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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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Kid Inventor: The Collapsible Lacrosse Stick

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. OER Level

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K-8

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Kid Inventor: The Couch Protector

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. OER Level

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3-12

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Kismet

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.

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3-12

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Laser Technician Supervisor

Laser Technician Supervisor

Follow a laser technician supervisor at his state-of-the-art workplace, and hear about the wide range of job skills he uses every day, in this video segment adapted from Connecticut's College of Technology/Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing. OER Level

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9-12

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LEGO® Robots

LEGO® Robots

In this segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members use computers to program a robot in preparation for the FIRST LEGO® League Challenge tournament.

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3-8

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Levers: Raising the Moai on Easter Island

Levers: Raising the Moai on Easter Island

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a team of archaeologists and engineers explores different uses of the lever by recreating the engineering feats of the ancient Easter Island peoples. OER Level

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3-12

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Lightning!

Lightning!

This video segment adapted from NOVA explains the mysterious force of lightning. OER Level

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3-12

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Lightning Hunters

Lightning Hunters

Find out how scientists and engineers use rockets to attract lightning in this video segment adapted from NOVA.

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3-12

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Luis von Ahn: Computer Scientist

Luis von Ahn: Computer Scientist

This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW profiles Luis von Ahn, the computer scientist and award-winning college professor behind innovations to prevent e-mail spam and digitize rare books. OER Level

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6-12

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Magnetic Microbots

Magnetic Microbots

This video excerpt from NOVA’s "Making Stuff: Smaller" and accompanying activity for grades K–8 teach students how materials scientists are building extremely small robots that may be able to travel inside the human body. OER Level

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6-12

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Making Space Shuttle Tiles

Making Space Shuttle Tiles

Follow the fabrication process for the space shuttle's thermal tiles and see a surprising demonstration of their insulating qualities in this video segment adapted from NASA 360. OER Level

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9-12

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Marine Technology Student: Submersible Technician

Marine Technology Student: Submersible Technician

Learn what it's like to study marine technology, and seeunderwater robots developed by submersible technicians, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology. OER Level

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9-12

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Mars Dead or Alive: A Hostile Environment

Mars Dead or Alive: A Hostile Environment

This NOVA video segment describes the challenges presented by the frozen desert environment of Mars to NASA engineers designing two robots that will journey millions of miles to the red planet.

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6-12

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Mars Dead or Alive: Where to Land?

Mars Dead or Alive: Where to Land?

In this video segment from NOVA, engineers and scientists designing the Spirit and Opportunity rovers struggle to choose landing spots both safe enough for landing and geologically promising.

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6-12

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Meet ATHLETE, a Moon Rover

Meet ATHLETE, a Moon Rover

Learn about ATHLETE, an all-terrain rover designed to transport astronauts and equipment on the Moon, in this video segment from NASA. OER Level

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9-12

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Melissa Franklin: High Energy Physics

Melissa Franklin: High Energy Physics

This video segment adapted from Discovering Women profiles Fermilab physicist and Harvard professor Melissa Franklin. OER Level

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9-12

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Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm

Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm

This NOVA scienceNOW video shows a quadriplegic move a robotic arm with her mind, an incredible feat in brain science. OER Level

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6-12

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