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Kid Inventor: The Couch ProtectorWant to keep your dog off the couch? In this video segment from ZOOM, Jason demonstrates his invention that does just that: a couch protector. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-12 |
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Laser Technician SupervisorFollow 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Magnetic MicrobotsThis 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. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
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Making Space Shuttle TilesFollow 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Marine Technology Student: Submersible TechnicianLearn what it's like to study marine technology, and seeunderwater robots developed by submersible technicians, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Meet ATHLETE, a Moon RoverLearn about ATHLETE, an all-terrain rover designed to transport astronauts and equipment on the Moon, in this video segment from NASA. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Mind-Controlled Robotic ArmThis NOVA scienceNOW video shows a quadriplegic move a robotic arm with her mind, an incredible feat in brain science. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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A Nanotube Space ElevatorIn 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Nanowires and the Ever-Shrinking MicrochipThis video excerpt from NOVA’s "Making Stuff: Smaller" and accompanying demonstration introduce students to small, thin wires, called nanowires, that may help make computers and electronics even smaller in the future. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
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Next-Generation Space SuitsIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, MIT engineer Dava Newman is working to replace today's bulky, inflated space suits with a radical, sleek design that may one day allow astronauts to walk easily on Mars. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Off-Road EngineeringThis 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Outsmarting OobleckThis video excerpt from NOVA’s "Making Stuff: Smarter" and accompanying activity for grades K–8 help students investigate some “smart” materials that respond to forces or changes in their environment in unusual ways. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
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Pantheon DomeThis video segment adapted from Building Big: "Domes" illustrates how the design of the Pantheon Dome emerged out of another form, the arch. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Plastic Race Car CompetitionHigh 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Raising an Obelisk: An Engineering PuzzleThis video segment adapted from NOVA follows two teams as they each test a different engineering design in an effort to explain how ancient Egyptians raised a giant stone obelisk. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Rapid Prototype ModelingStudents in the emerging field of rapid technologies describe how they quickly turn designs into 3-D models and discuss their career goals in this video adapted from ATETV. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Remotely Operated VehiclesIn this video adapted from the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center, learn how some students are putting to work both technical skills as well as "soft" skills, such as teamwork and problem solving, in creating underwater remotely operated vehicles. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Revealing the Origins of LifeLearn how scientists explore the chemistry behind the first life on Earth and discover one way it may have arisen from simple chemicals and natural pathways, in this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Robo Arm ChallengeIn this video from Design Squad Nation, kids design and build controllable mechanical arms and use them to lift objects and play games. They also learn how NASA uses robotic arms on many of its missions. Accessibility features: Caption |
4-8 |
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RoboflyFeaturing slow-motion footage of insects in flight, this video adapted from NOVA explores the engineering challenge of designing a robotic aerial vehicle that flies like a bug. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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