Khan Academy
What is Inside a Hair Dryer? (2 of 2), Electrical Engineering
How can companies make cheap hair dryers? The second of two videos on hair dryers looks at what's inside a hair dryer. The video also shows and explains some cost-cutting measures that companies take to maintain competitive costs.
Engenius Films
What is an Engineer?
So what is an engineer? An informative video provides a brief introduction to engineering. It shows what kids think an engineer is and what engineers think of the profession.
Crash Course Kids
The Engineering Process
The process that brought us items, such as the telephone and air conditioner was no easy task. In this upbeat video, scholars gain insight to the steps engineers take to create, design, and build a final product.
Crash Course Kids
Defining a Problem
Scholars may think they face big problems, but not like the problems engineers face. During this episode, the first step of the engineering process, define the process, is examined through a hypothetical scenario that...
Crash Course Kids
What's an Engineer?
What is an engineer? Find out in a brief video that explores types of engineers and the three essential questions every engineer asks and answers. Additionally, pupils discover real world engineers that have made an impact on...
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Leif, a boy from Denmark, learns about mechanical engineering as he designs his own windmill. [13:38]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 2
Students think like mechanical engineers as they observe and analyze the moving parts of common machines. [13:23]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Leif, a boy from Denmark, learns about mechanical engineering as he designs his own windmill. [12:42]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Giving Robots and Prostheses the Human Touch
Research engineers and students in the University of California, Los Angeles, Biomechatronics Lab are designing artificial limbs to be more sensational, with the emphasis on sensation. The team, led by mechanical engineer Veronica J....
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Profiles of Scientists and Engineers: Mechanical Engineer
Meet Nate Ball, a mechanical engineer who designs and builds devices that solve problems and even save lives, for example, vaccination devices for remote or disaster areas. He discusses what it's like to be an engineer, a robot project...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Pied Piper of Fish
Maurizio Porfiri wants to build robots that can herd fish like sheepdogs. Sound fishy? He's farther along than you might expect. A few years ago, Porfiri, a mechanical engineer at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University,...
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Wind Turbine Design
A video exploring wind turbine design by looking at the impact of blades, blade shape, blade length, and tower height. See how all these variable affect the ability of the turbine to maximize power output. Site also includes an article...
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Working of Steam Turbine
Learn how steam turbine engines create mechanical energy by transforming thermal energy. Follow the path of energy transformation as high energy fluid travels through rotor blades. Also understand the three energy components of flowing...
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: How Does a Differential Work?
Did you ever consider that one of the wheels on your car has to rotate faster as it makes a turn because it has to travel a further distance? This video will explain the parts of a differential which allows that during the turn the...
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: How Does a Diesel Engine Work?
This video will explore how the diesel engine mechanics work. Site also includes an article that discusses topics found in the video. [6: 19]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Cutting Force Analysis: Merchant's Circle
Did you know that tools used to make mechanical structures experience forces? Learn how to predict those forces using Merchant's circle analysis. Site also includes an article which discusses all concepts covered in the video. [5:44]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Gas Turbine Engine: How It Works
A video investigating how a gas turbine engine produces power and thrust force in an aircraft. [4:27]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Kalina Cycle Power Plant
A video explaining how the Kalina cycle uses a mixture of two working fluids for power production. [5:43]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: How Does a Centrifugal Pump Work?
A video explaining the most used hydraulic pump in the world, the centrifugal pump. Understand how the pump is used to produce flow or raise pressure of a liquid. [4:37]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Working of Francis Turbine Work
Learn about the Francis turbine and how it works in hydroelectric power stations with this video. Understand how the runner is the most important of the turbine as it fitted with different blade shapes. [4:13]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Pelton Turbine: Wheel Working & Design
Learn about how the Pelton turbine works based on its design aspect. [5:09]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Kaplan Turbine Working and Design
Learn about how the Kaplan turbine works based on its design aspect. [5:01]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: First Law of Thermodynamics for an Open System
Explores applications of the first law of thermodynamics.
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Introduction to Turbulence & Turbulence Modeling
Learn that turbulent flow has three dimensions, is fluctuating, and is chaotic. This video will explore turbulent flow and why it is important for engineers to understand how to predict it. [8:14]