Red gold: The world's most expensive spice - Carolyn Beans
Channel: TED-Ed
This video explains why saffron costs more than almost any other spice by exploring its unusual biology and the labor-intensive process required to harvest it.
Short animated lessons on big ideas. Best for tweens ready for abstract concepts.
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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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