Natural Selection Lesson Plan: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

July 11, 2022
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Natural Selection Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Natural Selec...

Dinosaurs Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

June 25, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Dinosaurs Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage clas...

Birds Lesson Plan: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

January 4, 2022
Click to open and customize your own copy of the Birds Lesson Plan.  This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Birds, and supports the s...

Getting Creative: Scientific Illustrations & Other Projects

January 23, 2013
All the way from Shanghai, we welcome Laura Brown, a high school science teacher, for this webinar on scientific illustrations and other cre...

Extinct and Endangered Species Background Information for Teachers, Parents and Caregivers

July 2, 2018
This page provides information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about extinct and endangered species. It is design...

Bones Activities for Kids

May 21, 2010
In this set of activities adaptable for grades K-3, parents and educators will find ideas for teaching about bones and the skeletal system. ...

What Makes a Dinosaur a Bird Lesson Plan: Flap to the Future

April 24, 2017
This lesson plan--developed by the BirdSleuth K-12 project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology--is adaptable for grades 3-12 and features Flap...

Flap to the Future: SnapThought Prompts

April 18, 2017
Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use the S...

Getting Started with Flap to the Future

April 14, 2017
Follow these steps for getting started with Flap to the Future: 1) Use the arrow keys to control your movements as the earthbound dinosau...

Augmented Reality Meets Education

June 9, 2011
  Augmented Reality has tremendous potential in the educational world. PBS Kids partnered with AR development company Ogmento to creat...