Featured Movie
De-“Mist”-ifying Cloud Computing
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In our newest BrainPOP technology movie, Tim introduces Moby to the wonders of cloud computing. Discover how the "cloud" is really a network of powerful data centers connected by the Internet. Learn h...
November Spotlight – American Indians
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This November, check out our Spotlight: American Indians. In BrainPOP's careful and sensitive way, our movies explain the wide variety of culture and peoples indigenous to the Americas. Topics inclu...
Halloween on BrainPOP
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Happy Halloween! From scary costumes to sticky sweet candy, Halloween is filled with curious and fun tradition. Learn all about the fascinating origins of today's holiday with the Featured Movie - Ha...
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...
Our Featured Movie App for Windows 8 Hits Major Milestone!
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Thanks to all of you, our newly launched Featured Movie app for Windows 8 just reached a big milestone! The Windows 8 app - for devices like the Microsoft Surface - has now been downloaded more than 1...
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...
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...
Meteorites and Asteroids!
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We're sure that today's news about the meteorite in Russia has piqued everyone's interest. With that in mind we've made today's featured movie Asteroids. Enjoy!
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100 Years Ago Today, Rosa Parks was Born.
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100 years ago today, February 4th 1913, Rosa Parks was born. Her courage helped spark the civil rights movement- and she remains a central figure in a defining moment of 20th century US history.
To...
The Shortest Day of the Year – and the Maya Apocalypse!
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Why are the days getting shorter? Why is it getting cold in some places and not in others? Why are there seasons? Here in the Northern Hemisphere, December 21st is the shortest day of the year and the...
