Social Studies Lesson Plans and Lesson Ideas

George Washington Carver Lesson Plan: Identifying Problem and Solution

Posted by jglassman on February 16, 2016

In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about the world-famous botanist George Washington Carver and how his ideas and inventions solved a range of...

Mission US 4: City of Immigrants Lesson Plan

Posted by angelawatson on November 2, 2015

In this social studies lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students will use BrainPOP resources (including the Mission US: City of Immigrants online simulation) to explore the lives of the...

Quandary Game: Additional My BrainPOP Features (With ELL Support)

Posted by angelawatson on September 11, 2015

Have your students signed up for individual logins through My BrainPOP? If so, they’ll be able to take snapshots during Quandary game play with the SnapThought® tool! MyBrainPOP is available to Bra...

Constitutional Convention Lesson Plan

Posted by angelawatson on June 26, 2015

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources (including an online social studies game) to explore the Constitutional Convention....

Checks and Balances Lesson Plan: Branches of Power Game

Posted by angelawatson on June 13, 2015

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources (including a free online social studies game, Branches of Power) to learn about checks and balances and the bran...

Henry Hudson Lesson Plan: Were His Explorations Successful?

Posted by angelawatson on April 24, 2015

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources to investigate the life, accomplishments, and legacy of English explorer Henry Hudson....

Scientific Method Lesson Plan: Testing Greek Architecture

Posted by angelawatson on April 17, 2015

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 4-8, students practice using the scientific method by studying Greek architecture and testing out which column shape is the strongest....

Ancient Greece Column Quest

Posted by angelawatson on April 17, 2015

Use these student activity sheets with our The Golden Age of Greece Lesson Plan....

Reconstruction Lesson Plan: Exploring the Effects of Ending Slavery

Posted by angelawatson on April 17, 2015

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the political events that occurred after slavery ended and how Reconstruction laws affected families ...

Media Literacy Lesson Plan: Common Advertising Strategies

Posted by angelawatson on April 17, 2015

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 4-12, students use BrainPOP resources (including the Make-A-Map concept mapping tool) to explore common advertising strategies and increase media lite...