The telephone, refrigerator, and light bulb are all solutions to a problem that an engineer successfully designed. Get to know more about how engineers define success, using this video. The focus goes through a checklist that...

There are few natural phenomena as startling as an earthquake, and depending on the building you're in, these experiences can be downright terrifying. Follow along as this video explores the factors that determine how a building...

Imagine injecting tiny robots into your blood to help fight disease. According to Daniel Kraft, that's just one of many exciting new medical technologies coming our way in the not-so-distant future. The key to these amazing innovations...

Can you build a homemade speaker out of a potato chip? Bestselling author and do-it-yourself expert William Gurstelle shows you how in his brief presentation at TEDYouth 2012. He encourages young people to be creative and explore...

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" This question guides Regina Dugan's exploration of amazing achievements in science and engineering that push the boundary of impossibility. From robotic hummingbirds and...

See how engineering can change the world. Future engineers watch a video that explains the purpose of real engineering. They see how engineering affects architecture, agriculture, medicine, and other areas of everyday life.

You probably know that a laser is used in a DVD player, but how exactly does it work? The last of five videos explains the laser setup in the DVD player and how it transmits stored information. The video begins with a drawing and ends...

Could you build a motor for a hair dryer? Viewers of a short video watch as the narrator compares a hair dryer motor to an electric motor built from a kit. Each component of the hair dryer motor correlates to a component in the electric...

In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, watch the design process in action as cast members create automatic door openers to open their bedroom doors while still lying down.

In this fast-paced NASA Brain Bites video, an astronaut demonstrates the impact of microgravity on the use of tools in space. [0:47]

Featuring slow-motion footage of insects in flight, this video adapted from NOVA explores the engineering challenge of designing a robotic aerial vehicle that flies like a bug.

In this video segment from WGBH, children make a dam with dirt, sticks, and stones to try to stop the flow of water.

In this video produced for Teachers' Domain, Chi-An Wang, a mechanical engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, describes her process when working with New Balance to design a new triathlon shoe.

In this video segment from WGBH, children experiment with cardboard and build a house for their stuffed animals.

This video segment adapted from NOVA explains how the sprinkler revolutionized fire safety and also features developments in fire-safety design for high-rise buildings.

Watch the ZOOM cast build a chair out of newspaper by making good use of the strength of triangles. [4:21]

In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members are challenged to design a windmill that can be powered by a hair dryer. [3:38]

Cyberchase video in which the CyberSquad uses the design process to create an invention that will help them navigate some tricky terrain. Includes background reading and discussion questions. [3:52]

This video segment adapted from NOVA follows two teams as they each test a different engineering design in an effort to explain how ancient Egyptians raised a giant stone obelisk. [5:21]

In this video segment from ZOOM, Jillian explains how her simple machine uses marbles, levers, flowing sand, and a spinning wheel to water a plant. [1:16]

In this video segment from WGBH, children figure out how to control the flow of water so it supplies two dams. [1:28]

Researchers describe an portable fluorescent microscope they've built using a cell phone and inexpensive parts.

Society needs to be innovative when it comes to designing homes in areas that may be impacted by natural disasters. One such area is the Gorkha region where a devastating earthquake killed thousands in 2015. Engineers developed a feature...

This video outlines in simple terms why a motor controller is needed and what it does. [5:29]