The Scoop

Send us a Text Message.Curious about what it takes to build a recording studio, Ellis visits The Record Co. in Boston. He learns what makes these spaces so special and their construction processes so specialized. (Music excerpted with permission from Cherubhead)  

Ellis meets the Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation and Highway Administrator and learns about roads, bridges, snowplows, and more. 

Ellis learns how to uncover the hidden secrets in dirt, and why soil testing is important for health, safety, and stability. 

Ellis talks with his camp's music teacher and a fellow camper about the sounds of construction, and how they are similar to music. 

Ellis visits one of his favorite places, Diggerland USA, a construction-focused amusement park. (Jingle used with permission from Diggerland USA) 

Ellis and his friend Paul learn about prepping sites for water parks, printing presses, gas tanks, and more.  

Ellis learns how attenuator trucks - and lots of other equipment - keep road crews safe. 

How are woodchips made? And why? Ellis gets the scoop from an arborist.  

Ellis finds out why the concrete stairs at his school keep cracking and breaking, and learns how to fix them.