PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Gaining Catfish Aquaculture Skills
See how Mississippi high school students confront the uncertainty and untidiness of science and develop problem-solving strategies in the context of local catfish farming. [5:40]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Designing a Roller Coaster
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast is challenged to design and test a roller coaster with loops, hills, and U-turns. [4:21]
Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Positive Problem Solving
Positive problem solving is an essential factor to building resilience in our young children. Critical thinking, self-control, planning, persistence, and logical reasoning skills help kids solve problems and make appropriate decisions....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fallacies: Ad Hominem
In this video, Paul Henne describes the ad hominem fallacy, which is an informal fallacy that arises when someone attacks the person making the argument rather than their argument. He also describes the four subtypes of this fallacy. [8:10]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Correlation and Causation
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Paul Henne (Duke University) explains the difference between correlation and causation. [7:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Abductive Arguments
In this video, Geoff Pynn follows up on his introduction to critical thinking by exploring how abductive arguments give us reason to believe their conclusions. Good abductive arguments don't guarantee their conclusions, but give us very...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Te Kete Ipurangi: Thinking and Reading Comprehension
Julie Cowan from Willowbank School explains how she supports students to become strategic, reflective, and metacognitive readers and thinkers.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Scientific Research Critical Thinking and Methods
This lesson will describe the role and four basic principles of critical thinking in psychology. The application and use of the experimental method and the six elements that make up the scientific method in psychology will be examined.
Code.org
Code Studio: Flappy Bird
In a few minutes, with Code.org's simple drag-and-drop tutorials students can make their own Flappy game from any web browser or tablet, and share it instantly with friends. [1:33]
Other
Ihmc: Computational Thinking and Thinking About Computing
Jeannette M. Wing, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, discusses how, like reading writing and math, computational thinking skills will be a fundamental skill used by everyone in the world. [1:05:58]
Other
Learn to Program: You Can Code: Java vs C++
A discussion of the similarities and differences between Java and C++. The pros and cons of each language are demonstrated through example as well. [6:13]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra: Two Passing Bicycles Word Problem
Students learn how to solve an algebra word problem involving two bicycles passing each other. The video resource consists of an example with a detailed explanation.
Other
Google for Education: Solving Problems at Google Using Computational Thinking
Find out how Google street view engineers use computational thinking to solve problems. [3:44]
Other
Code Studio: Computational Thinking: Graph Paper Programming:my Robotics Friends
This teacher tutorial provides educators an overview of a lesson in graph paper computer programming without any use of computers. Clicking on the link leads to the full lesson plan. [1:07]
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Videos
This one-hour introduction communicates to children the topic of computer science. Each additional video shows students demonstrating different concepts in computational thinking.
Other
What Is Critical Thinking and Why Is It Important?
One of the thinking skills for the 21st century is that of critical thinking. This site defines what critical thinking is and explains why it is important in today's world.
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers: Episode 1.6: Test and Retest
Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. With each teen possessing a distinct STEM talent, the students work together to test...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Implicit Premise
In this video, Kelley will go over how to identify implicit premises in all sorts of arguments and discuss when it is and is not acceptable to leave a premise implicit. [3:04]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Truth and Validity
In this video, Julianne Chung explains the philosophical concepts of truth and validity before going on to illustrate how truth and falsity, as well as validity and invalidity, can appear in various combinations in an argument.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
In this video, a philosophy student discusses one of the most basic tools in the philosophers' tool kit: the distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions. [3:14]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Justification and Explanation
The concept of justification is fundamental to good, careful thinking. But what does it mean for a belief or action to be justified? In this video, Kelley sheds some light on how to assess whether a belief and action is justified. [3:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Deductive Arguments
In this video, Geoff Pynn explores how deductive arguments give us reason to believe their conclusions. Good deductive arguments guarantee their conclusions, and so must be valid and have true premises. [5:40]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Intrinsic vs. Instrumental Value
What sort of things do we value and why? In this video Kelley distinguishes two different kinds of value: intrinsic and instrumental. Their distinctions are illuminated through the use of plenty of examples.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fundamentals: Introduction to Critical Thinking
Geoff Pynn tells you what critical thinking is, what an argument is, and what the difference between a deductive and an ampliative argument is. [9:49]