Curated Video
I WONDER - When Were Rockets Invented?
This video is answering the question of when were rockets invented.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Inventions from War: World War II
Learn about several inventions that originated during World War II, including the Slinky toy and the V-2 rocket.
Curated Video
Inventions to Save the Planet
Discover some geo-engineering techniques that scientists are developing to manipulate Earth's climate. What are they and how would they work? Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Geo-engineering strives to use technology to...
NASA
The Story of Robert Goddard, Father of Modern Rocketry
Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. A physicist of great insight, Goddard also had a unique genius for invention. It is in memory of this brilliant scientist that NASA’s Goddard...
Curated Video
Make This Tangram Rocket 🚀 - Download A Free Tangram Puzzle Sheet In The Video Description
Learn how to make this Tangram Rocket with these colourful animated paper tangram puzzle pieces! Download your own tangram to make here: https://goo.gl/symdGS Take a look at the Pure Star Kids Tangram Playlist here:...
Curated Video
The First Manned Rocket 🚀 | Horrible Histories
Subscribe for more Horrible History: http://bit.ly/HorribleHistoriesSubscribe Visit our website: horrible-histories.co.uk Ottoman scientist Legari Hasan Celebi details the wow-factor for his invention: the first manned rocket! Get more...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Yes, scientists are actually building an elevator to space | Fabio Pacucci
Sending rockets into space requires sacrificing expensive equipment, burning massive amounts of fuel, and risking potential catastrophe. So in the space race of the 21st century, some engineers are abandoning rockets for something more...
The March of Time
1936: MAP: Map of French Guiana. Coastal prison settlements of St. Laurent & Cayenne marked. Devil's Island. MAP of Devil's Island (political prisoners), Royal Island (incorrigibles), St. Joseph Island. Lumber camps on map & road to Cayenne.
MOT 1936: MAP: Map of French Guiana. Coastal prison settlements of St. Laurent & Cayenne marked. Devil's Island. MAP of Devil's Island (political prisoners), Royal Island (incorrigibles), St. Joseph Island. Lumber camps on map & road to...
NASA
James Webb Space Telescope: Worth the Wait
Building the James Webb Space Telescope is challenging. It is NASA's most ambitious and complex space science observatory. The mission required 10 new technologies to be invented, the dedication of hundreds of scientists, engineers and...
IT'S HISTORY
A Tale of Swords and Gunpowder - Weapons in Ancient China l HISTORY OF CHINA
Dao, Gun, Jian and Quiang are the four main traditional fighting weapons of China. Even though, the Chinese had already invented gunpowder by the end of the tenth century. So besides of having an arsenal of swords, spears, sabres,...
HowStuffWorks
The Space Shuttle: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius
One of the most influential icons of human progress is the space shuttle. It represents the ability of human kind to wade further into the unknown frontier. Learn how it was developed in this episode. Stuff of Genius tells the story...
History Bombs
Insane Victorian Railway Myths
Mind-Blowing Monday #3: Insane Victorian Railway Myths In 1830 Britain began to build railways following pioneering steam locomotive inventions such as Robert Stephenson's Rocket. However as opposed to being greeted with joy and wonder,...
Curated Video
What Is A Tangram? - Learn How To Make Tangram Puzzle Shapes
Download Your own printable Tangram as seen in the video here: https://gumroad.com/purestarkids#ZbNVf Here are the timestamps for all of the different tangrams you can make in this video: ANIMAL TANGRAMS: 01:25 Bat 🦇 1:30 Bird 🐦 2:13...
Epicurious
Kids Try Famous Foods From Cartoons, From Spongebob to The Simpsons
Watch as kids try and react to some of the most famous foods from cartoons, including krabby patties from Spongebob Squarepants, d'oh-nuts from The Simpsons, canned spinach from Popeye, roasted chicken from Tom and Jerry, dino ribs from...
TED Talks
Burt Rutan: The real future of space exploration
In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off.
TED Talks
George Dyson: The story of Project Orion
Author George Dyson spins the story of Project Orion, a massive, nuclear-powered spacecraft that could have taken us to Saturn in five years. His insider’s perspective and a secret cache of documents bring an Atomic Age dream to life.
SciShow
3 Ways to Save Earth from an Asteroid
Hank gives us the skinny on three plans NASA scientists have come up with to save Earth from an asteroid impact. Hopefully we'll never have to use any of them.
TED Talks
Peter Hirshberg: The web is more than "better TV"
In this absorbing look at emerging media and tech history, Peter Hirshberg shares some crucial lessons from Silicon Valley and explains why the web is so much more than "better TV."
Crash Course
If One Finger Brought Oil - Things Fall Apart part I: Crash Course Literature 208
In which John Green teaches you about Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel, Things Fall Apart. You'll learn about Igboland, a region in modern day Nigeria, prior to the arrival of the British Empire. Achebe tells the story of Okonkwo, an Igbo...
Crash Course Kids
How to Get Resources - Picky Pineapples
Want a Pineapple? If you want a pineapple, it's possible you can just run down to the store and get one. But, if you wanted to grow one, that's a lot more difficult depending on where you live. In this episode of Crash Course Kids,...
The March of Time
1960s: CHILDBIRTH: QUESTIONABLE QUALITY: VS Doctor delivering baby in hospital delivery room, showing crying baby to mother, nurses around, cleaning crying newborn infant. Labour, pregnancy, vaginal birth, children
MOT 1960s: CHILDBIRTH: QUESTIONABLE QUALITY: VS Doctor delivering baby in hospital delivery room, showing crying baby to mother, nurses around, cleaning crying newborn infant. Labour, pregnancy, vaginal birth, children
Kids Learning Videos
Air Transportation for Kids
Air Transportation for Children! Watch this educational video about aircraft transportation. Kids can learn about hot air balloons, airplanes, helicopters and more!
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Pana Asavavatana - Putting Handles on Learning
Pana is the KA-2 Technology and Design Coach at Taipei American School and an Apple Distinguished Educator. Prior to this she taught in early childhood classrooms for seven years. She has studied, lived and worked on three continents in...
XKA Digital
It's still a man's world in the workplace
Clare Gerada was elected to lead the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2011, and represented over 40,000 doctors. She was the first female Chair in fifty years. She trained in psychiatry and maintains an interest in the treatment...