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STEM in 30: Mail Away, Mail Away, Mail Away: Innovations in Delivering the Mail

In the United States mail service often fueled the transportation industry to expand and innovate allowing more people to be connected, and ushered in an era of faster communication.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Zyd-VXv0o
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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.

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https://youtu.be/3VtZleF7nQ8
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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.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE67emCWDG8&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_XFR-UsQFhIqfz2anz2xc1_
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Middle School Minute: NASA Astronaut Gregory "Ray–J" Johnson

Find out what NASA Astronaut Gregory Ray–J Johnson was like as a young student in this edition of the Middle School Minute!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-wA3OPJw2A
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My Path: "Don't Be Afraid of Who You Are." Hannah Wakeford, Astronomer

Dr. Hannah Wakeford is on the cutting edge researching and hunting for exoplanets. Many of these newly discovered planets are in the Goldilocks Zone where conditions may be right to support life.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM4gSVAhMIQ&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=9
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My Path: Joe Acaba, NASA Astronaut

Ever wonder what it takes to become an astronaut and fly in space? NASA astronaut and former teacher Joe Acaba shares his path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4BpGSwaSZk&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=10
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Astronaut Training, Moon Mission

This family activity trains you on how to pick up samples of Moon rocks like the Apollo astronauts.

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https://s.si.edu/MoonMissionAstronautTraining
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Building Paper Airplanes with Astronaut Gregory "Ray J" Johnson

What does flying a paper airplane have to do with landing the Space Shuttle?

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https://youtu.be/2lVzXQElTpU
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Bristlebots with Private Space Explorer, Anousheh Ansari

Build robots with with electrical engineer and private space explorer, Anousheh Ansari

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https://youtu.be/fbPUSTmMjjU
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Space Lingo: What Is "Puffy–Head Bird–Legs?" – ISS Science

Astronaut Randy Bresnik explains this condition that astronauts experience. Also check out a demonstration of Puffy–Head Bird–Legs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zld_7m2WWg
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Puffy Head, Bird Legs

This lesson investigates the effects of gravity on the human body and how it impacts astronauts in space.

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https://s.si.edu/PuffyHeadBirdLegs
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STEM in 30: Lighter, Stronger, Better: Composites

Explore composites in this fast-paced webcast to learn what they are, how they are made and how they are used in the aerospace industry

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqr6_hE7yh4