Khan Academy: The Enigma Encryption Machine (Case Study)

"Fake News" (stories that are entirely fabricated/fictional) is the subject of a case study of the search for Jestin Coler, the creator of some of the most famous fake news stories. After reading NPR's investigative report, scholars...

There's something fishy going on in the ocean. Using the resource, scholars engage in a jigsaw activity, researching a case study of a depleted fish species. After completing their research, each triad partners with another group to...

The case of the 1928 execution of Ruth Snyder takes center stage in a lesson that asks young journalists to consider the ethics involved in publishing an image of an execution. A series of discussion questions ask individuals how they...

The test is tomorrow, so you should stay up all night to study—right? Teach middle and high schoolers that cramming is not the answer with a short video on studying for exams. It covers ways to address possible constraints on studying,...

To give fellow teachers an idea for how they can teach our curriculum in a classroom setting, we are creating case studies. Here's one case study of how Feltwell Elementary School in the United Kingdom is using our curriculum in their...

To give fellow teachers an idea of how they can teach the KA curriculum in a classroom setting, they created case studies. Here's one case study of how Feltwell Elementary School in the United Kingdom is using the KA curriculum in their...

Students read about how insurance works, then review a case study to see how insurance choices can affect personal finances for a rural young adult.

To give fellow teachers ideas for how they can teach the KA curriculum in a classroom setting, they created case studies. Here's how software engineer-turned-teacher Jenny Oliver builds upon the curriculum in her classroom.

Citizens in the modern world can't imagine making the same social choices made by many Germans in the 1920s and 1930s, but they don't realize that they actually do it every day by ostracizing others. A case study of middle schoolers...

This video explains why RSA, the public-key cryptosystem that is used for safe data transmission, is needed. This video lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking an introductory computer science course.