Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Selfish Drivers: The Braess Paradox and Traffic Planning
The idea of this lesson is to introduce, in a simplified manner, the so-called Braess Paradox by providing simple examples to clarify that the addition of some new roads to a network does not always lead to an improvement in the...
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Videos: Moving the U 505
Time-lapse video showing the monumental challenge of moving a gigantic National Historic landmark, the U-505, to a new location. The U-505 is the only WWII German submarine in the United States. [4:50]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: The Art of Making Layer Cakes: Construction of Bituminous Roads
The aim of this video is to introduce high school students to the engineering concept of road construction and to the reasons why problems might arise in road construction. Presentation of this concept is made more accessible to students...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam Part 7: Mission Accomplished
Students celebrate by watching the traffic flow smoothly at their intersection and reflect on the role computers play in helping to solve complex problems. This is part of a 7-part engineering design lesson. [1:53]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam Part 6: Run a Simulation
Students utilize a computer simulation to help solve their problem of traffic light congestion. This is part of a 7-part engineering design lesson. [3:55]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam Part 5: Make a Model
Students process and analyze data on traffic light congestion. This is part of a 7-part engineering design lesson. [3:31]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam Part 4: Take the Numbers
Students go to an intersection to collect data on traffic light congestion. This is part of a 7-part engineering design lesson. [1:31]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam Part 3: Brainstorm
Students meet Dave Musicant, a computer science professor and explain that they want to try to reduce the amount of time they spend waiting at red lights at the intersection by their school. [3 min, 1 sec]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam Part 2: Straight to the Source
Students visit their city's traffic management center, tour the traffic signal control room and meet with Nick Van Gunst, a traffic engineer who shows them that the city's traffic light system is controlled by computers. They learn that...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam Part 1: Intro
This first segment in the 7-part lesson series introduces four high school students, as experience traffic delay problems. They decide to respond to an invitation to work with the city on improving the timing of a traffic signal near...