Inside a Solar Cell

This interactive activity adapted from NOVA Online features animations that illustrate the components of a typical photovoltaic cell and how it converts solar energy into electricity.

Interference and Diffraction

Learn about interference and diffraction in this video from the ICT Center.

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Introduction to Plastics

Learn about the basic process of plastics production, and observe how monomers combine to form polymer chains, in this video segment adapted from Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA.

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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.

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Killer Microbe

Learn how biotechnology is used to analyze the evolution of a formerly harmless bacterium into a highly drug-resistant and lethal pathogen in this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW.

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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.

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LED and Transmitter Characteristics

Learn about fiber optic transmitters in this video from the ICT Center.

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Liberty Lands

In this What's Up In The Environment? video segment, learn how a contaminated plot of land in Philadelphia was recycled into a beautiful public park called Liberty Lands.

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LIDAR 3D Mapping

See how researchers create 3-D maps of planets by using LIDAR (light detection and ranging) instruments in this video adapted from NASA.

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Life Goes On

In this video segment from Nature: “Radioactive Wolves”, biologists monitor how several animal species have been affected by long-term radiation exposure in the “Exclusion Zone” surrounding the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Loading a Gel

This video produced by WGBH provides step-by-step instructions for loading samples into an agarose gel.

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Loading a Micropipette

This video produced by WGBH demonstrates how to load correctly a micropipette and dispense a solution.

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Longevity Genes

What is the secret to a long life? Hear from scientists using biotechnology to analyze relationships between specific genes and longevity in this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW.

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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.

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Lysing

This video produced by WGBH provides step-by-step instructions for performing a lyses reaction to break open transformed cells.

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Making Electricity at a Coal-Burning Plant

This video from KET traces the energy transformations that occur when coal is burned to produce electricity. Some of the mechanical processes are also described.

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.

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Geospatial Revolution: Mapping Power

Kibera, a poor community, in Nairobi, was a blank spot on the map until recently. This video from Penn State Public Broadcasting’s Geospatial Revolution shows how geospatial technology enabled residents to map resources to help their community.

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Marine Technology Student: Marine Farming

Learn about marine technology and a career in ocean farming, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology.

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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.

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Marine Technology: Training & Careers

Learn about opportunities in the field of marine technology, in this video from Pathways to Technology.

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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.

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Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm

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

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Mixing Two Solutions

This video produced by WGBH provides step-by-step instructions on how to mix two sample solutions.

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Motorcycles for Health

In this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival, health care workers in The Gambia learn to use and maintain motorcycles in order to travel to isolated villages with a uniquely designed ambulance attachment that can mean the difference between life and death.

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Nanoscience Career Advice

In this video adapted from North Dakota State College of Science, learn about career options in nanoscience and the classes needed to work in the field.

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Nanotechnology

Learn about the fundamentals of nanotechnology and its applications, in this video segment adapted from Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA.

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Nanotechnology Lab Visit

Get a behind-the-scenes look at a nanofabrication lab in this video segment adapted from Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA.

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A Nanotube Space Elevator

In this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, find out about the discovery of a new building material, the carbon nanotube, whose physical properties could theoretically enable the creation of a 22,000-mile elevator to space.

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NASA Aeronautics Research Onboard

In this interactive activity from NASA, learn some of the ways in which NASA's research has improved the safety, efficiency, and performance of aviation aircraft—from cockpit designs to the grooves on the runway.

New Ways to Catch Rays

This interactive resource adapted from NOVA Online explores eight of the latest technological developments designed to harness the energy of the Sun.

Nuclear Reaction: Fission

This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at nuclear fission as an energy source that can be used to generate electricity.

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Nuclear Reaction: Meltdown

What happens when a nuclear reactor overheats? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at the nuclear reactor meltdown at Chernobyl, the worst accident of its kind.

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Nuclear Waste: Yucca Mountain

What happens to nuclear waste? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE explores the controversy surrounding the United States' first nuclear repository site.

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Off-Road Engineering

This video segment adapted from Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA shows students designing and building a rugged off-road vehicle for an automotive engineering competition.

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Off the Grid

This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain presents users with three hypothetical scenarios in which they are challenged to design a wind power system that will meet their electrical needs.

Pantheon Dome

This video segment adapted from Building Big: "Domes" illustrates how the design of the Pantheon Dome emerged out of another form, the arch.

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Personal DNA Testing

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, take a behind-the-scenes look at the process of personal DNA testing, and hear more about the innovative Personal Genome Project.

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Photodetector and Receiver Characteristics

Learn about fiber optic receivers in this video from the ICT Center.

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Picking a Colony From a Plate

This video produced by WGBH illustrates how to prepare an overnight culture of transformed E. coli cells.

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Pixels and Pigments

This original animation from KET illustrates the mathematics of creating color in individual pixels in a television or computer screen. Adjusting the values of red, green, and blue forms different colors.

Plastic Race Car Competition

High school students learn about plastics technologies as they design and build car bodies for a remote-control race car competition in this video segment adapted from Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA.

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Plating

This video produced by WGBH details the steps to plate transformed bacterial cells on an agar plate.

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Pneumatic Actuator Systems

This interactive activity adapted from MATEC highlights the key components of a typical pneumatic actuator system and shows how they work together to drive an automated process.

Polymerase Chain Reaction

This interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska's Library of Crop Technologies depicts steps in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique and explains how it is used to efficiently copy sections of DNA for analysis.

Pouring an Agarose Gel

This video produced by WGBH demonstrates the step-by-step process of pouring an agarose gel into a casting tray.

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Preparing a Column

This video produced by WGBH shows a properly prepared column and demonstrates how to apply and run a solution.

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Processing Wheat for Food

This interactive activity adapted from Montana State University shows the processes and technologies involved in turning harvested wheat into flour and other by-products.

Process Technology

In this video adapted from ATETV, learn about the field of process technology and what it takes to work in the field from the perspectives of a student, a community college professor, and an industry specialist.

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Process Technology: Process Maintenance Engineer

Learn how a community college degree in electronic engineering helps a process maintenance engineer manufacture Tupperware, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology.

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