Every Hot Wheels car is exactly 1/64 the size of the real car it’s modeled on. Show your students how a professional toy car designer for Mattel relies on basic math concepts such as fractions, measurement and scale to create accurate replicas of the coolest cars on the road.
Running time 2:42 minutes

Motorboats don't do well in marshy, wetland environments. The water is too shallow and there's too much vegetation. Anything with wheels isn't going to get very far either. The solution is an airboat--the vehicle of choice for rangers and biologists who work in wetland areas. Show your students how it works, what it's for and the types of terrain it can cover.
Running time 2:50 minutes

In 1978, Dr. Amar Bose was frustrated by the inability to hear good music in a noisy airplane cabin. Then he got curious and wondered if there was a way to separate what one wanted to hear from what one didn’t.
Running time 3:00 minutes

There are few cities in the U.S. with the number of tall buildings that New York City has, and also few cities with a water system as old. As a matter of fire prevention, taller buildings are required to have two sources of water, and one of those is usually a tank on the roof.
Running time 3:08 minutes

From tornados to hurricanes and thunderstorms to climate change, these nine scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are using math and science to better understand and predict severe weather systems.
Running time 5:19 minutes

Want your students to remember math or science class the next time they ride a bike? Give them an inside look at what it takes to build and test durable, high-tech bike wheels. In the assembly room, spokes are plucked like guitar strings to ensure equal tension and a balanced load. In a test room, a custom machine is subjecting a wheel to 4.4 million bumps! Behind the scenes, high performance bikes are all about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Running time 4:59 minutes

There are over 2.1 million farms in the U.S., totaling over 900 million acres. And those millions of harvests aren’t only producing food; they’re also producing data--a lot of data! That’s where statisticians like Sarah Hoffman and Jackie Brown of the USDA come in.
Running time 5:00 minutes

Fires are a natural part of a forest's ecosystem and important for the health of the trees. It is the job of some foresters to carefully set controlled fires within a forest. Find out why.
Running time 1:44 minutes

Evidence suggests there may be deposits of ice within craters at the poles of the moon. If this proves to be the case, Planetary Scientist Dr. Paul Spudis says it could possibly be “the most valuable piece of real estate in the solar system.” Find out why.
Running time 6:16 minutes.

There are over twenty-five million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes strike in the U.S. every year. Meteorologists use a combination of math and science to track when and where they will strike.
Running time 2:07 minutes