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Building Math Minds

PD videos that help elementary teachers build math minds.​

Grades K-6

The Build Math Minds PD site provides elementary educators with PD and resources to better understand the mathematics so that they can help students become flexible thinkers in math.

Play List

• Building Math Fluency
• Math Misconceptions
• Kids Playing with Math
• Time/Measurement/Data/Geometry
• Fractions
• Multiplication/Division
• Add/Subtract/Place Value
• Fact Fluency
• Number Sense
• Elementary Math Games

Math Antics

Videos that make elementary and middle-school math concepts clear and accessible.

Grades K-9

Math Antics produces  videos known for making math concepts clear and accessible, especially at the elementary and middle school levels.

Play Lists

• Numeracy
• Arithmetic
• Algorithms - Part 1
• Algorithms - Part 2
• Fractions
• Fraction Arithmetic
• Mixed Numbers
• Percentages
• Ratios & Proportions​​

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• Geometry - Part 1
• Geometry - Part 2
• Statistics
• Measurement
• Integer Arithmetic
• Exponents
• Algebra Basics - Part 1
• Algebra Basics - Part 2
• Algebra Basics - Part 3

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 Illustrative Mathematics Videos

Videos Connecting Content across Strands & Grade Bands

Grades 6-12

Illustrative Mathematics Resource Hub Videos that describe the progression of understanding across the units

​Grades 6-8

• Area & Surface Area
• Introducing Ratios
• Rates & Percentages
• Dividing Fractions
• Arithmetic in Base Ten
• Expressions & Equations
• Rational Numbers
• Data Sets & Distribution

​Grade 9-12

• One-variable Statistics
• Linear Equations, Inequalities, and Systems
• Two-Variable Statistics
• Functions
• Introduction to Exponential Functions
• Introduction to Quadratic Functions
• Quadratic Equation​

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TERC

Videos Connecting Math and Science Education

Grades K-12

TERC is a nonprofit made up of teams of math and science education and research experts dedicated to innovation and creative problem-solving.

​Play List

• Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics
• Elementary Education
• MPACT_ Math and Computational Thinking
• English Language Learners
• Out of School/Informal Education
• Math

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Khan Academy Math

Videos that offer Free, World-Class Education for Anyone, Anywhere. 

Grades K-12

Student, Teachers, & Parents learn by exploring videos, tackling practice problems & getting AI powered support. 

• Khan for Educators (US)
• Khanmigo for Educators

​Play List: Pre-K - 8th Grade

• Early math review​
• Kindergarten math
• 1st grade math
• 2nd grade math
• 3rd grade math
• 4th grade math
• 5th grade math
• 6th grade math
• 7th grade math
• 8th grade math
• Pre-algebra
  

​Play List: Middle School  & College 

• Algebra 1
• Geometry
• Algebra 2
• Trigonometry
• Precalculus
• High School Statistics
• Statistics & Probabliity
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Statistics
• Multivariable Calculus
• Differential Equations
• Linear Algebra

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Veritasium

Videos Connecting Science & Mathematics

Grades 5-12

Veritasium: An element of truth - videos about science, education, and anything else we find interesting.

Play List

• Cool Tech
• Fascinating Stories
• Experiments
• Space
• Engineering
• Physics
• Math
• New Here? Try These!
• Favorites
• Controversies and Misconceptions

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3Blue1Brown

Visually driven animations to explain core mathematical ideas in an intuitive way.

Grades 6-12

3Blue1Brown targeting high school mathematics. Videos cover a variety of math topics and adjacent fields like physics and CS, with an emphasis on visualizing the core ideas.

Play List:

• Traducciones al Español
• Optic Puzzles
• Central Limit Theorem
• Computational Thinking
• COVID-19
• Lockdown Math
• Probabilities of Probabilities
• Why Pi?
• Differential Equations
• The Block Collision Puzzle
• Puzzles with Beautiful Solutions
• Explainers
• Nerual Newtorks
• Essence of Calculus
• Binary, Hanoi & Sierpinski
• Essence of Linear Algebra

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PBS Infinite Series

Videos to explore higher level mathematical concepts and connecting them to other fields like physics and philosophy.

Grades 6-12

PBS Infinite Series offers ambitious content for viewers eager to gain a deeper understanding of the world around them.

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Play List:

• Infinite Series
• Quantum Computers
• Higher Dimensions
• Probability
• Graph Theory

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patrick JMT

Videos that offer a vast and well-established library of videos tutorials on a wide variety of math topics.

Grades 6-12

JMTwww.youtube.com/@patrickjmt/playlists has been creating free middle and high school mathematics videos since 2007 on a wide variety of mathematical topics. 

 
​Play List:

• Daily Math Puzzles
• Statistics & Probability
• PreAlgebra
• GED "Most Missed" Sample Question
• Chess Games
• The Fundamentals of Logic
• Review Problems for Calculus
• Puzzle Problems
• Graphing the Trigonometric Functions
• Markov Chain
• Derivatives
• Optimization Problems

• Integrals/Antiderivatives
• Rationalizing the Denominator
• Linear Equations
• Linear Inequalities
• Absolute Value
• Exponents
• Polynomials: Introduction
• Polynomials: Finding Zeros and More 
• Quadratic Equations
• Quadratic Inequalities
• Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra
• Geometry Word Problems
• Basic Algebra Word Problems
• Fun/Random Math Videos

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Eddie Woo

Eddie Woo's videos engage viewers with practical and relevant ideas. 

Grades 9-12

Access Eddie Woo's Extensive Play List Link

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Numberphile

Videos that discuss fascinating mathematical topics with a light and entertaining approach. 

Grades 9-12

Numberphile videos are about numbers and mathematics.

​Access Numberphile's Extensive Play List Link

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