Instructional Video3:04
PBS

Career Connections | Network Architect

6th - 12th
Network architects are the people who build those computer networks that we use every day. Advice? "Keep learning!" binary.
Instructional Video3:15
PBS

Career Connections | Industrial Designer

6th - 12th
There ought to be a tool for that! Industrial designers meet the challenge of designing new tools that accomplish tasks. A short video introduces viewers to a designer who crafts tools for musical instruments.
Instructional Video3:16
PBS

Career Connections | Graphic Designer

6th - 12th
Feel compelled to draw, to create new images, to design new ads? A career as a graphic designer might be the thing for you. A short video gives insight into this very creative field.
Instructional Video4:39
PBS

Career Connections | Construction Manager

6th - 12th Standards
Don a hard hat and grab an iPad; both are essential tools for construction managers. A short video details the education, skills, and tools required for those interested in a career in this fast-growing field.
Activity2:11
DiscoverE

DiscoverE Challenge: Pen Factory

3rd - 8th
Manufacture a great lesson on industrial manufacturing. A fun resource has learners use the production of pens to consider how assembly lines work. They write out a set of instructions for assembling a pen, test it out, then determine if...
Instructional Video9:11
Crash Course

How to Become an Engineer: Crash Course Engineering #45

9th - 12th
Interested in becoming an engineer? An informational and educational video teaches viewers about the various ways to become an engineer. It uses an example of building an airplane wing to describe the branches of engineering that...
Instructional Video9:42
Crash Course

Building a Desalination Plant from Scratch: Crash Course Engineering #44

9th - 12th
Did you know that only 2.5 percent of Earth's water is drinkable? An engaging video describes the process of engineering design to solve real-world problems by using a desalination plant as an example. Scholars learn about design...
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 4 Part 2

3rd - 6th
Students apply their knowledge of simple machines and industrial engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own factory subsystems. [13:01]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 4 Part 1

3rd - 6th
Students apply their knowledge of simple machines and industrial engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own factory subsystems. [10:41]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 1

3rd - 6th
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Aisha, a girl from Boston, Massachusetts, learns about industrial engineering as she designs her own factory subsystem. [10:22]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 4

3rd - 6th
Students apply their knowledge of simple machines and industrial engineering as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own factory subsystems. [15:25]
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Assembly Lines

K - 1st
Students think like industrial engineers as they compare the advantages and disadvantages of making a product independently with making a product in an assembly line.
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Lesson 1

3rd - 6th
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Aisha, a girl from Boston, Massachusetts, learns about industrial engineering as she designs her own factory subsystem. [9:37]
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Profiles of Scientists & Engineers: Systems & Industrial Engineers

9th - 10th
Meet Tom Rust, a systems engineer, and Ashley Benedict, an industrial engineer, who work together on developing and improving hospital workflow efficiency. They discuss what they enjoy about their jobs, and what they do in their free...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Engineering #6: Biomedical and Industrial Engineering

9th - 10th
A video to study the history and fundamentals of industrial engineering, biomedical engineering, and bioengineering. [10:26]