Instructional Video3:58
SciShow

Quantum Computing Breakthrough

9th - 12th
In January 2017, the first quantum computer was offered to the public and came with 2000 qubits. The breakthrough that makes quantum computing possible is detailed in a video that also discusses how quantum computing will change...
Instructional Video1:26
Curated OER

Binary Code

6th - 8th
A goofy upper grader explains to viewers what binary code is and how it works to tell the computer what to do. He does a good job of explaining how the code works and what each 1 and 0 represent. Because he mentions base 2 this could be...
Instructional Video
Code.org

Code.org: How Computers Work: Hardware & Software

K - 1st
According to Bill Gates, computers have the potential to do amazing things, but the only thing that makes a computer smart is you! Learn about the relationship between software and the hardware it controls on computers. This the last...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Chemistry #35: Silicon the Internet's Favorite Element

9th - 10th
Learn about Silicon Valley's namesake and how network solids are at the heart of it all. Also find out about solid-state semiconductors, N-Type and P-Type semiconductors, diodes, transistors, computer chips, and binary code, all in the...