Social Studies
Veterans Day Lesson Plan: Make a Tribute Movie
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, students explore BrainPOP features and resources about Veterans Day, including who the day honors, what veterans they do and how we can celebrate them. T...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Plan: Sequencing Events
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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-5, students use BrainPOP resources to learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. Students will sequence the major events...
Historical Inquiry Lesson Plan: Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-5, students play Jo Wilder and the Capitol Case, a game that invites them to take on the role of a scrappy young history detective, collecting artifacts and...
Memorial Day Lesson Plan: Make a Tribute Movie
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, students explore BrainPOP features and resources about Memorial Day, including who the day honors, how and why it was established, and how we celebrate. ...
Exploring Peaceful Protests with BrainPOP
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This spring, in response to recent school shootings, students across the country are participating in peaceful protests demanding safer schools--from the National School Walkout to March for Our Lives...
New Movie: Veterans Day!
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Veterans Day may have passed, but it's not too late to check out BrainPOP's brand new Veterans Day topic.
Invite your class to join Tim and Moby as they explore the history and significance of this...
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Lesson Plan: Make a Newsreel
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 6-12, students explore BrainPOP features and resources about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, including the events that led up to it and the aftereffect...
Holocaust Lesson Plan: Analyze a Primary Source
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 6-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about one of the most tragic times in history, the Holocaust. They’ll learn about Hitler, what his Nazi pa...
Mission US: Up from the Dust Lesson Plan
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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, centers around the simulation Mission US: Up from the Dust, which provides young people with an experiential understanding of the enormous hardships facin...
Mission US: Up from the Dust — Top 5 Things to Know Before You Play
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Download this helpful printable from Mission US that includes five important pieces of background information that will be helpful to students as they play the game....
