Teachers' Domain; Physical Science/Engineering; Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper
- Series
- Teachers' Domain
- Program
- Physical Science/Engineering
- Producing Organization
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/15-b27pn8xj0t
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Tired of bending down to pick up those runaway tennise balls? Leang, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, can help you out with his handy invention.
- Description
- Tired of bending down to pick up those runaway tennis balls? Leang can help you out with his handy invention in this video segment from ZOOM.
- Description
- See related asset "phy03_vid_ztennis_Backgrounder.xml"
- Description
- Where do you think Leang got his idea for the design of the tennis ball picker-upper?What is the function of the Velcro on the inside of the can? On the outside?How does friction help make this invention work?How could you change the design if you wanted to hold more than four balls?What other designs can you think of for a tennis ball picker-upper?
- Description
- The tennis ball picker-upper featured in this video segment from ZOOM is a very simple yet clever invention. Its young inventor explains what inspired him to create it and then takes viewers step-by-step through its construction. The video effectively demonstrates many of the steps of the engineering design process: identify a problem, need, or want; brainstorm; design a solution; then build the device, test it, and refine it as needed.
- Subjects
- science; Innovation and Invention; engineering design process :: development :: prototype; technology :: design :: invention
- Rights
- Rights Note:Download and Share,Rights:,Rights Credit:2000 WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved. ZOOM and the ZOOM words and related indicia are trademarks of the WGBH Educational Foundation. Used with permission.,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:WGBH Educational Foundation
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:00:00
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
Publisher: Teachers' Domain
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: eec793b4acd34615382a212e69981639ee648a52 (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Teachers' Domain; Physical Science/Engineering; Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper,” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 29, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-b27pn8xj0t.
- MLA: “Teachers' Domain; Physical Science/Engineering; Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper.” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 29, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-b27pn8xj0t>.
- APA: Teachers' Domain; Physical Science/Engineering; Kid Inventor: Tennis Ball Picker-Upper. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-b27pn8xj0t