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Design Squad; Water Dancing

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Series

Design Squad

Program

Water Dancing

Program Number

205

Series Description

Sneak Preview on WGBH 2 February 24, 2007 Series premiere March 24, 2007

DESIGN SQUAD, a series for kids, is something new on the block - it's aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds, it borrows from the hugely popular reality competition format and it intends to get its viewers excited about engineering. This weekly half-hour series will be serious fun for kids (and adults) of all ages. In 13 episodes, two teams of high school students (ages 16-19) design, build and test whimsical machines and innovative products - everything from a wireless light and dance show to an automatic pancake maker - for real clients. Guided by two engineer hosts (a male and female twenty-something duo: NOT your stereotypical men-with-pocket-protectors), DESIGN SQUAD teams are scored for their ability to think outside the box and meet (or surpass) the demands of the challenge at hand. In the final episode, the top two scorers battle for the Grand Prize: a $10,000 college scholarship.

Series release date: 03/24/2007

Program Description

Dancer and performance artist Lisa Bufano, a bilateral leg and finger amputee, challenges the teams to build specialized prostheses for an underwater performance.

D-Squad Pro File: Greg Jones applies his mechanical engineering skills in a broad range of artistic endeavors including "La Contessa," a replica of a 40-foot Spanish galleon built over a school bus.

Watch the Pro File: Mecha-Sculpture

D-Squad Pro File: Naphysah Duncan is a biomedical engineer and former rhythmic gymnast. Naphysah and her team design parts for spinal implants, which will enable people with injured or deformed spines to move more freely and naturally. Naphysa is passionate about her career because she is helping people to live healthy lives.

Duration

00:28:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Game Show

Topics

Science

Creators

Taylor, Kate (Series Producer)

Citation

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