TED Talks
TED: Is climate change slowing down the ocean? | Susan Lozier
Ocean waters are constantly on the move, traveling far distances in complex currents that regulate Earth's climate and weather patterns. How might climate change impact this critical system? Oceanographer Susan Lozier dives into the...
SciShow
5 More Strange Flying Machines
In our last list of strange aircraft, we stuck to covering the weirdest jets to take to the sky, but there are plenty of other types of bizarre flying machines out there! In this episode, Hank will tell you about five other unlikely...
SciShow
What the Wright Brothers Should Actually Be Famous For
For the pioneers of human aviation, one of the trickiest problems was figuring out how to steer the early craft. Then, the Wright Brothers changed everything by using bike parts and watching birds.
SciShow
5 More Strange Flying Machines
In our last list of strange aircraft, we stuck to covering the weirdest jets to take to the sky, but there are plenty of other types of bizarre flying machines out there! In this episode, Hank will tell you about five other unlikely...
TED Talks
Regina Dugan: From mach-20 glider to hummingbird drone
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" asks Regina Dugan, then director of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In this breathtaking talk she describes some of the extraordinary projects -- a...
Crash Course Kids
Defining Success
In our last episode, Sabrina talked about how Engineers define the problems they need to solve. But how do you know when you've actually solved a problem? What do you expect to happen that would equal success? In this episode, Sabrina...
Curated Video
Record Attempt: Glider Pilot Reaches Impressive Altitude
In this video, glider pilot Dita Molina attempts to break the altitude record by reaching an altitude of 10,000 meters. Equipped with oxygen cylinders and a thermal protection suit, Molina is towed by a short sky van to climb higher....
Curated Video
Maglev Trains
Why using magnets, not wheels, allows this train to defy gravity and reach record speeds without an engine. Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. The Maglev train in China does not have an engine. Instead it uses...
Wonderscape
Refining the Glider: The Wright Brothers’ 1902 Breakthrough
Learn how the Wright brothers improved their glider design by increasing wing efficiency and adding new controls, including a movable rudder. This video highlights their extensive experimentation and how these changes led to successful...
Wonderscape
The Wright Brothers' First Glider and Early Flight Experiments
Discover how the Wright brothers designed and tested their first glider, an important step in their journey to powered flight. This video explores the concept of wing warping, the challenges of creating lift, and their initial flight...
Bedtime History
The Wright Bros for Kids
Learn more about Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who invented flight along with those who inspired them like Otto Lilienthal, the German inventor.
Curated Video
Extreme Outdoor Thrills: The Future of Personal Recreation
Experience the future of outdoor recreation with the Airtech 360 and the innovative airboard. These cutting-edge personal transport devices combine elements of skiing, surfing, snowboarding, and skating for a thrilling new way to enjoy...
Curated Video
Saving the White Russian Cranes: A Hang Glider's Mission
This video showcases an important wildlife preservation project in Siberia, where a man named Angelo Darago uses a motorized hang glider to guide a flock of White Russian cranes on their dangerous journey to their wintering habitats in...
Curated Video
World Record: Parachuting Across the Gibraltar Strait
In this video, Thierry De Montfort, a skilled military test parachutist, successfully crosses the 14-kilometer-wide Gibraltar Strait using a high-tech parachute. By combining the features of paragliders and freefall parachutes, De...
Rock 'N Learn
GL Blend Song and Practice
This animated phonics song helps children learn the sound of the beginning blend GL in English. A blend is a combination of letters where each letter makes its own sound. The sounds of the letters are blended together. Fun characters...
Flipping Physics
Mechanics #1 Free Response Question Solutions - AP Physics C 1998 Released Exam
This Free Response Question includes the following concepts: Graphing Velocities of Carts during a Collision, Conservation of Linear Momentum, Conservation of Energy and Elastic Collisions.
The Backyard Scientist
Potato cannon powered glider!
My friend & I collaborated in Dropbox Paper to build a collapsible glider for a potato cannon!
Next Animation Studio
Engineers at MIT fly first plane with no moving parts
Engineers at MIT have designed a plane that flies using only ionic wind thrust.
Curious Little Labs
The Squirrel Explorers
How the kids helped a squirrel to join her friend on their skyward adventures
Curated Video
Flight Principles Explained: Airplane Wings
This video explains how airplane wings work by utilizing the shape and positioning of the wing to generate lift. The fast-moving air over the curved wing creates lower pressure, allowing the air below the wing to push it upward, lifting...
Getty Images
January 1, 2010 AERIAL Suburbs and surrounding mountains, River Mapocho, the Costanera Norte highway, and airfield with gliders / Santiago de Chile, Gran Santiago, Chile
January 1, 2010 AERIAL Suburbs and surrounding mountains, River Mapocho, the Costanera Norte highway, and airfield with gliders / Santiago de Chile, Gran Santiago, Chile
Getty Images
2010 AERIAL Glider flying over highway, suburbs and river / Santiago de Chile, Gran Santiago, Chile
2010 AERIAL Glider flying over highway, suburbs and river / Santiago de Chile, Gran Santiago, Chile