Engineering the Structure for My Container Home
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Artist and designer Zack Smithey describes engineering needed to create his container home.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Engineering-42**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with an activity that has students design their own home using shipping containers.
- What do the five letters of STEAM represent? Have learners think about different elements of construction and decide which STEAM disciplines are involved. View the video for students to see how one man employed those principles to build his container home.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
