Following the Sun: Crash Course Kids #8.2
Channel: Crash Course Kids
Elementary crash courses across science. Denser than SciShow — best with discussion after.
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Co-viewing with discussion significantly improves learning outcomes from video (Strouse et al., 2013; Mendelsohn et al., 2010).
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