STEM

3D Robots: How This Teacher Introduced 3D Printing to Her Students
Posted by SM Bruner on
Have you been thinking about ways to have students explore 3D printing in your classroom, but haven't been sure how to introduce the concept?
Educators at BrainPOP were thrilled when we discovered ...

School Makerspace Resources for #nationofmakers
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It's the national #weekofmaking and we're excited to share ideas that help you support students in becoming builders, creators, designers, and problem solvers.
You can use the comprehensive listing...

Helping to Build a “Nation of Makers”
Posted by Traci K. on
We’re so proud to announce our involvement with the National Week of Making, celebrating the builders, creators, designers, and problem solvers among us! Running today through June 18th, the National ...

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 ...

Participate in UCLA’s Game Based Learning Research Study
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Our friends from UCLA's CRESST are conducting a game based learning research study about building science and social emotional skills with "Go Vector Go" and "Spaceforce;" 2 games featured on BrainPOP...

STEAM Video Game Design: Tales From Students in the Field!
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Peek into a STEAM video game design lab with POPstar David Conover and some of his Pflugerville, TX students. They’ll share their unique experiences developing a “Circuit of Sustainability” and collab...

STEM Lesson Plans
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BrainPOP's STEM collection highlights topics from Energy Sources and Digital Animation to Electric Circuits and Statistics. Lesson plans for these topics and more are all included in this STEM lesson ...

Computer Science Education Week, the Hour of Code and BrainPOP
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
December 9-14th is the official Computer Science Education Week featuring the Hour of Code, "a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify 'code' and show that anyone can learn th...

De-“Mist”-ifying Cloud Computing
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
In our newest BrainPOP technology movie, Tim introduces Moby to the wonders of cloud computing. Discover how the "cloud" is really a network of powerful data centers connected by the Internet. Learn h...

The NMC Horizon Project Wants Your Stories of Innovative Technology Use in the Classroom!
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The 2013 Horizon.STEM Advisory Board invites educators to share their stories on innovative classroom technology! The NMC Horizon Project has selected a list of 12 “Technologies to Watch” which will b...