Popular Mechanics for Kids - Radical Rockets and Other Cool Cruising Machines (2004)

Join PMK's junior hosts, Jay and Elisha, for a thrilling tour of underwater and sky borne transport in Radical Rockets. The action begins on a Trident nuclear submarine, where Jay walks over missile silos, visits the ship's nerve center (and even steers it for a moment), looks through a periscope, and learns what makes a vessel that is longer than two football fields dive and surface. Meanwhile, Elisha takes a fantastic ride on a two-woman sub, then joins her cohort at NASA for some disorienting training in weightlessness, spurious motion, and flight control on the space shuttle. Along the way, there are lessons in the chemistry of booster rockets and how astronauts find leaks via computer. There's also a chapter on remote-controlled model submarines, but for the most part watching Radical Rockets is like gaining exclusive, enviable access to the biggest and coolest machines in the world. --Tom Keogh Amazon.com

Great for 3 and 5 year old

I bought this for my 5 year old son, but my 3 year old daughter also enjoys it (though a bit long for her age). My son is really into rockets and space, but knows nothing of commercialized stories such as Star Wars and the like. So he's very intrigued by the actual inner workings of rockets and boosters and things that goes into space. Lots of great real life video, which is always a hit with his mom. The kids are a bit older than him, but he still enjoys it. February 25, 2008

Terrific for the inquisitive

I first bought one Popular Mechanics dvd to explain electricity to our 3 year old grandson. After seeing it I purchased one for our 5 year old grandson. Since then I have purchased two sets of the six Popular Mechanics dvd's and they have entertained both boys for hours. These stories are told by children, for children, and are very educational and interesting. I would purchase more in a second. February 9, 2008

My three year old loves this--and I like it, too!

My son loves each of the four programs on this DVD, though he probably prefers the one on rockets. As a parent, I appreciate the fact that the programs are intelligently done and the young actors seem genuinely interested in the science they're talking about.

This is an outstanding addition to my family's DVD library. February 27, 2006

An awesome video!

This is the first Popular Mechanics for Kids video we own and it has been a hit! My 5 year old son has learned a lot about how machines work and is even interested in conducting some of his own experiments like they do in the video. The pre-teen narrators are great and so is the content. It is engaging for both kids and adults. December 31, 2005

Educational but Fun

I have 4 kids ages 10 to 2 and they all love watching these movies. My oldest made the comment that usually movies like this are boring but this one isn't as "cheesy" as some others she has seen. I bought the whole collection and they haven't gotten tired of watching them yet! September 24, 2005

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