Instructional Video5:50
National Science Foundation

Science of the Winter Olympic Games: Engineering Competition Suits

6th - 12th Standards
What a thrilling job for an engineer: designing advanced athletic competition suits! Which materials can most reduce friction and drag, and yet still be flexible enough to move with the athlete's body? With attention focused on Shani...
Instructional Video1:04
Steve Spangler Science

Hovering Plane - Sick Science! #027

7th - 12th
Bring Bernoulli's principle before the eyes of your earth scientists! By setting two fans up facing each other, you can get a paper airplane to hover between them. Lift and drag concepts can be taught when you show this clip or perform...