MegaWorld: Germany

$39.95

Description

Product Code: GH4207
UPC: 631865420728
ISBN: 978-1-61867-075-5
Grade Level: 6-12
Media Type: DVD

Product Description

A STEM Curriculum Resource for Engineering and Science students.

Travel to the biggest, fastest, most exciting engineering, automotive and construction projects across the globe. This series highlights a variety of innovative and awing scientific feats in different countries.

MegaWorld is a fun, fast paced, experiential approach to presenting a country or region’s innovations in science and technology. Projects Include: – Manufacturing of the world’s biggest truck – Transportation on Canada’s epic ice roads – Futuristic skyscrapers in the fastest growing cities – Conceptualizing the strongest rocket on the planet -Traveling underwater in a high-tech submersible – Testing and perfecting Formula One race cars – Development of floating house communities – Retrofitting San Francisco’s Bay Bridge

Germany

Industrious and innovative, Germany is an engineering powerhouse! From resurfacing a busy airport runway in mere hours to a tractor/tank hybrid designed to safely clear landmines, the country’s top scientists, engineers, designers and inventors are leading the charge into the 21st century. See how Deutschland’s innovations are changing the world we live in. Other stories include the world’s most automated port, a transparent car factory, putting the brakes on a superfast jet, and the legendary Nurburgring racetrack.

Additional Information

Run Time: 45
Copyright: 2007
Marc Record: Yes
Studio: Exploration Production Inc.
Territory: Available in the U.S. Only