Social Studies
Cleopatra Lesson Plan: Exploring legacies and our own digital footprints
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In this lesson, students use BrainPOP's Cleopatra unit to introduce or reinforce the consideration of context and perspective when working with historical and contemporary sources....
Constitutional Convention Lesson Plan
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources (including an online social studies game) to explore the Constitutional Convention.
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How One Teacher Used BrainPOP to Teach Her Students – and Herself – About Citizenship
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More than 40 years ago, Carmen Gil was an ESOL professor in her native country of Venezuela. She came to the United States and has been teaching at the same school in Jupiter, Florida, for 36 years!
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Using BrainPOP to teach about Reconstruction
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In BrainPOP's new movie, Reconstruction, students can follow Tim and Moby as they learn about the attempt to rebuild the South and reunite the country in the wake of the Civil War.
Students will le...

New on BrainPOP: Henry Hudson Movie
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He came... he saw... he named things after himself. Join Tim and Moby as they follow the career of Henry Hudson, the English explorer who spent years searching for the Northwest Passage.
Your stude...
Henry Hudson Lesson Plan: Were His Explorations Successful?
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources to investigate the life, accomplishments, and legacy of English explorer Henry Hudson....
Reconstruction Lesson Plan: Exploring the Effects of Ending Slavery
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In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the political events that occurred after slavery ended and how Reconstruction laws affected families ...
Articles of Confederation Lesson Plan
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students will use BrainPOP resources to learn about the Articles of Confederation.
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New Social Studies Game: Mission U.S. Cheyenne Odyssey
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The Mission U.S. Cheyenne Odyssey game is now live on BrainPOP's GameUp! Brought to you by WNET 13 New York Public Media, this free social studies game immerses students in U.S. history through intera...
Writing, Reasoning, & Civics Lesson Plan: Drafting Board Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this writing, reasoning, and civics lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources (including an online game) to explore the process of producing clear and polishe...