Instructional Video4:27
TED-Ed

The Mathematics of History

9th - 12th Standards
Is there a relationship between mathematics and history? In this video, Jean-Baptiste Michel explains how our technological advancements will afford many opportunities for mathematics to play an integral role in revealing key trends in...
Instructional Video5:02
TED-Ed

Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors of the Future

9th - 12th Standards
Here is a very interesting visual for analyzing a country's shift from a pre-industrial society to one with an industrial or post-industrial economy. The video explains how a population pyramid is used to track a country's...
Instructional Video4:38
TED-Ed

Schrödinger's Cat: A Thought Experiment in Quantum Mechanics

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Can something be both alive and dead at the same time? According to quantum physicist Erwin Schrödinger, the answer is yes. Watch this short video to learn how the wave and particle nature of all matter allows objects to be in two states...
Instructional Video4:11
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TED-Ed

Is Our Climate Headed for a Mathematical Tipping Point?

7th - 12th Standards
Raising the global temperature by two degrees may not seem like much, but the impact this would have on the planet is amazing. Follow along with this short video as it examines how even a small change to a system can turn its...
Instructional Video17:10
TED-Ed

Fractals and the Art of Roughness

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Roughness is everywhere, contributing to the incredible complexity of the world around us. This complexity, however, is not without it's own unique sense of order. Join world-renown mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot as he looks...
Instructional Video3:37
TED-Ed

The Time Value of Money

8th - 12th Standards
Your car-loving or money-loving learners will enjoy this quick video on the time value of money (interest) presented in two scenarios about investing a bonus check to increase its future value in order to buy a favorite car. The formula...
Instructional Video3:46
TED-Ed

The Math Behind Michael Jordan's Legendary Hang Time

7th - 12th Standards
As spectacular of an athlete as he was, even Michael Jordan can't beat gravity. Engage young scholars in exploring the science and math behind this hall-of-famer's amazing leaping ability, and see how things would be...
Instructional Video4:35
TED-Ed

The Origin of Countless Conspiracy Theories

8th - 12th
What is Ramsey Theory? High schoolers view a video that opens the door to the explanation of hidden messages in patterns, and how our brains can make interpretations for things unintentionally.
Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

Check Your Intuition: The Birthday Problem

6th - 12th
Happy birthday to you — and to you! A festive video on probability examines the likelihood of two people in a group sharing a birthday, based on the size of the group. 
Instructional Video4:22
TED-Ed

The Coin Flip Conundrum

9th - 12th Standards
Mathematical paradoxes always intrigue learners. An engaging lesson explores the probability of flipping a heads/heads or tails/heads combination. A video introduces the paradox and explains the mathematics.