Classic general education and subject film list (middle school and adolescents · 50+ carefully selected)

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[📜 Interesting Chinese Studies and In-depth History](#interesting Chinese Studies)
🌍 Advanced English and General Expression
🧪 Science Encyclopedia and Hardcore Frontier
[📐 Logical Thinking and Visual Mathematics](#logicalthink Math)
🏛️Artistic Life and Philosophical Thinking

Interesting Chinese Studies

Resource recommendations
123. "Hexi Corridor" `Chinese` `Documentary (History)` [Content]: 10 episodes of historical documentary. [Features]: Movie-level photography and soundtrack (Yanni), with a strong sense of epicness. [Selling Point]: The "best assistant" for history classes. After reading it, you can gain a deep understanding of the Silk Road and China's geopolitics, and improve children's historical pattern.
124. General History of China `Chinese` `Documentary` Combining grand narrative and geo-strategy, it is a classic work of studying politics, history and geography, suitable for establishing a macro framework before the exam.
125. Dai Jianye (Magic Poetry) `Chinese` `Video` Use humorous dialect to deconstruct the poets of the Tang Dynasty, deeply understand the love and hatred behind the poems, and shorten the distance with ancient prose.
126. Luo Xiang talks about criminal law `Chinese` `Video` Using law to talk about philosophy and human nature is a high-level ideological material library for argumentative essay writing.
127. Huaisha Talks about the Three Kingdoms `Chinese` `Audio` Using storytelling style to tell history, breaking the tone of textbooks and effectively alleviating the boring feeling of learning.
128. Modeler Lao Yuan'er `Chinese` `Video` Hard-core historical restoration. Restore historical instruments (such as Zhuge Liannu) from an engineering perspective and cultivate historical materialism.

English Enlightenment

Resource recommendations
129. New Concept English 2 (New Concept English 2) `Chinese/English` `Online Course` [Content]: New Concept English Volume 2. [Features]: Classic grammar system, short and concise texts. [Advantages]: Even today, it is still the best teaching material for laying foundations. [Selling Points]: The "Nine Yang Magic Skills" of English learning, memorize the new ones, and the grammar problems in middle and high school will be easily solved.
130. Anki Memory Card (Anki) `English` `Book/App` Academic vocabulary training system, building a bridge to academic English.
131. CrashCourse `English` `Video` [Content]: A crash course from history to chemistry produced by brother John Green. [Features]: Very fast speaking speed, exquisite animation, and extremely dense logic. [Advantages]: Quickly establish a subject framework, suitable for preview and review. [Selling Point]: "Quick-acting Jiuxin Pill" for liberal arts and sciences, understand the context of a subject in 10 minutes, a must-see resource for AP/IB students.
132. CNN 10-minute news (CNN 10) `English` `Video` Science popularization and ten-minute news for teenagers, often used for dictation punch-in training.
133. College Essay Guy (College Essay Guy) `English` `Video` [Content]: American college application essay guidance. [Features]: Provides a large number of brainstorming exercises and sample analysis. [Advantages]: Explore personal characteristics and reject templates. [Selling Point]: A must-read for DIY applications. It can help children tell their own unique stories and knock on the doors of prestigious schools.
134. Heimler's History `English` `Video` [Content]: AP US/World/Euro History exam preparation video. [Features]: Designed specifically for AP exams, dismantling DBQ/LEQ writing. [Advantages]: The score-raising effect is significant and the style is humorous. [Selling Point]: The "lifesaver" for AP History candidates. Study with Heimler and get 5 points is no longer a dream.
135. TED Education (TED-Ed) `English` `Video` [Content]: Popular science animation of TED Education Channel. [Features]: Written by educators and produced by animators, covering a wide range of topics. [Advantages]: Not only learning English, but also general education. [Selling Point]: 5 minutes a day broadens the boundaries of cognition and is a treasure trove of accumulated document materials and interview materials.
136. Academic Vocabulary 3000 (Wordly Wise 3000) `English` `Book/App` Classic academic vocabulary training system, the bridge to academic English.

Science Encyclopedia

Resource recommendations
137. Infinite Little Bright (Museum) `Chinese` `Video` A well-known blogger in the field of biological identification, focusing on cultivating a rigorous spirit of scientific verification.
138. Cheese Popularization (Cheese) `Chinese` `Hardcore Science Popularization` Chinese version of Kurzgesagt. Suitable for middle and high school students, the style is flat and the topics are in-depth (such as chip principles).
139. Harvard CS50 Introduction to Computers (CS50 Harvard) `English` `Online Course` [Content]: Harvard University’s open course of Introduction to Computers. [Features]: Professor David Malan is very infectious and teaches classes like a theater performance. [Advantages]: Hard-core and vivid, the highest standard for entry-level computers. [Selling Point]: If your child is interested in computers without going abroad to attend Harvard, this is the best gift for him, a hard currency that proves his academic potential.
140. IB Exclusive Resource Group (IB Resources) `English` `Online Courses` Including resources from famous teachers such as Richard Thornley (Chemistry), Chris Doner (Physics), EconplusDal (Economics).
141. In a nutshell (Kurzgesagt) `English` `Video` [Content]: "In a Nutshell" In a nutshell, popular science animation. [Features]: Flatten the image of the bird, discuss big topics such as black holes and gene editing. [Advantages]: Extremely rigorous logic and profound philosophical thinking. [Selling Point]: The best material to cultivate critical thinking. It teaches children how to think rationally about the future of mankind.
142. Smarter Every Day `English` `Video` Hard-core science popularization resources, dedicated to experimental verification of intuitive misunderstandings (such as the transmission of electricity).
143. Veritasium `English` `Video` [Content]: Derek Muller's scientific evidence channel. [Features]: Frequently verify counter-intuitive physical phenomena and conduct field visits. [Advantages]: Break cognitive misunderstandings and cultivate the spirit of scientific truth-seeking. [Selling Point]: More real science than textbooks. Every video is a baptism of thought, the source of inspiration for Science and Engineering Cova.

Logical thinking mathematics

Resource recommendations
144. 3Blue1Brown Mathematics (3Blue1Brown) `English` `Video` [Content]: Mathematics visualization video by Grant Sanderson. [Features]: Use the Manim engine to visualize the essence of calculus/line generation. [Advantages]: Explains thoroughly the "essence not covered in textbooks". [Selling Point]: A visual poet in the field of mathematics. After reading this, you will exclaim "Mathematics is so beautiful", completely changing your boring impression of mathematics.
145. Khan Academy SAT `English` `Web` College Board’s official cooperative platform, a must-have adaptive question bank for Digital SAT preparation.
146. Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences `Chinese` `Online courses/videos` Hard-core resources for physics competitions; the Chinese Academy of Sciences uses a vivid style of science popularization to make science no longer aloof.
147. Small blueprint `Chinese` `Book/PDF` Wuhan Liu Jiaao's systematic work on mathematics (number theory combination); a powerful tool for calculation training.
148. Mingxin Mathematics `Chinese` `Book/PDF` A classic Olympiad mathematics systematic work, suitable for in-depth study.
149. Teacher Li Yongle `Chinese` `Video` Use high school knowledge to deduce real-life problems (such as game theory, stock market), effectively connecting textbooks and the real world.
150. Quality Center Education `Chinese` `Online Course/Video` Hard-core resources for physics competitions, suitable for in-depth study by competition students.
151. Numberphile `English` `Video` [Content]: Interviews with top mathematicians discussing mathematical issues. [Features]: A piece of kraft paper and a pen, explaining prime numbers and paradoxes thoroughly. [Advantages]: Connecting in-class knowledge with cutting-edge mathematical research. [Selling Point]: See how mathematicians chat, allowing children to get in touch with the real "taste of mathematics", no longer limited to answering questions.
152. The Organic Chemistry Tutor `English` `Video` All-round tutoring in science. Covers all subjects of mathematics, physics and chemistry, with handwriting board demonstrations and detailed steps, suitable for checking and filling in gaps.

Arts and sports life

Resource recommendations
153. Civilizations `English` `Documentary` [Content]: BBC documentary "Civilizations". [Features]: Global perspective, telling the history of art across five continents. [Advantages]: Establish a grand civilization coordinate system and improve artistic accomplishment. [Selling Point]: The pinnacle of art history, in this fragmented era, it can give children the deepest humanistic heritage.
154. The China History Podcast `English` `Podcast` [Content]: A hundred-episode documentary produced by CCTV Movie Channel. [Features]: Based on the latest archaeological discoveries, the narrative is grand. [Advantages]: Official history with detailed research evidence. [Selling Point]: An "artifact" for establishing a historical framework before taking exams. After reading it, history textbooks for middle and high schools will become simpler.
155. Nie Weiping Go `Chinese` `Book/Video` Systematic tutorials on level breakthroughs in Go to cultivate the overall situation and strategic thinking.
156. Coursera online courses `English` `Web` You can obtain Google data analysis or Python professional certificates to enrich the academic activity experience in your resume.
157. EdX Online Course `English` `Web` You can obtain professional certificates and enrich your academic activity experience in your resume.
158. GothamChess `English` `Video` An advanced explanation of chess suitable for older children. The style is passionate and can effectively improve game thinking.
159. Philosophize This! `English` `Podcast` [Content]: An easy-to-understand podcast on the history of philosophy. [Features]: Organized according to timeline, with humorous and down-to-earth language. [Advantages]: As an excellent introduction to IB TOK (theory of knowledge). [Selling Point]: Teach children to question premises and think independently. In the era of artificial intelligence, the ability to think philosophically is the last bastion of mankind.

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