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This series, hosted by professional engineers Judy Lee and Adam Vollmer, is about making kids' dreams come true through engineering. As engineers Judy and Adam use their know-how to help kids across the country and around the world design and build creations.



Upcoming Episodes
03:00 AM
Apache Skateboarders
Episode # 101

On the first episode, Ronnie -- a 17-year-old skateboarder from the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona -- teams up with co-hosts Judy and Adam to build a skateboarding street course. Engineered to be modular, durable and weather-resistant, this is the skate park of Ronnie's dreams.

Rebroadcast

Monday, May 27, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2
03:30 AM
It's Alive!
Episode # 102

Judy and Adam join forces with Jennifer-- a young pastry chef from Boston, MA -- to create the cake of her dreams for the cast party of "Young Frankenstein: The Musical." With guidance and inspiration from master baker Jorg Amsler of Truly Jorg's Patisserie in Saugus, MA, the team engineers a cake that is part delicious, part electronic and part mad scientist -- wowing the musical's cast and crew.

Rebroadcast

Monday, May 27, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2
04:00 AM
Garden-To-Go
Episode # 103

Judy and Adam travel to London, England, to meet Mariam and Bert, two young members of Global Generation -- a community organization that grows fruits and vegetables in one of London's largest construction sites. Bringing new meaning to the phrase "eat locally, build globally," Mariam and Bert work with Adam and Judy to design and build a pedal-powered mobile garden that will help them sell their produce to nearby restaurants.

Rebroadcast

Monday, May 27, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2
04:30 AM
A Cut Above - Part 1
Episode # 104

Judy and Adam travel to New York City, the fashion capital of the United States, to meet up-and-coming designers Eduarda and Juan. Eduarda and Juan's dreams come true when fashion designer Christian Siriano challenges them to showcase their individuality and creativity by drawing upon Judy and Adam's engineering know-how to re-interpret a gown from his collection. Their red carpet-worthy designs are treated to a surprise critique when two editors from Teen Vogue magazine join Christian at a fashion shoot.

Rebroadcast

Monday, May 27, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2
Previous Episodes

02:30 AM

Trash to Treasure

Episode # 110


For the last episode, kids across the country were asked to recycle, re-use and re-engineer everyday materials into the next big invention in the 2010 Trash to Treasure contest. Three grand-prize winners visit Boston to work with professional engineers at Continuum, a global innovation and design consultancy, to see their original ideas become real products.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 15, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

02:00 AM

One Giant Leap - Part 2

Episode # 109


Judy and Adam invite Felipe -- an accomplished 15-year-old pilot from Miami, FL -- to compete in the 2010 Red Bull Flugtag competition. Together, they team up with NASA to design and build a human-powered flying machine. With their NASA-inspired glider design, Team One Giant Leap soars off a 30-foot-high deck, impressing the judges with distance and style.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 15, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

04:30 AM

One Giant Leap - Part 1

Episode # 108


Judy and Adam invite Felipe -- an accomplished 15-year-old pilot from Miami, FL -- to compete in the 2010 Red Bull Flugtag competition. Together, they team up with NASA to design and build a human-powered flying machine. With their NASA-inspired glider design, Team One Giant Leap soars off a 30-foot-high deck, impressing the judges with distance and style.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 08, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

04:00 AM

DIY Playground

Episode # 107


Judy and Adam journey to the northern mountains of Nicaragua to work with the kids of Cusmapa to build the playground of their dreams. With the help of the Fabretto Children's Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps local children reach their full potential, the entire community pitches in, working from the ground up to build Cusmapa a playground.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 08, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

03:30 AM

Musical Bike

Episode # 106


Judy and Adam meet Beatriz in her hometown of Emeryville, CA, to help her combine her passion for music and bike building. Working at The Crucible -- a non- profit educational foundry and metal fabrication shop -- they design and build a pedal-powered bike organ for Beatriz to unveil at her high school block party.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 08, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

03:00 AM

A Cut Above - Part 2

Episode # 105


Judy and Adam travel to New York City, the fashion capital of the United States, to meet up-and-coming designers Eduarda and Juan. Eduarda and Juan's dreams come true when fashion designer Christian Siriano challenges them to showcase their individuality and creativity by drawing upon Judy and Adam's engineering know-how to re-interpret a gown from his collection. Their red carpet-worthy designs are treated to a surprise critique when two editors from Teen Vogue magazine join Christian at a fashion shoot.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 08, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

02:30 AM

A Cut Above - Part 1

Episode # 104


Judy and Adam travel to New York City, the fashion capital of the United States, to meet up-and-coming designers Eduarda and Juan. Eduarda and Juan's dreams come true when fashion designer Christian Siriano challenges them to showcase their individuality and creativity by drawing upon Judy and Adam's engineering know-how to re-interpret a gown from his collection. Their red carpet-worthy designs are treated to a surprise critique when two editors from Teen Vogue magazine join Christian at a fashion shoot.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 08, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

02:00 AM

Garden-To-Go

Episode # 103


Judy and Adam travel to London, England, to meet Mariam and Bert, two young members of Global Generation -- a community organization that grows fruits and vegetables in one of London's largest construction sites. Bringing new meaning to the phrase "eat locally, build globally," Mariam and Bert work with Adam and Judy to design and build a pedal-powered mobile garden that will help them sell their produce to nearby restaurants.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 08, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

04:30 AM

It's Alive!

Episode # 102


Judy and Adam join forces with Jennifer-- a young pastry chef from Boston, MA -- to create the cake of her dreams for the cast party of "Young Frankenstein: The Musical." With guidance and inspiration from master baker Jorg Amsler of Truly Jorg's Patisserie in Saugus, MA, the team engineers a cake that is part delicious, part electronic and part mad scientist -- wowing the musical's cast and crew.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 01, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

04:00 AM

Apache Skateboarders

Episode # 101


On the first episode, Ronnie -- a 17-year-old skateboarder from the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona -- teams up with co-hosts Judy and Adam to build a skateboarding street course. Engineered to be modular, durable and weather-resistant, this is the skate park of Ronnie's dreams.
Rebroadcast

Monday, April 01, 2013
Length : 28 min
MPT2

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