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How It's Made - Windows
The fascinating process of making windows is explained in this well-made video. Perhaps you could show it in a career exploration or technology class.
Curated OER
How It's Made - Combination Locks
In a day of mechanized manufacturing, it is surprising that parts of a combination lock must be placed into the casing by hand. Your class will be fascinated with the production of colorful combination locks.
Curated OER
Car Assembly Line
Visit a Mercedes assembly line as cars are put together with precision. Unlike other car production lines, this assembly is driven by technicians' hands, precision, and detail. This video can be used to show the reasons why some...
Curated OER
How It's Made - Nuts and Bolts
The nuts and bolts of manufacturing nuts and bolts is the topic of this show. For your career exploration or engineering classes, this would be a good resource to use when examining different mechanized processes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Nanotube Space Elevator
In this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, find out about the discovery of a new building material, the carbon nanotube, whose physical properties could theoretically enable the creation of a 22,000-mile elevator to space. [4:29]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Career Gates: Virtual Tour
Virtual Tour provides a quick snapshot of the different clips in this 6-episode series. Use of this video will enable you to help your students preview careers in the other episodes of the Career Gates series. Careers that are...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Model T Ford/assembly Line
Henry Ford's Model-T was produced for over 19 years. It birthed the modern industrial assembly-line process, and in 1927, the 15 millionth and final Model -T rolled off the assembly-line. [6:54]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Manufacturing Processes: Hands on to Hands Off
Ever wonder what methods you can use to make something? From manual to semi-automatic to fully automatic, watch what methods you can use to dome some simple manufacturing tasks such as cutting and drilling.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Forest Products in Everyday Life | Georgia Forests
From tissue paper to plastics, many everyday products originate from trees. This video looks at multiple sites in Georgia that are involved in the production process and also highlights the importance of recycling paper and plastic...
PBS
Pbs: Career Connections: Weld Shop Supervisor
A video describing the career of a welder. Learn how the majority of these jobs are in manufacturing and involve forming a permanent bond to metal by heating the pieces. [3:51]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Can 3 D Printers Reshape the World?
From batteries to bikinis, a look at what's in the queue for 3D printers.
Other
Quantum Future: Most Satisfying Production Process You Probably Didn't See
This video shows the manufacturing processes for brushes, toothbrushes, surgical gloves, tennis balls, golf balls, razor blades, and a winding machine. The video is accompanied by a soundtrack without narration. [10:24]