from Design Squad Nation, kids design and build magnetic-field detectors and use them to find hidden magnets. They also learn how NASA uses magnetometers to learn what is going on inside a planet or moon. OER Level

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4-8

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Investigating a Suspension Bridge

Investigating a Suspension Bridge

In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast builds a suspension bridge from a couple of chairs, some cardboard, and rope. OER Level

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3-8

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Invisible Force Challenge

Invisible Force Challenge

In this video from Design Squad Nation, kids design and build systems that use magnets to control the speed and direction of a rolling ball. They also learn how NASA uses gravity to direct a spacecraft. OER Level

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4-8

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It's Cool to Be a Civil Engineer

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.

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3-8

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Kid Designer: A Comfortable Cardboard Chair

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. OER Level

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3-12

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Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper

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. OER Level

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K-5

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Kid Inventor: Newspaper Crank

Kid Inventor: Newspaper Crank

In this video segment from ZOOM, Andrew demonstrates how his invention helps him get ready for his paper route.

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K-8

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