Jane Goodall Lesson Plan: Primates Research

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In this Jane Goodall lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore Goodall’s work with primates. Students will also list and discuss facts they learned ab...

Investigating Types of Erosion Lesson Plan: Gravitational, Wind, and Glacial Erosion

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In this Erosion lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-8, students use BrainPOP resources to investigate the different types of erosion: gravitational, wind, and glacial. Students will learn the...

Human Interaction with the Environment Lesson Plan: Creating Video Documentaries

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In this environment lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students use BrainPOP resources to develop an understanding of how people impact the natural environment of different regions, as w...

Hibernation Stations Lesson Plan: Hands-On Science Centers

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-3, students use BrainPOP Jr. resources to learn which animals hibernate and why. Students will also explore what happens to animals when they hiber...

Cold Weather Adaptations Lesson Plan: Hibernation

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore hibernation and animals' cold weather adaptations. Students will also explain the process of hibernat...

Earth Cycles and Global Ecosystems Lesson Plan: Carbon Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle, and Water Cycle

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In this multi-day lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 9-12, students use BrainPOP resources to identify the steps of the carbon, nitrogen, and water earth cycles. Students will also explore the...

Natural Disasters Lesson Plan: Understanding Geologic and Weather Events

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to gain a basic understanding of geologic and weather related natural disasters. Students will research one type...
June Spotlights

June Spotlights

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Things get a little weird this month on BrainPOP with our June spotlights: Weird Science. We’ve included everything from Bruises to Bats to Boogers.  Yuck! Explore those strange carnivorous plants and...
Webcast with NASA

Live Webcast with NASA Systems Engineer, Tracy Drain

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Today, we're down in Loudoun Virginia joining a group of students (and beloved BrainPOP Advisor Adina Popa) for a special "behind-the-scenes" experience at The JASON Project studio during today's JASO...
Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown on BrainPOP?

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Well, no, not really,  but two of our recently introduced topics to BrainPOP's ever expanding library seem to reference everyone's favorite "good man."  Based on Bailey's letter requesting an explanat...