Curated OER
When Capitalism is Great and Not-so-great
Comparing and contrasting Capitalism and Socialism, this lecture outlines many nuances between the two economic systems, including the ideas of meritocracy and "fairness." A discussion about the effects of either system gone "unchecked"...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Fed - Helping Keep Banks Safe and Sound
What does an examiner look for when analyzing a bank's financial condition? In addition to learning about the 5-Cs for reviewing loans and CAMELS (capital, assets, management, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity to risk), your learners...
Jacob Clifford
Intro- Imperfect Competition
Before you delve into a series of videos on microeconomics and imperfect competition, watch this video to get a general overview of the unit's key points, such as how demand in a monopoly is identified on a graph, oligopolies, and...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
How The Stock Exchange Works (For Dummies)
Buy! Sell! Just how does the stock exchange work? Scholars analyze a short video clip on the ins and outs of the stock market on a global scale. They investigate the process of buying and selling stocks and the impact it has on investors...
Crash Course
The Roaring 20's
Discover the roaring and contradicting nature of the 1920s in the United States. The video provides an overview of laissez faire capitalism in the decade and the nation's dramatic increase in productivity, as well as a variety of other...
Jacob Clifford
Aggregate Demand and Supply and LRAS
Learn about the "most important graph in all of macroeconomics: aggregate demand and aggregate supply". Here, an economics instructor explains how wages, resource prices, and supply are all affected within shifting aggregate curves.
Jacob Clifford
Perfect Competition in the Long Run
What happens in the long run when there is time for firms to enter and leave a market in perfect competition?
Jacob Clifford
Socially Optimal and Fair Return for Monopolies
How do you regulate a monopoly, and how would this be depicted on a graph? Watch a savvy economics instructor answer this question by offering detailed explanations and drawing a graph in real time.
Ophea
Introduction to Physical & Health Literacy
Support children in living fun, active, and healthy lives with a video on physical and health literacy. Whether its learning basic skills like running, jumping, and throwing, or making healthy choices about the foods they eat, students...
Ophea
Exploring Physical & Health Literacy
Help students discover the importance of physical fitness with this health literacy video. Beginning with a comparison of the choices made by two fictional teenagers, this resource continues on to explore the basic physical and thinking...
Ophea
Applying Physical & Health Literacy
Raise teenagers' awareness about the importance of living an active life and staying physically fit by using this short health video. Starting with a series of facts about the negative consequences of physical inactivity and unbalanced...
Teaching Channel
Using Expertise to Group Students
If you've been looking to increase the level of differentiation in your teaching, this video is a great place to start. A selection of teachers from Lincoln Middle School explain how they use their individual expertise to support...
Teaching Channel
Aligning Curriculum Within and Across Grades
You didn't learn this last year? Discover how the teachers at one school are working to never have to say this common phrase! Administrators and teachers discuss their process of curriculum alignment and mapping, clearly identifying...
Khan Academy
What is Inside a Hair Dryer? (1 of 2)
Discover the safety features in a hair dryer's plug. In the first of two videos on hair dryers, viewers watch as the plug for a hair dryer is taken apart. The video explains how a ground fault interrupt circuit in the plug works.
PBS
The Pilgrims: The Beaver Trade and Colonial New England
Strange but true. The demand for beaver hats saved the Pilgrims. Find out how with a resource that includes a background essay about the First Thanksgiving and a video about the Pilgrim business model.
Physics Girl
This Crystal Can Split Light Particles
Can photons be split? It appears that way! Observe as one photon becomes two during a video from an informative physics playlist. The resource examines the nature of photons, how the crystals can help increase or decrease the number of...
Rock A Lingua
Países De Habla Hispana (Spanish Speaking Countries)
There are 21 countries in the world where Spanish is a primary language—can you name them all? Explore a vivid video that plays a catchy song over a world map to illustrate where each country is located.
Rock A Lingua
Las Partes Del Cuerpo (Parts of the Body)
Get Spanish classes moving with a fun video on las partes del cuerpo! As the lyrics move across the screen and the song plays, learners las tiene que tocar each body part to match the video.
Bill of Rights Institute
Dred Scott vs. Stanford
The United States was on the brink of a war within itself when the Dred Scott case came before the Supreme Court. Viewers examine the defining case that served as a ratuionale for slavery leading into the Civil War.
The School of Life
Political Theory - Adam Smith
Can capitalism have virtue? Adam Smith thinks so! The 12th video in a series of 13 discusses Smith's political and economic views. Pupils discover these concepts and more through primary source photographs and examples that relate to...
Federal Reserve Bank
Episode 4: The Labor Market
How much are your skills worth in the labor market? Young historians research how people sell their skills to an employer for a certain price, just like a good or product. They discuss what exactly helps someone market themselves to...
Geography Now
Geography Now! Georgia
The country of Georgia is relatively unknown, but the land of the wolves has a fascinating cultural and political profile. While technically located in Asia, it is more European in culture. An interesting video explores the fascinating...
Geography Now
Geography Now! Estonia
Estonia won its independence from the Soviet Union using mass gatherings in the streets singing forbidden national songs. Since then, Estonia has been working to create ties with Nordic countries and find its place in world affairs....