Khan Academy provides free instructional videos (among many other things) for K-12 kids to learn about a variety of topics (the site currently boasts a library of over 2,600 videos!). You can read more about Khan or just dive into some awesome learning. Below, I've rounded up a few starter videos to give you a taste.

Khan Explains How it Works

A fun TED Talk. "First time I smiled doing a derivative!"

Banking 1

An "introduction to how banks make money and the value they (potentially) add to society."

Calculus: Introduction to Limits

Whoa.

Chemistry: Elements and Atoms

"How elements relate to atoms. The basics of how protons, electrons and neutrons make up an atom."

Computer Science: Introduction to Programs, Data Types, and Variables

Points to Khan for using Python, though we all know real men write in Assembler.

Astronomy: Scale of Earth and Sun

Just how big is the Earth? One nerd-jerk note from me: this video misuses the term "further." It should be "farther" when referring to distance.

Tell Your Khan Story

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