How Do Excavators Work? | Learn About Excavators and Hydraulics for Kids

The first section will focus on the main parts of an excavator and how they work as we assemble a big realistic excavator at the construction site in the city. Then we'll learn the engineering behind the powerful system of hydraulics employed by excavators. After that, your kids will love watching our new "virtual Lizzy the Dog" as she hops inside the excavator to show us how an excavator works. She'll show us what all of the controls do before we see the excavator in action as it digs up some big heavy rocks for the dump truck to carry away.

Now that Lizzy is over 12 years old, she'll be retiring from "show business," but I hope to continue her legacy of bringing joy and education to children around the world with our new animated Lizzy character. She's not quite as cute as the real thing, but my new friend Elmer Frihdson Ona and I worked hard for months to lovingly recreate Lizzy in digital form, so you'll be seeing more of her in future videos. Check out Elmer's animation work on UpWork here: https://www.upwork.com/fl/elmerfrihds... Let me know what you and your kids think of the new character. With some practice, I hope to get better at animating her more organically so she'll be improving over time.

This video continues what I hope will be many more videos in the STEM fields. As our original "Brainiacs" outgrow our preschool topics, we hope to continue their education and inspire a lasting wonder of the natural world, science, and technology.

My goal with this channel is to jump-start your child’s education so they can grow up to be more confident and successful in school, and in life. Recent studies have shown that learning between birth and 3 years old is crucial to your child’s cognitive and emotional development, so let’s make the most of their screen time by giving them the head start they deserve!

If you or your children enjoyed this video, please let me know in the comments below. And if you have a request for any special type of vehicle or topic that your kids would love to see, drop me a line and maybe I'll be able to incorporate it in an upcoming video!