Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad Kid: Engineer: Recycling Nudge

3rd - 8th
Kid engineers Grace and Aaron design and build a bin that encourages people to recycle.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Kid Engineer: Physical Therapy Scooter

3rd - 8th
Kid Engineer Kaeleen and her friends design and build a scooter for kids to use in physical therapy. [5:52]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Kid Engineer: Lunch Table

3rd - 8th
Kid Engineer Micah explains how she and her classmates at the NuVu Studio built lunch table prototypes to solve a problem at their school. [3:31]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Kid Engineer: Hi Tech Locker Entry

3rd - 8th
Kid Engineers Sam and Joe design a special lock for their school lockers using a bar-code scanner. [1:04]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Kid Engineer: Design Presentation

3rd - 8th
Students at the NuVu Studio share their tips for how to give a great presentation about your design project. To learn more about NuVu Studio, visit: NuVuStudio.com. [3:10]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Top Builder: Rubber Band Tool

3rd - 8th
Deysi challenges you to become a Top Builder by making a useful tool with rubber bands! [2:49]
Instructional Video
Other

Sci Show Kids: What Makes Bridges So Strong?

K - 1st
Jessi and Squeaks explain how bridges are built to withhold a lot of weight through illustrations and models. [3:44]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: 3 D Printing: Ancient Artifacts

3rd - 8th
Learn about the Tsawwassen community in British Columbia, Canada, and how two kid engineers designed a solution to preserve this First Nation's ancient treasures! [3:15]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: What Is Ma Key Ma Key?

3rd - 8th
How can you make regular objects into things a computer can recognize? Watch as Deysi explains the wonders of MaKey MaKey! [2:23]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Piano Smash

3rd - 8th
Ever wonder how special effects for TV and movies get made? Sam and his family show how their production company engineers a falling piano. [5:42]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Outdoor Play Sink

2nd - 7th
How can you turn cleanup into play time? Watch as Nate engineers an outdoor sink for his son, Calvin. [6:12]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: No Spill Bowl

2nd - 8th
Watch as Deysi uses the design process to build a bowl that won't spill! [4:48]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Massage Shoes

3rd - 8th
Watch as Nate prototypes a design sent in to Design Squad for shoes that massage your feet. [3:44]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Light Up Baby Jumper

3rd - 8th
Watch as Nate prototypes a way for his son Calvin to power LED lights. [4:13]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Kid Engineer: Uplift Wheelchair

3rd - 8th
Kid engineer Stefano explains how he and his fellow classmates at the NuVu Studio built a wheelchair prototype, called Uplift, to help kids with cerebral palsy in Monterrey, Mexico. [3:15]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Eco Electronics

3rd - 8th
Industrial engineer Erin Gately creates new environmentally friendly products by ensuring that computer products are made with fewer non recyclable materials. [1:04]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Design Squad: School Solutions

K - 1st
Learn how engineering can help you solve every day problems. [3:55]
Instructional Video
NASA

Nasa: Ngss Engineering at Jpl: K 2 Ets1 3

1st - 3rd
Watch Dr. Chris Tanner describe some of the tests they carry out when comparing parachutes for the Low-Density-Supersonic-Decelerator, or LDSD, project to land larger and more massive objects on Mars. LDSD uses a large parachute to help...
Instructional Video
Museum of Science

Ei E: Designing a Maglev System

K - 1st
Students use their knowledge of the properties of magnets and the Engineering Design Process to design a maglev transportation system.
Instructional Video
Other

Fairfax Futures: Stem in Early Learning: Engineering With the Three Little Pigs

Pre-K - 1st
This Teaching Channel video looks at how early childhood educators and families can introduce STEM concepts to young children. After hearing The Three Little Pigs read out loud, they work in teams to build a house and then see if they...
Instructional Video
Other

Lincoln Learning Solutions: Engineering Design Kindergarten Science

Pre-K - 1st
This video explains the Engineering Design Process in a fun and engaging way to help young students understand this complex concept. [2:53]
Instructional Video
SciShow

Sci Show Kids: Think Like an Engineer Part 1: Jessi Has a Problem!

K - 1st
Do you like using your imagination to build things that solve problems? If you do, you're thinking like an engineer! Learn how engineers identify and solve problems, then help Jessi with a big problem of her own! [5:06]
Instructional Video
SciShow

Sci Show Kids: Think Like an Engineer Part 2: Build a Better Back Scratcher!

K - 1st
In the Part 1 video, Jessi had a big problem: her back was really itchy! In Part 2, we look at designs for back scratchers and build something to help her out! [4:30]
Instructional Video
PBS

Kqed Quest: The Engineering Design Process: A Taco Party

3rd - 5th
When engineers set out to solve a real-world problem, they go through the engineering design process. You may go through a similar process if you decided to throw an impromptu taco party. The engineering design process includes: Defining...