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Instructional Video9:02
Numberphile

Penney's Game

6th - 12th
Stack the odds in your favor. Scholars watch a video in the Numberphile Coins series that introduces a game where contestants pick a sequence of three coin flips (such as HHT) and keep flipping a coin until that sequence appears. The...
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Instructional Video3:15
Numberphile

Should You Catch a Tossed Coin?

6th - 12th
When flipping coins, is it fairer to catch the coin or let it fall to the floor? A short video in the Numberphile Coins playlist first explains that many coins have bias when spinning them on a surface. It follows that letting coins fall...
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Instructional Video8:06
Numberphile

Consecutive Coin Flips

6th - 12th
In a consecutive coin flip game, some outcomes far exceed others. Viewers watch a video in the Numberphile Coins series that shows that a heads-tail sequence is more likely than a heads-heads sequence. This occurs even though the...
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Instructional Video4:46
Be Smart

How Many Heartbeats Do We Get?

6th - 12th Standards
On average, your heart beats about 100,000 times a day. The narrator of this short video discusses how important the heart has been across cultures, from mummification to its relationship in love. He then discusses the heart rate and the...
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Instructional Video6:58
MinutePhysics

Every Force in Nature (Theory of Everything, Part III)

9th - 12th
Can you explain the standard model without doing the math? You bet! The short video uses sheep and currency exchange to express the fundamentals of the equation that explains everything. The narrator then relates the analogy to the...
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Instructional Video9:21
Curated OER

Bonds Vs. Stocks

Higher Ed
What's the difference between stocks and bonds? Sal illustrates this concept through explaining the two ways a company can raise capital: debt or equity. Drawing out a balance sheet, he categorizes stocks as equity and bonds as debt,...
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Instructional Video13:54
Curated OER

Equity vs. Debt

11th - Higher Ed
Examine the two ways a company can raise capital: equity and debt. Sal breaks down the differences between these and the pros and cons of the investors. He explains the implications of having a publically traded company and draws a stock...
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Instructional Video11:50
Curated OER

Inflation, Deflation & Capacity Utilization 2

9th - Higher Ed
Sal justifies that the determining factor of inflation and deflation is not the money supply as much as much as it is demand and the raised capacity utilization.
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Instructional Video9:36
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Crash Course

Political Campaigns: Crash Course Government and Politics #39

9th - 12th Standards
In 2012, each presidential candidate spent a whopping $1 billion! Learners investigate how people create campaigns and run for office. They watch a short video, the 39th of a 50-part US government and politics series, to analyze what...
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Instructional Video4:34
TED-Ed

Can You Solve the Counterfeit Coin Riddle?

7th - 12th Standards
Math enthusiasts and riddle gurus are sure to love a mind-bending puzzle involving a king, a scale, and a counterfeit coin. Middle and high schoolers work through a video that describes a mathematician's challenge to find a false coin in...
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Instructional Video6:21
TED-Ed

The Search for Other Earth-like Planets

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Olivier Guyon, professor of optical science and astronomy, explains how scientists are searching for other planets that can support life. Viewers learn the odds of finding a habitable planet, how long it would take, and some techniques...
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Instructional Video9:25
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Crash Course

What's all the Yellen About? Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve

9th - 12th Standards
Most countries experience an economic slump from time to time. Learn about the ways the Federal Reserve can intervene in a struggling economy before a crisis occurs with a short video from Crash Course Economics that focuses on monetary...
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Instructional Video11:57
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Crash Course

Foreign Aid and Remittance

9th - 12th Standards
Is providing aid to foreign countries always beneficial? High schoolers explore the basics of foreign aid and remittance, including the percentage of the United States budget that is allocated to foreign aid, and the ways that nonprofits...
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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.
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Instructional Video9:51
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Crash Course

Influence and Persuasion: Crash Course Media Literacy #6

8th - 12th Standards
Heard any good jingles lately? Chances are, you thought of several while you read this! Part of an extensive media literacy series, the video explores the world of advertising. Viewers see examples of different types of advertising,...
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Instructional Video9:54
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Crash Course

Recession, Hyperinflation, and Stagflation

9th - 12th
What's the problem with a room full of cash? Learn about the problems and ramifications of extreme economic situations with an informative video about hyperinflation, recession and depression, and staggflation.
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Instructional Video10:26
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Crash Course

Economics of Education

9th - 12th Standards
Is going to college worth it? Address the question that nearly all high schoolers ask themselves with a helpful economics video. It discusses the economic and societal benefits of graduating from college, the reasons for increased...
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Instructional Video10:26
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Crash Course

The Economics of Healthcare

9th - 12th Standards
Healthcare is an important asset to any society, and has been at the forefront of public policy and national news in the last few decades. An engaging video from Crash Course economics clears up many misconceptions about healthcare...
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Instructional Video9:16
Crash Course

The Silent Era

8th - 12th Standards
Young filmmakers watch a short overview of the major studios, players, and political events of the period between 1894 and 1929. In addition, the video narrator briefly outlines the Hollywood scandals that lead to the development of the...

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