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Crash Course

To the Moon and Mars - Aerospace Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #34

For Students 9th - 12th
Did you know that space flight has its own field of engineering? The 34th video in the Crash Course Engineering series looks at aerospace engineering and its two branches, aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. It...
Instructional Video5:44
TED-Ed

The Sonic Boom Problem

For Students 7th - Higher Ed Standards
Sound waves travel pretty quickly, but humans can travel faster. Follow along with this short animated video as it investigates the physics behind the breaking of the sound barrier and the sonic booms that are...
Instructional Video2:49
PBS

Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Pilots Enjoy Breathtaking Views and Plentiful Job Options

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Want to travel the world? Enjoy awesome views? Get to wear a snazzy uniform? Then it's a pilot's life for you! A short video introduces job seekers to what it takes to become a pilot.
Instructional Video8:24
Real Engineering

How Will SpaceX Get Us To Mars?

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In Musk we trust? A video in the Real Engineering series shows how the SpaceX company, and their Falcon 9 rocket, represents a viable hope for space travel to Mars. Viewers see how reusable rockets and vertical integration in...
Instructional Video3:58
Real Engineering

Stealth—How Does It Work? (Northrop B-2 Spirit)

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Don't let the resource slip away undetected. Pupils watch a video from the Real Engineering series to learn how stealth aircraft avoid radar detection. In particular, the video focuses on the Northrop B-2 Spirit.
Instructional Video4:01
Real Engineering

Area Rule: How to Make Planes Fly Faster

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a modern aircraft with cross-sectional areas taken into consideration. A short video in the Real Engineering playlist describes how cross-sectional areas of airplanes relate to their speeds. It shows...
Instructional Video3:12
MinutePhysics

Why is the Solar System Flat?

For Students 8th - 12th
When three dimensions are available, why is our solar system shaped like a flattened disk? Find out how the conservation of angular momentum plays a role. Physics and space science learners alike will be blown away by this bit of...
Instructional Video
NASA

Nasa: A Tour of the Cryosphere: Earth's Frozen Assets

For Students 9th - 10th
It has been said that the frozen parts of our planet, also known as the cryosphere, may be the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to climate change. This video shows some of the most dramatic fluctuations to our...
Instructional Video
US National Archives

Internet Archive: Earth Resources Technology Satellite (Erts)

For Students 9th - 10th
Original video [27:31] published in 1973 about the importance of Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) in planning for and monitoring earth's resources.
Instructional Video
NASA

Nasa: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Exoplanet Exploration: Planet Quest Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A video timeline of the discoveries and key milestones in the history of space exploration. [11:23]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Design Inspired by Nature

For Students 9th - 10th
In this stills collage produced for Teachers' Domain, see several examples of everyday inventions that were either inspired by nature or are similar in form and function to plants or animals.
Instructional Video
NASA

Science Casts: The Harvest Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
A video describing the science and forklore behind the harvest moon. [2:48]
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NASA

Nasa: Departing Space Station Commander Provides Tour of Orbital

For Students 9th - 10th
Want an inside tour of a space station's research facility? This video gives a tour of the orbital laboratory on the International Space Station. Tour is given by the former Commander of the International Space Station, Sunita Williams....

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