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BeastBox: 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 the SnapThought ® tool to play BeastBox.
The SnapThought tool ...
Getting Started with BeastBox
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There are three ways to play BeastBox:
Just play! Let students treat BeastBox as their own mixing board and create music from favorite animal voices. Add together real wild animal sounds and beat...
BeastBox Activity Guide
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Download this Activity Guide, developed by our partner The Cornell Lab K-12, for engaging students with BeastBox while addressing key concepts such as animal communication, animal behavior, and ecosy...
Exponents Lesson Plan: Exponent Battle
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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, students watch the BrainPOP movie Exponents and explore the other features in this topic to learn how exponents provide a simple way of expressing reall...
Exponents Discussion Prompts & Pause Points
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Suggested discussion prompts and pause points....
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...
Mission US Lesson Plan: For Crown or Colony?
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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, centers around Mission US: For Crown or Colony?, a game in which students take on the role of an apprentice to a newspaper printer in Boston in 1770--a tim...
New on GameUp: Newsfeed Defenders
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We are excited to present our newest game, Newsfeed Defenders, from our partner iCivics. This timely game challenges students to manage a social media site. Responsibilities include spotting and repor...
Map Projections Discussion Prompts & Pause Points
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Suggested discussion prompts and pause points....
Mummies Discussion Prompts & Pause Points
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Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on Mummies Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class discussion before, during, and after watching the movie.
Before...
