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Design Squad: Truss Bridge In this video segment adapted from Design Squad—a PBS TV series featuring high school contestants tackling engineering challenges—students employ the concepts of tension and compression as they build a truss bridge without the aid of power tools.
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5-12 |
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Detecting Life on Other PlanetsIn this video from NOVA scienceNOW, learn how scientists detect potential signs of life on distant planets. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Developing the Periodic TableThis video excerpt from NOVA: "Hunting the Elements" looks at how early chemists developed the periodic table of elements. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
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Don't Mess with MercuryLearn about the dangers of mercury in this short video from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Down to the Core ChallengeIn this video from Design Squad Nation, kids design and build devices that can extract a core sample from a potato “asteroid.” They also learn how samples give NASA scientists insight into solar system objects. Accessibility features: Caption |
4-8 |
Video |
Einstein's Thoughts on the EtherDo light waves travel through the ether like waves on a lake travel through water? In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a young Albert Einstein grapples with this question while examining the speed of light. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Electric GirlAnna loves electricity. Watch her construct a homemade flashlight and show off her new, electrifying hairdo in this video segment from ZOOM. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Electricity This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explains some electrical vocabulary and follows the route of electricity from its generation to the home. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
4-6 |
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum: FRONTLINEThis video segment adapted from FRONTLINE introduces the electromagnetic spectrum and explains how the various types of electromagnetic waves are distinguished by the amount of energy each wave carries. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum: NASAFrom radio waves to gamma rays, this video segment from NASA introduces the seven categories of the electromagnetic spectrum and how each type of radiation is part of our everyday lives. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Electrophoresis and Gel AnalysisIn this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how molecules of DNA are separated using gel electrophoresis, and how this process enables scientists to compare the molecular variations of two or more DNA samples. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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The Elements: Forged in StarsThe story of how elements from lithium to uranium are created by stars is illustrated through animation and a hands-on periodic table in this video segment adapted from NOVA. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Energy Transfer in a Trebuchet On NOVA, a team of carpenters, timber framers, engineers, and historians recreate a medieval throwing machine called a trebuchet. This adapted video segment explores how understanding energy transfer informs their design.
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6-12 |
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Engineering BiofuelsIn this video segment adapted from KQED's QUEST, find out how synthetic biologists use the techniques of metabolic engineering and directed evolution to make more effective biofuels. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Ethanol BiofuelIn this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about one scientist's idea for using biotechnology to make ethanol a more efficient alternative to gasoline.
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9-12 |
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Everyday RadiationHow much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Experimenting with a Glass XylophoneIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast investigates how the pitch of sound changes when they strike a variety of glasses filled with different amounts and types of liquids. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Experimenting with a Lemon BatteryCan a fresh lemon power a digital clock? In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast shows you how this can be done and, in the process, discover how kids can be a part of an electric circuit. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Experimenting with a PendulumIn this video segment, members of the ZOOM cast experiment with a pendulum and discover what they need to do to make the pendulum complete one back-and-forth swing in five seconds. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Exploring Conductivity: Kid CircuitsIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members join hands and become electron conductors to complete an electric circuit. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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