MegaWorld: Spain

$39.95

Description

Product Code: GH4211
UPC: 631865421121
ISBN: 978-1-61867-079-3
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

Spain

Delve into Spanish science on the sea, the road and even the dance floor. Take a ride on Europe’s fastest and newest roller coaster. Explore the cutting-edge weather monitoring system unveiled at this year’s America’s Cup sailing race where success and even survival depend on the weather. See how cutting-edge technology is streamlining an historic building project: Gaudi’s stunning Sagrada Familia Cathedral was begun in 1882 based on complex and innovative geometry, and is still decades away from being finished. Also don’t miss a Spanish Supercar, the world’s biggest nightclub, and the first ever solar power tower.

Additional Information

Run Time: 45
Copyright: 2006
Marc Record: Yes
Studio: Exploration Production Inc.
Territory: Available in the U.S. Only