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How To Be An Inventor!
Celebrate inventors all February long with a video that introduces a problem and demonstrates the steps toward solving that problem using the scientific method, and using the resources—especially education—in getting an idea working.
TED-Ed
A Call to Invention: DIY Speaker Edition
Can you build a homemade speaker out of a potato chip? Bestselling author and do-it-yourself expert William Gurstelle shows you how in his brief presentation at TEDYouth 2012. He encourages young people to be creative and explore...
Curated OER
Johann Gutenberg
After the countdown, The series "The 100 Most Influential People of the Millennium" ends with the number one most influential person in the last 1000 years. Johann Gutenberg is selected because of his invention of the printing press.
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Clubhouse Theme: What Are Inventions?
Abby Brown, KIDS Clubhouse Adventures co-host, loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids about a few famous inventors, including Karl Benz, Thomas Edison, and Lizzie Maggie. [2:05]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Printing Solar Panels in the Backyard
An interview with two young entrepreneurs who have developed a machine that can print micro solar panels for the home owner. Aired Sept. 21, 2012. [4:13]
PBS
Pbs Kids Design Squad: Kid Engineer: South Africa Invents
Check out the prototypes that the kid engineers built at the Sci-Bono Clubhouse in South Africa, like a motion-sensing recycling bin and a motorized bridge! [6:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin the Inventor
In addition to his work as a politician and author, Benjamin Franklin was a significant scientist of his era. He is best known for his experiments with electricity, which proved that lightning was electricity that could be stored in a...
Other
Fast Focus: Kids Inventors
Resource contains an informational video on how kid inventors can now enjoy commercial opportunities beyond their successes in science fairs and other competitions. Requires Windows Media Player.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Forest Canopy Researcher
Learn about a scientist who invented a tool to help her do her job. Watch how she climbs trees to study epiphytes that live in the forest canopy.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Scientist Profile: Engineer
Discover how the Supersoaker water gun was invented, and learn how an engineer uses physics and math to design other types of machines.