Films On Demand is the leading source of high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content. Click on the links below to see examples of a few of the films available.
This video looks at the various components of a circuit while describing voltage, current, resistance, and series and parallel circuits. It also demonstrates a range of calculations that are central to real-world applications of the principles of electricity.
This series teaches students watts of stuff about electricity including how it’s produced, how it’s used in our homes, how it’s controlled, and how we keep ourselves safe from nasty shocks.
From a blueprint’s basic elements to the distinct features of construction, electrical, manufacturing, and machining blueprints, this program gives viewers a detailed primer on types of blueprints and how they are read.
What is it like to be a power plant worker? In this Career Q&A video interview, Joey Turner talks about his career path, what he does on the job, and the keys to success working at a power plant.
This three-part series tells the story of the painstaking research and dazzling leaps of imagination needed to subdue electricity and make it a part of human life.
In this program, physicist Dr. Niraj Lal explores some of the engineering solutions driving change. He visits the construction site of the largest public transport system ever undertaken nationally and discovers how engineers are finding ways to replace concrete.
Nikola Tesla electrified the world, but his bizarre vision of the future branded him as a mad scientist. A century ago, Tesla created energy-efficient light bulbs, foresaw today's oil consumption issues, and the need for alternative energies like geothermal and solar power.
