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Segway Technology: What's Newton Got to Do with It?

Segway Technology: What's Newton Got to Do with It?

What do the laws of physics have to do with engineering? Find out in this video segment featuring inventor Dean Kamen and his inventions, the IBOT and the Segway. OER Level

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6-12

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Shape Shifters: Shape-Memory Alloys and Polymers

Shape Shifters: Shape-Memory Alloys and Polymers

This video excerpt from NOVA’s "Making Stuff: Smarter" and accompanying demonstration teach students about revolutionary shape-memory materials. OER Level

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6-12

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Smart Bridges

Smart Bridges

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about engineering innovations that could help detect a bridge's structural weaknesses before they become dangerous. OER Level

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6-12

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Soft Landing Challenge

Soft Landing Challenge

In this video from Design Squad Nation, kids model NASA’s airbag landing system. They design and build protective covers made of balloons to protect an egg dropped from a height of three feet. OER Level

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STEM Careers Grad Students

STEM Careers Grad Students

This brief video from WPSU introduces a diverse group of graduate students with interests in STEM careers. From deep sea diving to creating video games, each graduate student is pursuing activities beyond the stereotypical view of a nerdy scientist. OER Level

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6-12

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STEM Careers Middle School

STEM Careers Middle School

This brief video from WPSU introduces a diverse group of middle school students with interests in STEM careers. Whether creating robots or designing solar cars, each student dreams of activities beyond the stereotypical view of a nerdy scientist. OER Level

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6-12

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STEM Careers Phone Video Chat

STEM Careers Phone Video Chat

This brief video from WPSU compares technologies from yesterday with today. Yesterday a middle school girl phones her mom while today a girl the same age video chats. The video suggests that science will bring us technologies of tomorrow. OER Level

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6-12

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Studying the Antarctic Sea Floor

Studying the Antarctic Sea Floor

Studying life on the seafloor beneath Antarctica's thick ice is a major challenge for ecologists. Learn about a new device that can reach those icy depths in this video segment adapted from WomenInAntarctica.com. OER Level

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6-12

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Strong as Steel: Testing Toughness

Strong as Steel: Testing Toughness

This video excerpt from NOVA’s "Making Stuff: Stronger" and accompanying activity for grades K–8 help students investigate the strength and toughness of steel and other everyday materials. OER Level

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6-12

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Testing with Models

Testing with Models

In this video segment from Cyberchase, learn about the importance of creating a model as the CyberSquad designs a giant "Trojan Ducky" that will help them enter a fort without being noticed. OER Level

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3-5

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Tissue Engineering

Tissue Engineering

In this video segment from Design Squad, see where medical science meets tissue engineering in an implantable device designed to help people suffering from liver disease. OER Level

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9-12

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To Survive at High Velocity

To Survive at High Velocity

This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at speed, velocity, and centripetal force on the racetrack. OER Level

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6-12

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Transforming the Future of Flight

Transforming the Future of Flight

In this video segment adapted from NASA, learn how engineers are transforming the future of flight by designing airplanes based on principles found in nature. OER Level

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3-12

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Triangles: Designing a Newspaper Chair

Triangles: Designing a Newspaper Chair

Watch the ZOOM cast build a chair out of newspaper by making good use of the strength of triangles. OER Level

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3-8

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Triangles: Designing a Straw Bridge

Triangles: Designing a Straw Bridge

In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast tries to design and build a bridge made out of drinking straws that will support the weight of 200 pennies. OER Level

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Triangles: Testing the Strength of a Gumdrop Dome

Triangles: Testing the Strength of a Gumdrop Dome

Can a dome made of gumdrops and toothpicks support the weight of a stack of books? To find out, watch this video segment adapted from ZOOM. OER Level

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Velcro

Velcro

Two children are introduced to biomimicry—design inspired by nature—through the story of Velcro, in this animated video from LOOP SCOOPS. OER Level

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Water Treatment Technician

Water Treatment Technician

Take a tour of a water desalination plant and learn more about how saltwater is turned into fresh drinking water in this video adapted from ATETV. OER Level

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