TED-Ed
Ugly History: Japanese American Incarceration Camps
When Aki Kurose was 16 years old, her family was forced to relocate from their home in Seattle with other Japanese Americans. The government feared that despite their loyalty to the United States, they were operating on behalf of...
Stanford University
Freedom’s Ring: King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was the clarion call for the modern Civil Rights Movement. Using the immortal words of King, an animated screen allows pupils to hear his words delivered to the March on Washington in...
Crash Course
Migrations and Intensification: Crash Course Big History #7
What happens when the earth reaches its carrying capacity of humans? As human populations grow, societies change from hunters and gatherers to agriculture to the industrial age and beyond. A video takes a global perspective of migration...
TED-Ed
The History of Tattoos
Did you know that tattoos date back to 8,000 years ago? From Otzi, mummified iceman of the Alps, to high society members of Victorian Britan, discover the cultural significance of tattoos amongst a wide variety...
Lesson Planet
EdTech Tuesday: Constitution and Federalist Papers
Discover an app that will allow you and your class to delve into key primary source documents of United States history: the Constitution and the Federalist Papers. The presenters in this video offer a breakdown of the app's primary...
TED-Ed
What Gives a Dollar Bill Its Value?
What makes a one hundred-dollar bill valuable? Here is an excellent, straight-forward animated video to help your learners grasp the concept of inflation and the purpose and policies of the Federal Reserve System.
Jacob Clifford
Graphing Perfect Competition Practice
This video will guide your young economists through a practice of graphing perfect competition by prompting them to identify the errors in several graphs attempting to illustrate a perfectly competitive firm making a profit.
Jacob Clifford
Comparative Advantage Practice: Output and Input Questions
Delve into the economic concept of comparative advantage and guide your learners through the process of completing a corresponding input and output chart, using instruction and tips from this resource as a reference.
Jacob Clifford
The BIG Picture - AP Economics Overview
Review the circular flow model and connections between the resource and product market with help from a well-versed economics instructor, who explains the concept using illustrations and clear instructional guidance.
Jacob Clifford
GDP Deflator Practice
What is a GDP deflator, and how do we calculate it? Support your learners through this process using this video as a resource, which explains step-by-step how to work with an equation calculating not only the GDP deflator,...
Jacob Clifford
CPI Practice
Using market baskets and base years, how do we calculate consumer price index (CPI)? Check out the instruction offered by an engaging and informative economics teacher, who will walk you and your class members step-by-step through...
Jacob Clifford
Unemployment and Natural Rate of Unemployment
What is the difference between frictional, structural, and cyclical unemployment? Check out this quick bit of instruction which reviews these concepts, as well as compares and contrasts the benefits of each type and what exactly amounts...
Jacob Clifford
Nominal and Real GDP
How can we provide a true measurement of GDP when dollar values increase over time as a result of inflation? Review the concept of nominal versus real GDP with your class members with this quick and informative video.
Jacob Clifford
GDP and Economic Growth
Get into the nitty gritty of GDP as this economics instructor breaks down how we measure the growth of an economy within a country's borders. You will review the four components (consumers, investments, government, and foreign...
Jacob Clifford
Elasticity of Demand Coefficients (Cross-Price and Income Elasticity)
What is the difference between elastic and inelastic demands? Review these concepts, as well as cross prices, elasticity of supply, and income elasticity, with your class members after taking a look at this video.
Jacob Clifford
Supply and Demand Curves - Basic Economic Concepts
Why does quantity demanded decrease as prices increase? Watch this video to compare the downward sloping curve of the law of demand with the upward sloping curve of supply, as well as to review such concepts as the substitution...
ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 8: The Dark Knight (Oligopolies and Game Theory)
What are oligopolies, and how do they use game theories in order to strategize and consider how competitors will respond? Check out this well-produced video in which a fantastic presenter uses clips from the film The Dark Knight, as well...
ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 6: Back to the Future (Nominal vs. Real, Unemployment, Inflation)
Here is a gem of a resource for you and your learners to learn about nominal vs. real GDP and the different types of unemployment using clips from the film Back to the Future. This engaging presenter reviews the goals of an...
ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 7: Anchorman (Efficiency and Market Failures)
How can performing cannonballs into a swimming pool help us to understand the concept of marginal analysis and efficiency? Check out this video, using clips from the movie Anchorman and informative instruction, to learn more about...
ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 4: Indiana Jones (Demand, Supply, Equilibrium, Shifts)
Highlighted with various engaging clips from the film Indiana Jones, here you'll find a video that does a wonderful job explaining the concept of demand and supply. Watch as the presenter delves into the supply and demand curves, using...
ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 5: Cars (GDP, Recession, and Fiscal Policy)
Compare and contrast world economies and their differences in capital, and examine the four components of GDP with a dynamic speaker and scenes from the movie Cars. The video draws connections between the film and topics such as the...
ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 1: Star Wars (Scarcity, Choices, and Exchange)
Scarcity, choices, and the fundamentals of economics... in Star Wars! Here is a highly entertaining and incredibly informative video that uses several clips from the Star Wars to explain how economists make assumptions. The video also...
ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 2: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Marginal Analysis)
Who knew that so many of the hilarious moments from Monty Python and the Holy Grail would be perfect for illustrating one of the most important concepts in economics: marginal analysis. In the second video of this fantastic series, your...
Khan Academy
Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution
Rather than simply summarizing the events that led to the American Revolution, have your learners listen as John Green offers some interesting points to be used as discussion or writing prompts in your review of the war. Green details...