Children’s / Teenage general interest: Machines and how things work

Formula One race cars are fast and sleek.

Fire trucks have loud sirens and flashing lights.

Big rigs have powerful engines and lots of wheels.

On battlefields throughout history, devastating engines of war have helped armies clinch victories and preserve empires.

From piercing arrowheads to mighty longswords and battleaxes, weapons have clashed on the battlefield from ancient times onwards.

Join the Stickmen on a fascinating tour of monster vehicles, transporters, and construction tools.

How does a giant cruise ship stay upright?

How do planes stay in the air?

Join the savvy Stickmen on a fun tour of modern cars and locomotives.

Climb into the cabs of the world's fastest trucks.

Are you ready to take off with the world's fastest supersonic aircraft?

Motorcycles are made for speed-but some get there louder and faster than others!

Jump behind the wheel of the sleekest, swiftest automobiles, both on and off the race track.

People use many kinds of computers.

The Internet connects computers across the world.

Programs and apps make computers useful.

Video games today are more advanced than ever.

Computers cannot understand human languages such as English.

Which works better to haul a pumpkin-a lever or wheels and axles?

Which makes it easier to lift a large toy-a wedge or wheels and axles?

Is it easier to lift a bag full of toys with an inclined plane or a pulley?

These kids are playing a game, trying to move a person with a simple machine.

Is it easier to move heavy box with an inclined plane or wheels and axles?

How do sugar beets from the farm become the sugar in your favorite treat?

How do strawberries become tasty jam?

How does the salt in the sea become the salt you use at the dinner table?

How does a pumpkin seed turn into a tasty pie?

How does the milk from a goat become tasty cheese?

How do onion-shaped tulip bulbs become the beautiful blooms in your garden?

Do you enjoy snapping photos or taking movies of your adventures?

How does steel become a shiny new bicycle?

How does a sheet of plastic become a soccer ball?

How does a piece of wood become a brand-new baseball bat?

How does a sheet of leather become a football?

How does a roll of leather become a pair of basketball shoes?

Quick!

Did you know that tiny atoms that make up all matter hold huge amounts of energy?

Did you know people can turn the energy in rushing water into electricity?

Did you know people can dig underground and use Earth's heat to make energy?

Did you know that most of the energy we use comes from coal, oil, and natural gas?

Have you ever wished you could use technology to improve people's lives?

Do you spend hours tinkering with projects?

Did you know that tractor-pulling vehicles can have as many as six engines in one tractor?

Did you know that some drivers go over boulders instead of around them?

Have you seen a rally car race before?

Do you like fast trucks and loud engines?

Do you know what it's like to drive a truck that is as big as an elephant?

Have you ever seen a car crash?

How does wax turn into a colorful crayon?

How does a tree turn into a comic book or a magazine?