Instructional Video4:27
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Crash Course Kids

The Robot Challenge

3rd - 8th
It's every learners' worst nightmare: they drop their phone down a storm drain and can't get it back. Yikes! Here is an informative and entertaining video in which future engineers review the engineering process, and help to...
Instructional Video4:44
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Crash Course Kids

Testing and Trials

3rd - 8th
What do engineers do if they don't have what they need to make a solution work? They keep on testing! Here is a video that gives individuals insight into the process taken by engineers when they find themselves without the...
Instructional Video4:35
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Crash Course Kids

Designing a Trial

3rd - 8th
Watch the video to gain insight into an intriguing combination of the engineering process and a game of ring toss. Viewers examine the activity through the eyes of the engineers that first set the criteria for a successful outcome....
Instructional Video4:02
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Crash Course Kids

Fixing Failure Points

3rd - 8th
How do engineers find and fix failure points in a solution they're trying to develop? This is the driving question of an informative and entertaining video. Here, future engineers discover why it is important to fail when...
Instructional Video4:06
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Crash Course Kids

Succeed by Failing

3rd - 8th
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This statement has never rung truer than when engineers are testing solutions. Here is an informative video that focuses on the failure point which engineers often face when...
Instructional Video3:01
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Crash Course Kids

Try Trials

3rd - 8th
Future engineers are bowled over with the wealth of information brought to them by this video. The focus is on engineers and the process they take to test solutions by isolating variables with multiple trials. 
Instructional Video4:38
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Crash Course Kids

Bowled Over - Isolating Variables

3rd - 8th
Through a captivating game of bowling and Slingshot Catbot, this video gives future engineers insight into the testing solutions part of the engineering process. It includes setting rules, isolating variables, and checking to see if...
Instructional Video5:17
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Crash Course Kids

The Engineering Process

3rd - 8th
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. 
Instructional Video3:40
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Crash Course Kids

Defining a Problem

3rd - 8th
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...
Instructional Video4:30
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Crash Course Kids

What's an Engineer?

3rd - 8th
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...
Instructional Video3:18
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Crash Course Kids

Engineering Games

3rd - 8th
Engineering is like a big game! Yes, you read that correctly. In this video, the engineering process is examined with a focus on defining variables, and ways to discover the one variable that affects the outcome of a solution....
Instructional Video3:55
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Crash Course Kids

A Case of "What-Ifs"

3rd - 8th
Do your pupils ever get the case of the What-Ifs? If so, maybe they're meant to be an engineer. Engineers are encouraged to ask a lot of hypothetical questions! Find out why and what they do with their answers...
Instructional Video5:30
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Crash Course Kids

Let's Fly!

3rd - 8th
Engineers think up multiple solutions to the problems they face, but how do they find the best solution? In this video, examine the process engineers take to discover the most appropriate choice to solve problems, and revisit the...
Instructional Video4:01
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Crash Course Kids

Got Some Solutions?

3rd - 8th
Does a problem only have one solution? This is the driving question of a video that allows pupils to discover that there is more than one way to solve a problem. A demonstration examines the checklist engineers...
Instructional Video3:59
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Crash Course Kids

Defining Success

3rd - 8th
The telephone, refrigerator, and light bulb are all solutions to a problem that an engineer successfully designed. Get to know more about how engineers define success, using this video. The focus goes through a checklist that...
Instructional Video6:22
TED-Ed

Forget Shopping. Soon You'll Download Your New Clothes

7th - 12th
Zounds! 3-D printed clothes? With the advent of 3-D printers, the unimaginable has become the manageable. Check out these clothes, designed by Danit Peleg, and created on a 3-D printer.
Instructional Video4:58
TED-Ed

How Do Solar Panels Work?

4th - 8th Standards
What are those shiny things that people are installing on the roofs of their houses? Learn about the structure, function, and logistics of solar panels, as well as the challenges of using the sun's energy as our exclusive power source on...
Instructional Video5:11
TED-Ed

How Do Hard Drives Work?

9th - 12th
Curious minds want to know: How do hard drives work? It's the question everyone has been asking, and here is a short video with the answer. And you don't have to be a quantum physicist to understand the explanation.
Instructional Video5:27
TED-Ed

Can Robots Be Creative?

9th - 12th Standards
What is creativity, anyway? Check out this fascinating video on the potential for creativity from artificial intelligence. The resource provides insight into the world of computer programming and algorithms, while at the same...
Instructional Video7:53
Lifehacker

Learn to Code: Understanding Functions and Making a Guessing Game

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Here's where it all comes together. Using the skills learned in the previous three videos, the final installment of this series on JavaScript explores how to create functions. By the end of the video, young programmers will be able...
Instructional Video13:48
Lifehacker

Learn to Code: Arrays and Logic Statements

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Young programmers learn about the concepts of arrays and logic statements with the third video in this introductory series on JavaScript. Starting with a brief explanation of arrays, the resource goes on to provide clear and...
Instructional Video6:33
Lifehacker

Learn to Code: Variables and Basic Data Types

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Explore the fundamentals of coding in Javascript with the first video of this four-part series. After learning about the three basic data types — strings, numbers, and Boolean — young programmers are taught how to...
Instructional Video6:02
Lifehacker

Learn to Code: Working with Variables

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Building on prior knowledge about defining variables, the second video in this series on coding explains how to perform simple operations with data in JavaScript. Introducing first the concept of statements, the video goes on...
Instructional Video6:53
Car and Driver Magazine

Basic Automotive Maintenance (Part 1) - YouTube

9th - 12th Standards
Wish you knew more about car maintenance? Make sure your class members are prepared with this incredibly valuable knowledge, whether you're teaching an auto shop class or some other type of life skills course. Here you'll find...