Social Studies
Constitutional Law Lesson Plan: Do I Have a Right? Game
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, students use BrainPOP resources, include the game Do I Have a Right? to explore constitutional law and citizens' rights. Students learn to identify whet...
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...
“I Have a Dream” at 50: Teaching the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by their character." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was a call ...
Reconstruction
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Learn all about Reconstruction in this student-made, BrainPOP-inspired video by Robert Miller's 4th & 5th graders from Port Orange, Florida....
Lewis and Clark: A Student-Made Video
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Learn about Lewis and Clark in this BrainPOP-inspired student-made video by Robert Miller's 4th & 5th graders from Port Orange, Florida....
BrainPOP Inspires Student Animation Projects
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Guest Blogger Cheryl Phillips in an Instructional Technology Resource Teacher in Prince William County Public Schools, VA. In today's guest blog post, Cheryl shares how BrainPOP is now inspiring her ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Student Animation Movie
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This student animation about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. proves that BrainPOP is way more than a movie and a quiz: BrainPOP can also be used as inspiration for student animation projects! This animatio...
Ancient China Background Information for Teachers and Parents
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This page contains information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about ancient China. The information is designed to complement the BrainPOP Jr. movie Ancient China. It expla...
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...
Election-Themed Games from iCivics: On The Ballot
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These election-themed games have just what you need to teach your students about the path to becoming president. Our friends at iCivics join us for this hour-long webinar to discuss the fabulous teach...
