SciShow Kids
Meet the 5 Dwarf Planets!
Jessi introduces you to some of the most newly-named members of the solar system: the five dwarf planets!
Curated Video
Big Ideas - Episode 11 - Bridges of the World
Building bridges has long been a Big Idea, and many ancient examples still stand today. Recently Prague residents celebrated the 600th anniversary of the laying of the first stone of their famous Charles Bridge. The University of...
SciShow
8 Incredible Record-Breaking Bridges
All across the world people need to get from one place to another. And sometimes to get to that other place we need bridges. Here are eight bridges that are extraordinary in their own way, from standing the test of time to handling...
SciShow
8 Incredible Record-Breaking Bridges
All across the world people need to get from one place to another. And sometimes to get to that other place we need bridges. Here are eight bridges that are extraordinary in their own way, from standing the test of time to handling...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge | Alex Gendler
Stretching 227 meters tall, two towers were assembled to support California's Golden Gate Bridge. They were just one of the challenges facing engineers Charles Ellis and Joseph Strauss. Even before construction began, many thought the...
SciShow Kids
What Makes Bridges So Strong?
A SciShow Kids viewer wrote us to ask how bridges are strong enough to carry cars and trucks! Jessi and Squeaks can explain -- with blocks!
TED Talks
TED: Bridges should be beautiful | Ian Firth
Bridges need to be functional, safe and durable, but they should also be elegant and beautiful, says structural engineer Ian Firth. In this mesmerizing tour of bridges old and new, Firth explores the potential for innovation and variety...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Tower Bridge
TOWER BRIDGE TOWER BRIDGE CROSSES THE RIVER THAMES IN LONDON, CLOSE TO THE TOWER OF LONDON WHERE IT TAKES ITS NAME. IT IS A COMBINATION BASCULE AND SUSPENSION BRIDGE. ONCE LONDON BRIDGE WAS THE ONLY BRIDGE ACROSS THE THAMES, BUT AS...
Curated Video
Balance of the Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco s Golden Gate Bridge takes its name from the narrow opening to San Francisco Bay. It links the city with Marin County. When it opened in 1937 it replaced a ferry service that had been in operation for more than a 100 years....
Curated Video
The Silver Bridge disaster
How the Silver Bridge and the Hi-Carpenter Bridge differed from other suspension bridges in one crucial aspect. Playlist link - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC41DF419FE9B76B6 Transcript link -...
Curated Video
What is Suspension? | Design Squad
This Design Squad Nation animation shows how the forces are distributed in a bridge, with the cables in tension and the towers in compression. For more videos, activities and games visit pbskids.org/designsquad
Learn German with Herr Antrim
German Genitive Case Master Class - Everything You Will Ever Need to Know
Join me for a live lesson about the genitive case in German. Learn everything you will ever need to know in this hour long master class. This lesson includes the genitive case as used with possession, genitive prepositions, genitive...
TED-Ed
Epic Engineering: Building the Brooklyn Bridge
Sometimes bridge building is a family business. An enlightening video describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the engineering principles behind suspension bridges. Viewers also learn about the people who led the project,...
MinutePhysics
The Tacoma Narrows Fallacy
Prove your textbook wrong! A detailed video lesson debunks a traditional explanation for the collapse of a bridge in Tacoma in the 1940s. The narrator outlines why resonance is not the culprit and explains the concept of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Design Squad: Suspension Bridge
In this video segment adapted from Design Squad, a PBS TV series featuring high school contestants tackling engineering challenges, students employ the concepts of tension and compression to build a suspension bridge without the aid of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Clifton Suspension Bridge
This video segment from "Building Big" illustrates the basic design principles of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England. [2:00]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bridge Design and Destruction! (Part 2)
This is a two-part video that introduces the different types of bridges. The bridge types will be introduced in historical order from simple (beam and arch) in the first video to more complex (truss and suspension) in the second video....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Physics: Bridge Design and Destruction! (Part 1)
This is a two part video that introduces the different types of bridges. The bridge types will be introduced in historical order from simple (beam and arch) in the first video to more complex (truss and suspension) in the second video....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bridge Design and Destruction! (Part 1)
This is a two-part video that introduces the different types of bridges. The bridge types will be introduced in historical order from simple (beam and arch) in the first video to more complex (truss and suspension) in the second video....