Videos
Hollow Flashlight Invented by 14-Year-Old Girl
Meet Ann Makosinski, a 15-year-old who invented a flashlight powered by thermal energy from her hand – no batteries necessary – EVER! Use this video to introduce your students to a young inventor who won her age group at the 2013 Google Science Fair. Learn more about the science and technology behind her “Hollow” Flashlight! LEARN…
Read MoreVoice of the Trees by Bartholomaus Traubeck
Years’ Tree Turntable demonstration. Utilizing various make-shift components, German designer Bartholomäus Traubeck has managed to create a modified record player that takes wood slices of a tree and makes music from its inner rings.
Read MoreDendroclimatology: Using Tree Rings to Reconstruct Past Climates
Dendrochronologist Rex Adams discusses what tree rings can tell us about ancient climates.
Read MoreAnimation of Ring Growth at the Cellular Level
The Engineering Process: Crash Course Kids #12.2
Joe Craven’s reggae Old Dan Tucker on jaw bone
Joe Craven Canjo
Joe Craven Project
Crash Course Kids YouTube Channel
YouTube channel from the creators of Crash Course Kids.
Read MoreApollo 13 Engineer Scene
A great scene from the movie Apollo 13 in which the engineers are tasked with making a square peg fit into a round hole. Fantastic to use for engineering design project inspiration.
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