Watch & learn: awesome videos from The Kid Should See This
On one of our favorite sites, The Kid Should See This, our friend Rion shares kid-friendly videos that are also entertaining and educational for us grownups.
Below, she's hand-picked six about engineering for all-ages fans of The Everything Machine and The Robot Factory.
AN EATING MACHINE
Every generation of inventors and satirists wrestles with new technologies. In this clip, Charlie Chaplin tests an automated invention that promises the ultimate in modern efficiency.
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MADE WITH CODE
For Limor Fried, writing code is “like being able to write your own story in technology.” Fried and humanitarian Erica Kochi are inspiring more girls to explore computer science.
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TO BE A STRANDBEEST
Made of plastic tubes and white sails, Theo Jansen's self-propelling "beach animals" are a beautiful mix of art and engineering, inspired by his love for the natural world.
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WHAT'S AN ENGINEER?
Two fun episodes from the ever-excellent Crash Course Kids series introduce engineering and its constant evolution to meet new challenges and advance newly invented technologies.
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LEGO BRICKUMENTARY
The U.S. patent office asked LEGO, "How many ways can you put together six of these bricks?" Turns out their answer of almost 103 million ways was so wrong...
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WE <3 RUBE GOLDBERG
A high school student made these super delightful Rube Goldberg machines with toy train tracks, office supplies, dirt...and a lot of patience, trial, and error.
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