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Adam Savage's Tested. (2020, January 14). Mark Rober, friend of science - still untitled: The Adam Savage project - 1/14/20 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/immZHfuXIws
Andriessen, J., & Baker, M. (2014). Arguing to learn. In R. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (Cambridge handbooks in psychology, pp. 439–460). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519526.027
Blumenfeld, P., Kempler, T., & Krajcik, J. (2005). Motivation and cognitive engagement in learning environments. In R. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology, pp. 475–488). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511816833.029
Chi, M., & Van Lehn, K. A. (1991). The content of physics self-explanations. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1(1), 69–105.
Chi, M. & Wylie, R. (2014). The ICAP framework: Linking cognitive engagement to active learning outcomes. Educational Psychologist, 49(4), 219–243. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2014.965823
Collins, A., & Kapur, M. (2014). Cognitive apprenticeship. In R. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (Cambridge handbooks in psychology, pp. 109–127). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519526.008
Discovery. (2019, December 18). YouTube phenom Mark Rober to star in new Discover series 'Revenge of the Nerd’ (W/T) from Jimmy Kimmel's Kimmelot [Press release]. https://bit.ly/revengeofthenerd
Fermer, E., Watts, A., Jensen, J., Smith, R., Rober, M., Kim, S., Dostal, D., Mead, Jr., R., Lewis, T., Buehler, J., Dennis, N., Tommaso, P., Mayer, R., Montevirgen, A., Parr, D., Woollard, B., Golman, A., Makowski, K., & Rivera, D. (2019, July 9). U.S. Patent No. 10,343,634. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://bit.ly/PN10343634
Guinness World Records (2017, November 6). Largest water pistol. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/76605-largest-water-pistol
Guinness World Records (2016, June 22). Largest Nerf gun. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/434566-largest-nerf-gun
Jimmy Kimmel Live. (2019, December 17). Mark Rober on porch pirate vs. glitter bomb & new Discovery Channel show [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/lrUp54BVUzk
Jimmy Kimmel Live. (2018, March 30). Easter/April fools' day pranks with Mark Rober [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/CD4MptwCvWM
Jimmy Kimmel Live. (2017, March 31). April fools' day pranks with Mark Rober [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/hdDBKxJSAHQ
Jimmy Kimmel Live. (2016, March 31). Mark Rober's April fools' prank ideas [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/XKzxAA-xjoo
Johnson, C., & Priest, H. (2014). The feedback principle in multimedia learning. In R. Mayer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning (Cambridge handbooks in psychology, pp. 449–463). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369.023
Mayer, R., & Fiorella, L. (2014). Principles for reducing extraneous processing in multimedia learning: Coherence, signaling, redundancy, spatial contiguity, and temporal contiguity principles. In R. Mayer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning (Cambridge handbooks in psychology, pp. 279–315). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369.015
Mayer, R. & Pilegard, C. (2014). Principles for managing essential processing in multimedia learning: Segmenting, pretraining, and modality principles. In R. Mayer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning (Cambridge handbooks in psychology, pp. 316–344). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369.016
Reiser, B., & Tabak, I. (2014). Scaffolding. In R. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (Cambridge handbooks in psychology, pp. 44–62). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519526.005
Rober, M. (2020a, May 6). Final science class- How to survive a 5 mile fall with no parachute [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/3yjcqsNNa24
Rober, M. (2020b, April 8). Science class #6- What if everyone flushed their toilet at once? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/nT6VWmeFIkc
Rober, M. (2020c, April 3). Science class #5- How do astronauts weigh themselves? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/DKHEanz5ayM
Rober, M. (2020d, March 30). Science class #4- How to waterproof your hand [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/00aZJP4kmK4
Rober, M. (2020e, March 27). Science class #3- Why is the sky blue? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/zr359AIjU2Q
Rober, M. (2020f, March 25). Science class #2- Does farting make you weigh less? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/3FRyPjUlQKk
Rober, M. (2020g, March 23). Science class #1- Why does helium make your voice higher? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/pPn-Bay_ANU
Rober, M. (2018, November 28). World's largest horn shatters glass [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/pFEB0chiuJA
Rober, M. (2017, November 28). Liquid sand hot tub- fluidized air bed [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/My4RA5I0FKs
Rober, M. (2017, March 21). Automatic bullseye, moving dartboard [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/MHTizZ_XcUM
Rober, M. (2015, May 27). 1st place egg drop project ideas- using science [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/nsnyl8llfH4
Rober, M. (2012, August 14). NASA's Curiosity landing- 1 of her creator's POV [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/PCKogFDM3Zg
Rober, M. (n.d.-a). About [YouTube channel]. YouTube. Retrieved May 9, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/user/onemeeeliondollars/about
Rober, M. (n.d.-b). Videos [YouTube channel]. YouTube. Retrieved May 9, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/user/onemeeeliondollars/videos
Rober, M., Cohen, S., Kurz, D., Holl, T., Lyon, B., Meier, P., Riepling, J., & Gerhard, H. (2020, May 5). U.S. Patent No. 10,643,391. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://bit.ly/PN10643391
Rober, M., Cohen, S., Kurz, D., Holl, T., Lyon, B., Meier, P., Riepling, J., & Gerhard, H. (2019, November 19). U.S. Patent No. 10,482,669. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://bit.ly/PN10482669
Sweller, J., Ayres, P., & Kalyuga, S. (2011). Cognitive load theory. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8126-4
TEDx Talks. (2018, May 31). The Super Mario effect - tricking your brain into learning more | Mark Rober | TEDxPenn [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/9vJRopau0g0
TEDx Talks. (2015, July 2). How to come up with good ideas | Mark Rober | TEDxYouth@ColumbiaSC [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/L1kbrlZRDvU
Wall Street Journal. (2019, November 21). Mark Rober, Youtuber and former NASA engineer | In the elevator | WSJ [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ialayq2vpJg
Winne, P., & Azevedo, R. (2014). Metacognition. In R. Sawyer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (Cambridge handbooks in psychology, pp. 63–87). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519526.006
Wylie, R., & Chi, M. (2014). The self-explanation principle in multimedia learning. In R. Mayer (Ed.), The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning (Cambridge handbooks in psychology, pp. 413–432). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369.021