Testing for Aviation Safety
Backgrounders
Learn about some of the ways that aircraft and spacecraft are tested.
Pre-flight Testing
Backgrounders
Learn about some of the ways Aerospace engineers test new designs.
Life in the Deep Sea
Backgrounders
Learn about the unique creatures that live in deep sea ecosystems.
How Planes Fly
Backgrounders
Learn about what gets planes up in the air, what keeps them up there, and what brings them down again.
Jill Stagg
Career Profiles
Steamfitter Apprentice
Lighter Than Air Vehicles
Backgrounders
Learn about history and workings of lighter than air vehicles.
Luke Ingersoll
Career Profiles
Occupational Diver
Weather: Atmospheric Pressure
Backgrounders
Learn about the layers of the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, pressure systems and fronts.
ScienceXplosion - Painting at the Bernoulli
Interactives
On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes his own airbrush and learns more about the Bernoulli Principle. It's not magic, it's science!
Why is ketchup so hard to pour?
STEM Explained
Ever go to pour ketchup on your fries… and nothing comes out? We’ll let the secrets about the viscosity of this non-Newtonian fluid out of the bottle!
Boyle's Law
Backgrounders
Learn about the theory of Boyle’s Law and explore examples of Boyle’s Law in everyday life.
Charles' Law and Gay-Lussac's Law
Backgrounders
Learn about the theories of Charles’ Law and Gay-Lussac’s Law and explore examples of these laws in everyday life.
Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases
Backgrounders
Learn about the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases as well as about the units and tools used to measure gases.