Instructional Video5:47
Be Smart

Why Do Things Sound Scary?

For Students 6th - 12th
Why do dissonant noise cause a physical reaction of fear in humans? The video explains why some things sound scary and how we evolved to be more afraid of sounds than sights. It details how people constantly live in the past and how...
Instructional Video5:29
PBS

When the Book is Better than the Movie

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Sometimes the book is better than the movie; other times, the movie comes out on top. A video discusses the topic of novels and their film adaptations, pointing out specific texts and how the tale translated to the big screen. The...
Instructional Video6:12
ACDC Leadership

EconMovies 4: Indiana Jones (Demand, Supply, Equilibrium, Shifts)

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Highlighted with various engaging clips from the film Indiana Jones, here you'll find a video that does a wonderful job explaining the concept of demand and supply. Watch as the presenter delves into the supply and demand curves, using...
Instructional Video
ACDC Leadership

EconMovies 1: Star Wars (Scarcity, Choices, and Exchange)

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Scarcity, choices, and the fundamentals of economics... in Star Wars! Here is a highly entertaining and incredibly informative video that uses several clips from the Star Wars to explain how economists make assumptions. The video also...
Instructional Video7:04
Be Smart

Asteroid Mining: Our Ticket To Living Off Earth?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
It turns out asteroids could be a gold mine—literally! An It's Ok To Be Smart video lesson describes the untapped resources orbiting our solar system. The presenter considers the possibilities of space colonies using these resources as...
Instructional Video2:47
California Academy of Science

Killer Nudibranch

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
It sounds like the premise of a bad, low-budget horror movie: Cannibalistic sea slugs marching up the coast of California destroying the diversity of other nudibranchs. Truth is stranger than fiction, though. Learn about what is causing...
Instructional Video4:39
TED-Ed

How Exactly Does Binary Code Work?

For Students 9th - 12th
As far as languages go, binary is pretty easy to learn. Scholars watch an informative video on binary code. It explains the basics of how binary code works, and then shows how people encode colors and sound as binary code.
Instructional Video11:15
Khan Academy

SOPA and PIPA

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Your learners will be very interested to learn about the Stop Online Piracy Act and how copyright infringement was challenged by a bill introduced into the United States Congress in 2012. The video provides an overview of the the bill's...