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| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
Global Warming: The Hydrogen CarIs the hydrogen car the answer to global warming? This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE looks at the pros and cons of this developing technology. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
Grass BridgeIn this video segment adapted from NOVA, watch residents of the Peruvian Andes build a suspension bridge made entirely of grass. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
Green ChemistryThis audio segment from PRI's The World Science Podcast explores the science of Green Chemistry. Hear about companies that are developing greener chemicals, and learn why they are fast becoming an attractive alternative for the multi-billion dollar chemical industry. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Audio |
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. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
4-6 |
Video |
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.
Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Hoover DamThis 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
Hoover Dam and Hydroelectric PowerHow 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
A House for Teddy BearIn this video segment from PEEP and the Big Wide World, children experiment
with cardboard and build a house for their stuffed animals. Accessibility features: Caption |
K-2 |
Video |
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. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
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. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
Video |
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. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
Video |
Hubble's Expanding UniverseThis 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
The Impact of Technology: CarsThis video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of the automobile and the development of mass production. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
The Impact of Technology: NylonThis video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of nylon. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
The Impact of Technology: SocietyThis video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey considers modern technology's impact on society. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Inflatable Moon HabitatVisit an inflatable habitat designed for astronauts to live in on the Moon in this video adapted from NASA 360. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Inspector Detector ChallengeIn 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
4-8 |
Video |
Investigating a Suspension BridgeIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast builds a suspension bridge from a couple of chairs, some cardboard, and rope. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
Video |
Invisible Force ChallengeIn 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
4-8 |
Video |
It's Cool to Be a Civil EngineerWho decides how massive structures like skyscrapers are made? This video segment adapted from Thinking Big, Building Small showcases the job of a civil engineer. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
Video |
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