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TED Talks
TED: How to make sure materials get reused -- again and again | Garry Cooper
What if we could harness the power and value of all that we discard? Circular economy builder Garry Cooper presents a compelling vision for transforming cities into sustainable, circular economies, citing real-world examples of how...
SciShow
How Tall Can Skyscrapers Get?
Get an engineeer's-eye-view of the tallest buildings in the world, to learn what challenges they face as they reach for the sky and wonder, how tall can we build?
TED Talks
TED: The breakthrough science of mRNA medicine | Melissa J. Moore
The secret behind medicine that uses messenger RNA (or mRNA) is that it "teaches" our bodies how to fight diseases on our own, leading to groundbreaking treatments for COVID-19 and, potentially one day, cancer, the flu and other ailments...
TED Talks
Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?
Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens -- and the environment.
SciShow
Will Space Settlers Live in Fungi Buildings?
What if we could grow buildings on other worlds? Researchers are looking to fungi to help us colonize the stars<br/>
SciShow
Cement: A Really Hard Problem
Concrete sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere, but making it initially produces a lot of carbon dioxide as a byproduct. Fortunately, by rethinking the chemistry of cement altogether, we can actually use carbon dioxide to create our concrete...
Curated Video
How 8,000 Food Forests Grew Africa's Great Green Wall
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Senegal to see a movement of forest gardens which are contributing to Africa's Great Green Wall. Andrew accompanies the organization Planet Wild to visit the excellent work of Trees...
The Art Assignment
A Video Game about Art?
When we heard there was a video game about art and curating, we had to give it a try. Watch us play Occupy White Walls and build and curate an art gallery of our dreams (well, almost).
Curated Video
The Versatility of Clay: From Pottery to Medicine
From construction to medicine, clay has been an important material for humans for thousands and thousands of years. It is a fine-grained rock or soil containing metal oxides, and organic matter. From pottery and construction to writing...
Curated Video
The Many Uses of Portland Cement
Portland cement is a binding material that hardens and is primarily used in construction. It is made from a mixture of raw materials such as limestone, shale, silica, iron, and clay. After processing, the cement is mixed with other...
Science Buddies
Gingerbread House STEM Challenge
How easy or difficult is it to build a gingerbread house? It depends on what you want your house to look like. In this video, we will show you how to turn gingerbread house building into a fun STEM activity. You can even add a...
DiscoverE
DiscoverE Challenge: Tallest Cup Tower
Dream big and build tall. Scholars build the tallest tower possible out of plastic or paper cups. They apply the engineering design process to refine their designs and see if they can make their towers even taller.
TED-Ed
Will There Ever Be a Mile-High Skyscraper?
It seems like skyscrapers are getting taller and taller these days. An interesting video explains the challenges of constructing tall skyscrapers. It uses several examples of existing buildings to show how engineers overcome these...
TED-Ed
What if Cracks in Concrete Could Fix Themselves?
Concrete, heal thyself! A fascinating video describes the self-healing properties of concrete, known as autonomous healing. Pupils also learn about ways that engineers try to make concrete more resistant to cracks, such as by adding...
Crash Course
The Polymer Explosion: Crash Course Engineering #20
Exploding billiard balls and fake tanks are just part of the history of polymers. The 20th installment of the Crash Course Engineering series looks at polymers and how people make them. It also takes viewers through a brief history of...
Crash Course
Reaching Breaking Point: Materials, Stresses, and Toughness: Crash Course Engineering #18
Don't let materials science break you. An informative video explains the mechanical properties of materials. It uses a stress-strain diagram to discuss elasticity, hardness, toughness, creep strength, and fatigue strength. It also...
Real Engineering
Carbon Fiber—The Material of the Future?
Can you see the future in a carbon fiber? A Real Engineering video describes the development of carbon fiber as a building material. It also explains some applications of carbon fiber in aerospace and sporting goods, including proposed...
Real Engineering
The History of Iron and Steel
Steel a great resource to teach your class all about iron. Viewers of an engaging video see how the production of wrought iron, cast iron, and steel have changed over time. The video also explains some societal advances due to these...
Real Engineering
Why Are I-Beams Shaped Like an I?
There's a reason why they're called I-beams. A short Real Engineering video describes why I-beams are in the shape of an I. It considers how the beam achieves maximum bending load with the least amount of material.
Real Engineering
Material Properties 101
The six words you need to know to describe materials: stiff, strong, ductile, brittle, tough, and hard. Scholars learn how to investigate and describe material properties using a stress-strain graph. They identify yield strength and...
Real Engineering
Aluminium—The Material That Changed the World
Meet element number 13, aluminum. A video in the Real Engineering playlist explains how people started using aluminum in airplanes, buildings, and power lines. Scholars see how a moment of serendipity led to a process for producing this...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Curious George: Build a Wall
In the video "Keep Out Cows," Curious George tries to build a wall to keep the cows from munching on a flowerbed. He uses newspapers attached to a clothesline, but will they be strong enough to keep Leslie Cow and her friends away?...