Computational Thinking Lesson Plan: Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science

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*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Computational Thinking Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Computational Thinking, and supports the standard of identifying pat...

Binary Lesson Plan: Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science

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*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Binary Lesson Plan This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Binary, and supports the standard of understanding that computers use binary numbers ...
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Free Hour of Code Collection – Movies, Games, and Support

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This National Computer Science Education Week, we’re encouraging and supporting your participating in the Hour of Code movement! A special collection of movies, games, and teacher support materials ti...

3D Robots: How This Teacher Introduced 3D Printing to Her Students

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Have you been thinking about ways to have students explore 3D printing in your classroom, but haven't been sure how to introduce the concept? Educators at BrainPOP were thrilled when we discovered ...

School Makerspace Resources for #nationofmakers

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It's the national #weekofmaking and we're excited to share ideas that help you support students in becoming builders, creators, designers, and problem solvers. You can use the comprehensive listing...

STEM Lesson Plans

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BrainPOP's STEM collection highlights topics from Energy Sources and Digital Animation to Electric Circuits and Statistics. Lesson plans for these topics and more are all included in this STEM lesson ...

Thomas Edison Lesson Plan: How Inventions Build Upon Each Other

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to identify important accomplishments in the life of Thomas Edison. Students will also research later inventions...