Lesson Ideas

Internet

Welcome to the information superhighway! In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby will teach you all about the Internet and how it works. You had to log on to the Web to access BrainPOP – so how does the Internet allow people to share information? Discover how the Web’s millions of portals link together to form the largest network on Earth! Among other things, you’ll learn the difference between a client and a server, and what terms like ISP, DNS, and IP server mean. Plus, you’ll see, step-by-step, the processes that takes place when you access BrainPOP from your home computer! So what are you waiting for — let the Web take you to fun new places!

Digital Citizenship Lesson Plan: Creative Coding Project

In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about topics related to digital citizenship. Then they’ll show what they know about the topic by completing one of BrainPOP’s four Creative Coding projects: .Stop Motion Animation, Meme, Newscast, and Doodle Augmented Reality. This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards.  See more »

Make-a-Movie Lesson Plan: Digital Citizenship

This lesson plan features BrainPOP’s collection of Digital Citizenship resources, and is adaptable to all topics in the collection. In this lesson, students explore digital citizenship topics, then apply what they learn by creating a BrainPOP-style movie using the Make-a-Movie tool. Finally, students present their movies to their peers and follow up with a q & a. This strategy makes it possible for all students to learn about every topic within a digital citizenship theme--the one they present and the ones their peers are presenting to them.   This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards.  See more »

Internet Searches Lesson Plan: Search Shark Game

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources (including a free online game) to practice identifying keywords that result in relevant information for a given internet search. This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards.  See more »

Evaluating Online Sources Lesson Plan: Is Everything on the Internet True?

In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-8, students use BrainPOP resources to learn how to conduct effective internet research. Students will analyze research on the internet and explore how they can determine what is not true and what is factual online. This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards.  See more »

Programming Lesson Plan: Run Marco! Game

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 1-8, students use BrainPOP resources (including an online game) to explore computer coding, algorithms, and programming. This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards.  See more »

Computer Programming Language Lesson Plan: Code Monkey Game

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources (including an online game) to explore computer programming. This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards.  See more »

Inventions Lesson Plan: The Origins of Computers and Other Technology

In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 6-8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the history of the computer and how it has changed our lives and affected other inventions. This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards.  See more »

Online Safety Board Games Lesson Plan: Identify Internet Safety Rules

In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to identify and analyze basic Internet safety rules. Students then create game boards which the class can play to reinforce the safety rules and encourage critical thinking. This lesson plan is aligned to Common Core State Standards.  See more »
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