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Matching, Sorting & Logic Games and Activities | Preschool & Kindergarten | Kids Academy
Sorting Games, Matching Games, Logic Games for Kids Install now Kids Academy Talented & Gifted: https://smart.link/5d9b5460c7805 Here at Kid’s Academy, we know that improving young students’ critical thinking skills helps them become...
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Spotting Logical Fallacies: A Guide to Critical Thinking
New ReviewThis video explains logical fallacies, which are errors in reasoning that make arguments invalid. It gives examples of common fallacies such as false cause, straw man, begging the question, and false dilemma. By learning to spot these...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Stability and Change - Level 3 - Explaining Stability and Change
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on explaining stability and change. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Cause - a...
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Estimating Reasonableness of Fraction Word Problems using Benchmark Fractions
In this video lesson, students learn how to estimate the reasonableness of answers to fraction word problems by using benchmark fractions. The teacher explains the concept of benchmark fractions and demonstrates how to calculate,...
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The Hidden Talents of Our Pets: Dogs, Cats, and Parrots Unveiled
Dive into the fascinating abilities of dogs, cats, and parrots. From dogs recognizing their owners in photos without relying on scent, to parrots showing reasoning skills akin to young children, and cats navigating long distances to find...
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Why Do We Dream? Scientific Theories Behind Dreaming and Meaning
New ReviewWhy do we dream? What do dreams mean? What are dreams? We know that we dream while we are asleep. Sleep can be divided into two categories rapid eye movement or REM sleep, and non-REM sleep. When you fall asleep, non-REM occurs first,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The surprising reason you feel awful when you're sick - Marco A. Sotomayor
It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It's official: you've got the flu. It's logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms is...
KnowMo
Problem Style Questions for Sequences
The video is a lecture on solving problems related to sequences. The lecturer explains that this topic is a favorite for examiners because they can ask various questions that require logical thinking beyond applying class processes. The...
NativLang
What else fits the pattern? - thinking with analogies -- Linguistics & Logic 101
Take abstract thinking one step further with me. We'll explore analogies, a basic building block of thinking and speaking. We've already used abstractions to create new ideas based on the common features we pull out of objects. Analogies...
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Guess Your Age And Shoe Size - Why The Viral Trick Works
Follow the simple instructions in the video and the result will be a fun mathematical effect! The trick got really popular a couple of years ago, but no one explained exactly why it worked. So in this video I also give the reason why the...
Let's Tute
Some Stupid Math Mistakes: HCF and LCM
The video challenges the viewer's problem-solving skills with various mathematical puzzles related to a child's birthday party. The tasks range from flower arrangements to cake distribution and require quick thinking and logical...
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You Think You Are Smart? There 9 Types of Intelligence!
In 1983 an American developmental psychologist Howard Gardener described 9 types of intelligence: Naturalist (nature smart) Musical (sound smart) Logical-mathematical (number/reasoning smart) Existential (life smart) Interpersonal...
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Why Group Texts Are Annoying - The Mathematical Reason
Group texts are like emails where each person does a "reply-all" to every message. This video considers organizing a dinner with N friends and compares sending individual texts to each person versus sending a group text. We show that...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wendy Brown on Media and Power.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
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Organizing Reasons Logically in Argumentative Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of organizing reasons logically in argumentative writing. They introduce the concept of chronological order as one way to structure reasons and provide examples of how to apply it. The...
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Supporting Your Opinion with Strong Reasons
In this video, the teacher explains how writers support their opinions with reasons and information. They provide examples and explanations to show readers why they think something. The teacher also guides students through a practice...
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Unlocking the Power of Critical Thinking: Making Informed Decisions in a Complex World
New ReviewCritical thinking is the intentional process of analyzing information using logic, reasoning, and creativity to make better judgments and decisions. It is a broad skill that can be applied to various situations, such as job interviews,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? | Elizabeth Cox
It's 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a list of communists who are influencing government policy. He makes his first accusation without providing any...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jeff Sachs - The New Gilded Age 5/5
In Part 5 of this interview From the Director's Chair, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Jeffrey Sachs about the challenges of collective action.Sachs offers a brief history lesson comparing the problems of today to...
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The Left Brain vs. Right Brain
Learn what the two sides of the brain control and how it impacts the way we see the world. Through a simple thumb interlacing test, viewers can determine which side of their brain is more dominant.
Big Think
How Human Consciousness Evolved | Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett has been mulling consciousness over for the last 50 years, and he’s ended up where we began: evolution. When this theory was proposed by Darwin, it inverted everything people at the time held to be true – it revealed that...
Bozeman Science
Constructing Arguments
New ReviewIn this video Paul Andersen shows you how to engage in argumentation from evidence in a mini-lesson on Constructing Arguments. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
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Game Theory: Why Cherry Picking Should Not Work In The NBA
Could cherry-picking work in the NBA? Perhaps it could work in actual play. But in theory, as I suggest using game theory, there are logical reasons why cherry-picking should not work as a dedicated strategy. Sacramento Kings "Owner...
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HOW SMART ARE YOU? The Stolen Bill Riddle (Viral Math Problem) - The Correct Answer Explained
This problem is making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter with thousands of people arguing about the correct answer. How smart are you? A guy walks into a store and steals a $100 bill from the register without the owner's knowledge. He...