{"product_id":"ted-talk-critical-thinking-complete-full-curriculum","title":"TED Talk Critical Thinking Full Curriculum | 9 Weeks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeach a complete 9-week high-school critical-thinking sequence with 35 TED\/TED-Ed video lessons, four concept-centered units, cumulative assessments, and a case-based capstone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFREE CURRICULUM SNEAK PEEK:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/free-ted-talk-critical-thinking-full-curriculum-educator-planning-guide\"\u003eDownload the free Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTry an actual lesson free:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/free-ted-talk-critical-thinking-does-time-exist-video-lesson\"\u003eDoes Time Exist? - FREE sample lesson\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThinking Critically is designed for Grades 9-12. Short public videos become complete 50-minute lessons that ask students to match claims to evidence, preserve uncertainty, identify assumptions, separate persuasion from truth, distinguish descriptive evidence from value judgments, and revise conclusions when evidence changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e35 individual TED\/TED-Ed video lesson sets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 weekly assessment sets (W01-W08)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 cumulative unit assessment sets (U01-U04)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 case-based Week 9 Capstone Synthesis Lesson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 cumulative Final Assessment bank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducator Planning Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Syllabus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher Guides, digital\/print student materials, Self-Graded Quizzes, and MC Quiz Print ecosystem where appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCourse Structure\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 1 - Meaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 1-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 2 - Truth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 3-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 3 - Identity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 5-6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit 4 - Ethics:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weeks 7-8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 9:\u003c\/strong\u003e targeted review, case-based capstone synthesis, and cumulative Final\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAll 35 Videos - Exact Titles and YouTube Links\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach title links directly to the public YouTube video so you can review exactly what is included in the course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 1 - Meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R3tbVHlsKhs\"\u003eDoes time exist? - Andrew Zimmerman Jones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-T__YWoq45I\"\u003eIs AI the most important technology of the century?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vPtzpjC7TF4\"\u003eIs life meaningless? And other absurd questions - Nina Medvinskaya\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jLesc5lITvo\"\u003ePlato’s best (and worst) ideas - Wisecrack\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WP6T4MH0Dn4\"\u003eThe 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OpohbXB_JZU\"\u003eThe Boltzmann brain paradox - Fabio Pacucci\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R9OCA6UFE-0\"\u003eThe philosophy of Stoicism - Massimo Pigliucci\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJSiUm6jvI0\"\u003eWhy do we love? A philosophical inquiry - Skye C. Cleary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j2ZdF9qo7IA\"\u003eYou'll travel 1 trillion kilometers through space - Fabio Pacucci and Lindsay DeMarchi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9p5Oi4wPVVo\"\u003eZen kōans: Unsolvable enigmas designed to break your brain - Puqun Li\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 2 - Truth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FB921D40ibw\"\u003eEthical dilemma: Who should you believe? - Alex Worsnip\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=58jHhNzUHm4\"\u003eHow can you change someone's mind? (hint: facts aren't always enough) - Hugo Mercier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=seugK4PrW48\"\u003eDoes math have a major flaw? - Jacqueline Doan and Alex Kazachek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1RWOpQXTltA\"\u003ePlato’s Allegory of the Cave - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3wLqsRLvV-c\"\u003eThe Turing test: Can a computer pass for a human? - Alex Gendler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O2dEuMFR8kw\"\u003eWhat Aristotle and Joshua Bell can teach us about persuasion - Conor Neill\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rh9vBczqMk0\"\u003eCan robots be creative? - Gil Weinberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3ezPMAoxSbw\"\u003eScientists still don't know the answer to this infamous question - Charles Wallace \u0026amp; Dan Kwartler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 3 - Identity\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8li-3pRrA5Y\"\u003eA brief history of melancholy - Courtney Stephens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ILDy6kYU-xQ\"\u003eAre you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam Alimardani\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2DWnvx1NYUA\"\u003eHow close are we to uploading our minds? - Michael S.A. Graziano\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LmxlcJFTaYU\"\u003eHow do you know you exist? - James Zucker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mGYmiQkah4o\"\u003eMary’s Room: A philosophical thought experiment - Eleanor Nelsen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZQUxL4Jm1Lo\"\u003eWhat is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5sY4rhvB9LE\"\u003eWhat is love? - Brad Troeger\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zz0Xcneakeg\"\u003eWhat is “normal” and what is “different”? - Yana Buhrer Tavanier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UHwVyplU3Pg\"\u003eWho am I? A philosophical inquiry - Amy Adkins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnit 4 - Ethics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2aEQDi2ZYCI\"\u003eEthical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLean\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mEsXDN1zj3I\"\u003eHow to know if you're selfish (and whether or not that's bad) - Mark Hopwood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gn4S7lQ111M\"\u003eHow to prevent political corruption - Stephanie Honchell Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rEnf_CFoyv0\"\u003eIs inequality inevitable?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wyHLLzmNje0\"\u003ePicture a perfect society. What does it look like? - Joseph Lacey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dJoBnnCTP5M\"\u003eWhen should you break a promise? - Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XNP1x11Z2Ig\"\u003eWould you opt for a life with no pain? - Hayley Levitt and Bethany Rickwald\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yg16u_bzjPE\"\u003eWould you sacrifice one person to save five? - Eleanor Nelsen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAssessment System\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeekly and unit assessments are bank-based so teachers can select items for a class period, retesting, review, differentiation, or multi-day use. The cumulative Final is also a teacher-selectable bank. Week 9 adds a case-based synthesis lesson that integrates Meaning, Truth, Identity, and Ethics without requiring a new video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlexible Classroom Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse the default 9-week sequence, compress to approximately 6 weeks, run an intensive 4-week version, or spread one or two lessons per week across a semester. The planning guide explains the tradeoffs and suggested assessment rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNew Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe free \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/classroom-video-guide-com\/nongecadbohdlmnkjgibfbemecdmcfho\"\u003eClassroom Video Guide Companion Chrome extension\u003c\/a\u003e can automatically pause YouTube at question timestamps and display prompts during viewing. It can make whole-class, small-group, and independent video lessons easier to facilitate. The curriculum works normally without the extension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePrefer a 2-Week Unit?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-critical-thinking-unit-1-meaning-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Critical Thinking Unit 1 - Meaning | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-critical-thinking-unit-2-truth-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Critical Thinking Unit 2 - Truth | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-critical-thinking-unit-3-identity-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Critical Thinking Unit 3 - Identity | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-critical-thinking-unit-4-ethics-2-week-curriculum\"\u003eTED Talk Critical Thinking Unit 4 - Ethics | 2-Week Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the TED videos included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Video files are not included; exact public YouTube links are provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I assign every assessment item?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can, but the banks are intentionally larger than a typical one-period test so you can select the items that fit your students and calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the capstone another video lesson?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. It is a case-based cumulative synthesis activity with four changed-cue cases and no new TED video.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the curriculum be shortened?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. The Educator Planning Guide includes 6-week, 4-week, block-schedule, summer, credit-recovery, and semester-supplement options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndependent resource notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e TED\/TED-Ed videos are not included. This is an independent educator-created companion curriculum and is not affiliated with or endorsed by TED.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"K12 Movie Guides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60540956573777,"sku":null,"price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/9808\/0081\/files\/FULL-BUNDLE-TedTalk-Thinking-Critically-Playlist-Cover.jpg?v=1789174715","url":"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-critical-thinking-complete-full-curriculum","provider":"K12MovieGuides","version":"1.0","type":"link"}