Simulations
Circuit Construction Kit-DC: SnapThought Prompts
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Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use our SnapThought ® tool to explore the Circuit Construction Kit: D...
Circuit Construction Kit: DC Simulation Overview for Teachers
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In this sim, students build circuits with batteries, light bulbs, resistors, and switches while exploring the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance....
Area Builder Simulation Primer
Posted by Steve Ji on
This video primer is an introduction to the Area Builder simulation's features and uses. Since sims are designed to be exploratory, this video is recommended for teacher viewing only.
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Atomic Bonding Lesson Plan: Atom Touch
Posted by jglassman on
In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-8, students play Atom Touch, a simulation that invites learners to explore principles of thermodynamics and molecular dynamics. Specifically, they gain a ha...
Introducing Yard Games!
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Kids love to play in the Yard! Now they can with our newly expanded collection of Yard Games from our partner, University of Wisconsin’s Field Day Lab.
Yard Games invite students to explore conc...
Thumbs Up for BrainPOP’s Proposed SXSWedu 2017 Panels
Posted by Traci K. on
The SXSWedu Panel Picker is officially open through September 2! Shape the conference line-up and help get BrainPOP onto the 2017 schedule by casting your vote for the sessions we’re involved with:
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Hour of Code and BrainPOP
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Celebrate Computer Science Education Week by working an "Hour of Code" into your schoolday! Running, December 8-14, CSEdWeek aims to highlight the importance of computer science, which 90 percent of ...
Virtual Labs: pH Scale and Meter Calibration Lesson Plan
Posted by SM Bruner on
This lesson plan accompanies Virtual Labs: pH Scale and Meter Calibration, which is adaptable for grades 6-12. This interactive lab challenges students to test the pH of common liquids and learn how a...
Just Do It (Again): How Virtual and Video Game Labs Give Students the Freedom to Fail
Posted by SM Bruner on
Tracy Carlin shared this post with BrainPOP and I like how this quote explained the "Psychosocial Moratorium Principal." Not sure what that is, or how games could help your students? Read on to what T...