Fact and Opinion – A New Topic on BrainPOP to Support the Common Core State Standards

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Tim and Moby break down how to distinguish between truth and opinion in BrainPOP’s newest movie, Fact and Opinion. Students are presented with the concept that facts are supported by evidence that can...
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Ethics – a New Topic to Support Common Core

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BrainPOP's newest topic, ethics, provides an accessible, engaging storyline and a terrific entry point for students to frame and build skills focused on in the Common Core State Standards. Understandi...

5 Great Uses for BrainPOP’s Earth Awareness April Spotlight

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Here are 5 ways to shine April's BrainPOP spotlights Earth Awareness and Money Matters into your classroom. 1) April 22nd is Earth Day - have students explore the entire Earth Awareness Spotlight p...
Argument Wars Case Tracker

Argument Wars Case Tracker

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Use the Case Tracker graphic organizer to help students keep track of each of opposing viewpoints in the arguments presented during game play. This document was created by the game's publisher, iCivic...
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BrainPOP comes to Windows 8 and Windows RT

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It's with pride and excitement that BrainPOP has released a new app for Windows 8 and its sidekick Windows RT for use on mobile devices such as the Microsoft Surface. Our Windows app highlights the "t...
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BrainPOP Rolls Out New Educator Resource Pages for Every GameUp Game!

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Just this week, we've quietly rolled out a new group of support pages on BrainPOP Educators.  We have created game specific pages to help support your implementation of GameUp games in class! Every...
Internet Safety Poster

BrainPOP Internet Safety Poster

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Before you start your students on a web-based learning project, why not do a lesson on media literacy, internet safety, and digital citizenship? Generate ideas as a class about how to be safe and resp...
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Quandary Ethics and English Game: Opinion Tracker

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Download this PDF to help students organize their thinking while playing the award-winning English game, Quandary....

Number Jumble Math Game: Game Play Strategies

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This is a great math game for teaching students to find patterns with numbers. Decide whether you want students to work with whole numbers or in decimals, then refresh students’ memories of the multip...

Law Craft Game Play Strategies

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Activating Prior Knowledge: Students can play and learn from the Law Craft game without any pre-teaching. However, they may get more out of the game if they have some background knowledge and game pl...