Exploring STEM through exciting television shows across the country

From the ever changing coast – through the sandhills – and into the Smoky Mountains, STEM is an important factor of everyday life. Blackbeard and many other pirates were effected by Bernoulli’s principle hundreds of years ago and today that same principle teaches us how airplanes fly. Search by topic, search by state educational standard or just search for what interests you. Watch, learn and enjoy all of the episodes of North Carolina STEM Explorers.

North Carolina STEM Explorers – All Episodes

Cyber Forensics

FBIToday Mitch visits the FBI to investigate how investigators use technology to solve crimes."68-IC-07 Examine the benefits and drawbacks of a digital footprint and online identity. 68-IC-08 Understand how online interactions make an impact on the social, emotional,...

Advanced Manufacturing

Gene Haas Center for Advanced ManufacturingToday Mitch visits one of the many Gene Haas training centers and discovers that in many industries that create the many items we encounter everyday, from car parts to Grandpa's new hip, was once programmed and tooled by a...

Cosmetology

Dermatology Consultant ServicesWe use products on our hair and skin everyday. Do we understand what is in those products that make them work so well? Today Brielle visits a dermatologist to learn more about products she uses everyday.8.L.2 Understand how biotechnology...

Exploration and Pressure

UNCW MarineQuestWhy do we know more about the surface of the moon than the ocean floor? Join Max at Marine Quest as he learns what is required to explore our oceans."8.E.1.2 Summarize evidence that Earth’s oceans are a reservoir of nutrients, minerals, dissolved...

Digestion

Charlotte Lab SchoolHow does our body turn the food we eat into the energy we need we live? Today we visit the Charlotte Lab School to learn about the digestive system.7.L.1.4 Summarize the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestion,...

The Gulfstream

UNCW MarineQuestWhat is Physical Oceanography? It takes place right here on the coast of our state. Join Max at MarineQuest today as he explores deep ocean circulation.8.E.1 Understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the...

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

Charlotte Lab SchoolWhat does our body do with the oxygen we breathe in? Today Brielle visits Charlotte Lab School for a lesson on the Respiratory and Circulatory systems.7.L.1.4 Summarize the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestion,...

Properties of Sea Water

UNCW MarineQuestWater, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink! How can we make sea water drinkable? Join Max at MarineQuest to learn how to remove salt and impurities from sea water to make it potable."8.E.1.4 Conclude that the good health of humans requires:•...

Bungee Barbie

NC State UniversityHow do you know just how much bungee cord is needed to make a thrilling but safe bugee jump? Dr. Laura Bottomley teaches Riley how to calculate a safe bungee drop for Barbie using measurements and graphs.7.P.1 Understand motion, the effects of...

Science of Music

NC State UniversityToday Riley visits Dr. Laura Bottomley at NC State University to explore how sound is created, how it travels and how music results from the engineering of sound."6.P.1 Understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in...

Energy Transfer

NC State UniversityBatteries and more batteries! Everything needs energy to work, but how does energy from a battery convert into a working mechanism? Join us today for more energetic engineering at NC State University."6.P.3 Understand characteristics of energy...

Energy Conversion

NC State UniversityHow does energy from a battery convert into action? Today we visit the engineering department of NC State University for an energizing lesson in mechanical energy.7.P.2 Understand forms of energy, energy transfer and transformation and conservation...

How TV Works

WRALZion hosts today's exciting episode from WRAL, an actual television station. He experiences live action in the news room and on a green screen."8-NI-01 Analyze different ways that data is transferred across a network and the role of protocols in transmitting data....

Science of Reptiles

Schiele MuseumJoin Hailey at Schiele Museum of Natural History as she learns about reptiles and their many special features that enable them to find prey and survive predators.8.L.4.2 Explain the relationship between genetic variation and an organism’s ability to...

Fiber Connections

CorningWhat do zeroes, ones, light and glass have to do with communication and games? Hailey visits Corning to learn how glass fiber, not much larger than human hair, is made and used in everday life.8-NI-01 Anaylze different ways that data is transferred across a...

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