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The Wright brothers

how they invented the airplane
1992
Recounts the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright, from their childhood, tinkering and building their own printing press, to owning the Wright Cycle Company, to inventing the world's first powered, controlled airplane. The self-trained engineers worked side by side to solve the most complicated problems in the history of flight.

Sound instruments

1995
TV's Don Herbert uses demonstrations and hands-on activities to teach scientific principles.

Simple & compound machines

how they work
1985
When two boys show up at an equipment rental and repair shop for help with their science fair project on machines, the owner of the shop gives them a tour. Together they examine the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, and screw, along with some compound machines, including a bicycle, a typewriter, and a corkscrew.

Origami for kids

1993
Learn how to make origami figures such as animals, ornaments, party favors, and airplanes.

Chemistry in the kitchen

1995
TV's Don Herbert uses demonstrations and hands-on activities to teach scientific principles.

Buoyancy and displacement

1995
TV's Don Herbert uses demonstrations and hands-on activities to teach scientific principles.

How do they build spaceships?

1996
Explores how spaceships are built and how they fly.

Simple machines

1995
TV's Don Herbert uses demonstrations and hands-on activities to teach scientific principles.

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