Podcast20:19
NASA

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 64, Space Communications and Navigation Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Pre-K - Higher Ed
NASA Space Communications and Navigation Chief Engineer Neil Mallik discusses how SCaN keeps the universe connected.
Instructional Video6:23
Science360

What Does a Chemical Engineer Do? - Careers in Science and Engineering

12th - Higher Ed
What's it really like to be a chemical engineer? What does a chemical engineer do all day? Anita Kalathil shows us some of the latest chemistry projects taking place at Proctor & Gamble and what her typical day is like inside and outside...
Instructional Video14:55
APMonitor

Debugging Python with ipdb and Sypder

10th - Higher Ed
A powerful debugging tool for Python is the pdb (or ipdb) tool that is part of the Integrate Development Environment of Spyder (available from the Anaconda download). This exercise shows how to debug code to fix syntax and logical...
Instructional Video12:37
APMonitor

Generate high quality plots with MATLAB

10th - Higher Ed
Plots in presentations and technical documents can either detract or enhance the delivery. This tutorial demonstrates how to make high quality plots in MATLAB and how to export the figures in PNG (for MS PowerPoint) or EPS format (for...
Instructional Video5:39
Science360

Engineer Chris Mattson - ScienceLives

12th - Higher Ed
Brigham Young University engineer Christopher Mattson designs technology that targets the needs of the world's poorest populations. He and his students have produced new water-well designs for villages in Africa and new tools for farmers...
Instructional Video1:32
Science360

2017 Waterman Award Recipient Baratunde Cola

12th - Higher Ed
The National Science Foundation bestows upon nanotechnology engineer, Baratunde Cola the nation’s highest honor for a young scientist or engineer: the Alan T. Waterman Award, for two thousand seventeen.
Instructional Video4:16
APMonitor

Mathematical Optimization with MATLAB

10th - Higher Ed
This tutorial demonstrates how to solve a simple mathematical optimization problem with four variables, one objective function, one equality constraint, and an inequality constraint. The problem is solved with the APMonitor toolbox in...
Instructional Video3:04
APMonitor

Change File Extension (.txt .csv .xlsx .zip) in Windows

10th - Higher Ed
Microsoft Windows hides files extensions for known file types by default. Select "Folder Options"..."View"...unselect "Hide extensions for known file types". As an example, you can change the extension on a Microsoft Office document to a...
Instructional Video3:32
Science360

Meet Ro-bat, Brown University's Robotic Bat Wing

12th - Higher Ed
The strong, flapping flight of bats offers great possibilities for the design of small aircraft, among many other applications. By building a robotic bat wing, Brown University researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats. Bat...
Instructional Video1:07
Next Animation Studio

Mexico City is sinking fast and it can’t be stopped

12th - Higher Ed
North America’s most populous city is sinking fast under its own weight, and has already sunk too low to be saved.
Instructional Video6:32
Science360

Chemist - Jon Wilker

12th - Higher Ed
What's it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What does a chemist do all day? You're about to find out! Meet the next generation of engineers and scientists in these profiles of young professionals, who may just inspire you to...
Instructional Video9:18
APMonitor

Import Data and Analyze with MATLAB

10th - Higher Ed
Data are frequently available in text file format. This tutorial reviews how to import data, create trends and custom calculations, and then export the data in text file format from MATLAB. Source code is available from...
Instructional Video19:39
APMonitor

Install Python 3.7 on Windows or Linux

10th - Higher Ed
Follow these steps to install Python 3.7 on Windows: 1. Remove old Python distributions 2. Browse to python.org and download installer 3. Install to C:\Python37 4. Add to PATH Environment Variable a. C:\Python37 b. C:\Python37\Scripts 5....
Instructional Video6:23
Science360

Chemical Engineer - Anita Kalathil

12th - Higher Ed
Anita Kalathil is a chemical engineer at Procter & Gamble where she works in fabric care engineering on the liquids-making side. She works on product design and ensuring that equipment is ready to go for new products. Anita spends her...
Instructional Video11:48
APMonitor

Install Julia on Windows and Linux with Jupyter Notebook

10th - Higher Ed
Julia is a language that combines the ease of programming of MATLAB or Python with the speed of C or Java. This tutorial shows how to install Julia 0.5.0 on Windows or Linux (Ubuntu) and manage add-on packages.
Instructional Video3:31
Makematic

STEAM Teams Wear Many Hats

K - 5th
Collaboration helps us see problems from new perspectives. In this activity, children will learn about the Boston Molasses Flood and ask STEAM questions to solve the mystery.
Instructional Video3:07
Mediacorp

The Growing Importance of Satellite Companies in the Space Sector

12th - Higher Ed
This video discusses the growing commercial potential of the space sector, particularly in satellite technology. It highlights the significant investment being made in the industry and the potential for massive revenue generation. Space...
Instructional Video6:46
Science360

Materials Engineer - Carlos Barrios

12th - Higher Ed
Carlos Barrios is a materials engineer at 3M in the adhesive group where he designs ""Sticky Stuff."" Carlos spends a lot of time in the lab performing research on various materials and testing them under multiple conditions in...
Instructional Video25:41
APMonitor

Record and Plot Real time Data in Python

10th - Higher Ed
This sample exercise records, analyzes, and plots real-time data in Python. It is an introductory exercise for the project listed at http://apmonitor.com/che263/index.php/Main/CourseProjects
Instructional Video13:28
APMonitor

Interactive Python with Widgets

10th - Higher Ed
An IPython widget allows a user to input a value or perform a function. Widgets enhance user interaction with the IPython notebook. See http://apmonitor.com/che263/index.php/Main/PythonWidgets to download the example IPython notebook and...
Instructional Video3:11
NASA

NASA | Muppet Lola and NASA Engineers Promote Science Education in Latin America

3rd - 11th
Lola, a Muppet from Plaza Sésamo, partnered with NASA engineers Sandra Cauffman (Goddard Space Flight Center) and Diana Trujillo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) at an event with the Inter-American Development Bank to discuss early...
Instructional Video2:37
NASA

NASA Goddard Hosts 'STEM Girls Night In'

3rd - 11th
The 2018 "STEM Girls Night In," held Nov. 2-3, 2018, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, had about 40 young participants who designed and built Mars rover models, spoke with astronaut Jeanette Epps and supported...
Podcast9:57
Curated Video

‎NASA Explorers: Apollo: Episode 2: The Family Moon Business

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Lunar exploration runs in the family for the Petros. NASA lunar scientist Noah Petro interviews his father, Denis, about his work as an Apollo program engineer. In a heartfelt conversation, Noah and his dad examine the human impact of...
Instructional Video23:59
APMonitor

Install Python Modules

10th - Higher Ed
Python packages such as numpy, scipy, matplotlib, xlwings, pygame, openCV, and others extend the capabilities of this capable programming language. Installing packages is accomplished with downloadable installer packages or through the...