Venn Diagram Implementation Strategies

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The Venn diagram Challenge task asks students to group information from a BrainPOP movie by similarities and differences. Here are some ideas for making the most of this activity: Assess prior kn...

Venn Diagram Learning Objectives

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What is a Venn Diagram and Why is it Important?   Objective: Students will use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast information and recognize relationships between concepts. A Venn diagram is a...

Sequence ELL Modifications and More

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For students who find sequencing challenging, try these tips and strategies: Do the Challenge task with students. You identify the first event or item in the sequence, then have  students come up...

Sequence Implementation Strategies

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Sequence Challenges ask students to put information or events from a BrainPOP movie in order.   Here are some ideas for making the most of this activity: Assess prior knowledge. Have students ...

Sequence Learning Objectives

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What is Sequencing and Why is it Important?   Objective: Students will sort topic-related events or information in sequential order Sequencing refers to putting events or information in a specific...

Active & Passive Voice Lesson Plan: Create a Cartoon in Active or Passive Voice

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students explore BrainPOP features and resources to learn about active and passive voice, and the differences between the tone and focus of each. They w...

Rainbow Lesson Plan: Make a Rainbow

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about rainbows--what they are and how they form.  Applying what they learn, students analyze a real rainbow...

Rachel Carson Lesson Plan: Design a Time Zone X Game

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about Rachel Carson, a marine biologist and conservationist whose famous book Silent Spring is credited for...

Wildfires Lesson Plan: Identifying Cause and Effect

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students watch the BrainPOP movie Wildfires to discover what causes wildfires and both their negative and positive effects. Next, they will apply their ...

Fighting Off Infection Lesson Plan: Immune System Defender Game

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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-12, challenges students to use what they know and explore the immune system by playing a game in which they keep an infection from invading a body. The first m...