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This One Time: Dean Kamen; Founder of FIRST; Flying the B–2 Stealth Bomber Dean Kamen is most well known for founding FIRST Robotics Competition; but he is also a pilot and this one time; he got to fly the stealth bomber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE67emCWDG8&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_XFR-UsQFhIqfz2anz2xc1_ Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 People, Robotics

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 Middle School Myths with Adam Savage: Weird Hobbies We asked Adam Savage some popular myths about being in middle school and here is his response to What should you do if your interests are not cool or popular? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccA5DwXU7ys Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 2 People

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 Middle School Myths with Adam Savage: Popularity and Success We asked Adam Savage some popular myths about being in middle school and here is his response to Does being popular in middle school determine how successful you will be later? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fjVOHyN9cw Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 People

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 Try This at Home: Telling Stories That Last Do you scrap book, or keep a journal? Learn how to make these stories last with the help of the National Air and Space Museum’s archives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dtMEliJ_TI Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 People, Art

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 Try This at Home: Radar box demo Do you know how RADAR works? Learn more about this complex topic with a simple hands on demo that you can try at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4VCPGKmXmc Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Science, Aviation, Aircraft

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 Try This at Home: Coloring Images from Space Learn how the images from the Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes are colored. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_VsIzr2zE4 Grade 12, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 11, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 2, Grade 1, Grade K Astronomy, Science, Solar System, Telescopes, Art

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 Try This at Home: Morse Code Demo Learn about telegraphy and how to make your own telegraph key in the morse code demo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSNzJTpsFUw Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 2, Grade 1, Grade K Technology and Engineering, Science

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 STEM in 30: Remote Sensing; and how it Impacts YOUR life. Remote Sensing is the gathering of data remotely. This data is gathered from satellites; airplanes; and even drones flying through hurricanes. https://youtu.be/3VtZleF7nQ8 Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Physical science, Technology and Engineering

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 Try This at Home: Organization Learning organization is one of the most important skills a middle school student can acquire. Here are some useful tips on how you can stay organized. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE-GtvToCyI Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Science, Society and Culture, People

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 Try This at Home: Toys in Space On four separate missions, astronauts who flew on Space Shuttle Discovery conducted multiple science experiments demonstrating how different toys and sports activities perform in orbit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0dO2NY4fPk Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 2, Grade 1, Grade K Space stations, Science, Spaceflight

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 Try This at Home: Bone Density in Microgravity Preventing loss of bone density in microgravity will continue to be a challenge for astronauts in the future as they spend longer durations in space. Try out this activity to learn more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK-1WRDJA2c Grade 12, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Space stations, Science, People, Human spaceflight, Spaceflight

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 Try This at Home: Waves demo Do you know how waves work? Do you know what they have to do with stealth technology? Find out in this hands on demo that you can try at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XegcVH34QpI Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Science

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