Bill of Rights Institute
Miranda vs. Arizona
Introduce learners to the Miranda vs. Arizona Supreme Court case with an informative video. They examine the rights of the accused upon their arrest—and learn more about Miranda Rights than the famous first line!
Bill of Rights Institute
Brown vs. Board of Education
How did education play into the civil rights movement? The second lesson of a 10-part series explains the Brown vs. Board of Education court case. It helps viewers examine and analyze, via rationale from the video clip, how segregation...
Bill of Rights Institute
Marbury vs. Madison
What is judicial review? The 10th and final segment of a series on prominent Supreme Court cases takes a look at the case Marbury vs. Madison. Viewers examine how judicial review came about and further strengthened the principle of...
PBS
The Pilgrims: European Plague in Native New England, 1616-1619
Before the Pilgrims' arrival to New England, a vicious plague swept across New England and wiped out over 50% of the Native American people from Maine to Massachusetts. Watch a video that examines this devastation and the role it played...
PBS
The Pilgrims: Mayflower Compact
What was the Mayflower Compact? Watch a video that explains the purpose of coming to New England on the Mayflower and the social compact that bound the Pilgrims to the government and laws that would be created in the new land.
PBS
The Pilgrims: William Bradford
As a young boy, William Bradford was drawn to the Separatist idea that Christ could be with a person through prayer and worship. But soon after the Separatists arrived to Plymouth, the experiment in the New England had failed. Watch a...
The School of Life
Goethe
No need to bargain with learners to investigate the life and works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe! Young philosophers view a short video that introduces them to his fascinating life and works.
TED-Ed
How Magellan Circumnavigated the Globe
Circumnavigate means to go around something completely, particularly the world. This is exactly what Ferdinand Magellan did in the late 1400s. Watch a video that explains the wonders and tough times of this magnificent journey.
TED-Ed
Mansa Musa, One of the Wealthiest People Who Ever Lived
Discover the complex, rich legacy of fourteenth century African king Mansa Musa, who is said to have been one of the wealthiest individuals who has ever lived. Young historians will learn about trade routes between the Mediterranean and...
TED-Ed
The Wars That Inspired Game of Thrones
Discover how the power struggle between two noble families in the historical conflicts of the War of the Roses served as the basis for much of the drama in the hit series Game of Thrones. This animated video dissects shifts in...
Emergent Order
"The Bust" - The Austrian Theory of Boom and Bust with Lawrence H. White
In the "boom and bust" of a business cycle, what takes place during a recession? What should the role of government be? Watch as an American professor of economics comments on this theory, which mixes the interview with relevant graphics...
Emergent Order
Hayek's Gift
Two economists walk into a restaurant...Here is a fun video clip that provides a small glimpse into the influential economic theories of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek.
Emergent Order
Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two
In a witty and entertaining video, world-renowned economists John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek come to life and debate impact of government spending on the economy through the medium of a rap song and metaphor of a boxing match.
Emergent Order
"Fear the Boom" - The Austrian Theory of Boom and Bust with Lawrence H. White
Why were aggregate swings in the economy and business cycles more pronounced (i.e. "boom and bust") in heavy industries in the nineteenth century? Discover the Austrian capital theory as Friedrich Hayek elaborated it through an...
Emergent Order
Robert Skidelsky on Keynesian Economics - It's All About Spending
Get the full scoop on John Maynard Keynes and the origins of his incredible influence on macroeconomics and the role of government. British economist Robert Skidelsky offers unique insight into Keynesian economics and its fundamental...
Jacob Clifford
Intro - Market Failures and the Government
What can microeconomics students expect to learn about when it comes to a unit on market failures and the role of the government? Introduce your young economists to the why and how of free market failures and how the government...
Jacob Clifford
Negative Externalities
Explore one of the four market failures and the role of government in negative externalities. In this video, an economics instructor discusses what occurs when costs spillover to someone other than producers and how the government...
Jacob Clifford
Externalities
What does AXE body spray have to do with externalities? Find out with this fun video, and help your young economists understand external benefits and external costs with the support of an engaging economics instructor.
Jacob Clifford
Long Run Aggregate Supply, Recession, and Inflation (LRAS)
What happens to price, quantity, and GDP on a graph when the aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves shift? Economics instructor Mr. Clifford provides another great instructional video for macroeconomics students, covering such...
Jacob Clifford
Change in Demand vs Change in Quantity Demanded
Introduce your young economists to the completely distinct concepts of change in demand versus change in quantity demanded. Like having a personal economics instructor in your own home, Mr. Clifford guides students through this...
Jacob Clifford
Aggregate Demand Practice
Enlist the support of Mr. Clifford in your lesson on aggregate demand, as the economics instructor explains what the term means and entails, illustrates the downward facing slope of aggregate demand on a graph, and guides...
Jacob Clifford
Aggregate Supply Practice
In less than three minutes, introduce your young economists to the short-run aggregate supply curve, illustrating the production of all goods in the country. The video discusses what can shift the curve on the graph to the...
Jacob Clifford
Positive Externalities
Watch as an economics instructor guides students through what happens when the free market fails to allocate an efficient quantity. He attempts in 90 seconds or less to discuss the positive externality graph and how a...
Jacob Clifford
Money Market
AP economics students take a closer look at one of the key graphs they will need to know for the big exam: the money market graph. A fantastic instructor discusses the definition of money and how it is distinguished from wealth and...