Instructional Video5:40
PBS

Career Connections | Architect Sports Planner

6th - 12th
Part of the thrill of sports is getting to see competition in person at an athletic facility or stadium. Find out what it takes to become a sports venue architect with a short video that features an architect who designs such...
Instructional Video2:36
PBS

Career Connections | Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

6th - 12th
Imagine engineering robotic assembly machines! That's one of the many tasks taken on by advanced manufacturing engineers. A PBS video explains what it takes to be a manufacturing engineer in the auto industry.
Instructional Video9:11
Crash Course

How to Become an Engineer: Crash Course Engineering #45

9th - 12th
Interested in becoming an engineer? An informational and educational video teaches viewers about the various ways to become an engineer. It uses an example of building an airplane wing to describe the branches of engineering that...
Audio
Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Podcasts: Careers in Stem and Healthcare

9th - 10th
A collection of podcasts (in MP3 format) that showcase careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and healthcare. Podcasts include information on salary, daily responsibilities, education...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: It's Cool to Be a Civil Engineer

3rd - 8th
Who decides how massive structures like skyscrapers are made? This video segment adapted from the PBS series "Building Big" showcases the job of a civil engineer. [3:11]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Kids 12.2: The Engineering Process

3rd - 6th
How do we go about being engineers? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about the Engineering Process and why we should do things in order, as well as many of the questions we should ask along the way. [5:17]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Kids: What's an Engineer?

2nd - 8th
You've heard of engineers, I'm sure. But, what are Engineers? Well, it turns out that they're all kinds of people doing all kinds of neat work! Want to be one? Well, join Sabrina in this episode of Crash Course Kids where she talks about...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Kids 18.1: Defining a Problem

3rd - 8th
So, how do engineers even figure out what problem needs to get fixed? And what's the difference between identifying a problem and just complaining about something. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about how we can all...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Kids 18.2: Defining Success

3rd - 8th
In our last episode, Sabrina talked about how Engineers define the problems they need to solve. But how do you know when you've actually solved a problem? What do you expect to happen that would equal success? In this episode, Sabrina...