Severe Flooding as Hurricane Sandy Hits Land

October 30, 2012
It's day 2 of Hurricane Sandy, the storm has hit land and the flooding is severe.  Help explain the natural phenomenon with today's featured...

Changegamer Strives to be a Gamechanger

October 10, 2013
Guest blogger Mike Farley has been teaching middle and high school Geography for 12 years in the Toronto District School Board and currently...

November Curriculum Spotlights

November 7, 2014
Did you know that each month, BrainPOP highlights movie topics and other resources that might be relevant to your curriculum? Our Curriculum...

April is Earth Awareness Month

April 1, 2019
Celebrate Earth Day every day with eco-friendly movies and games! Earth Awareness Movies BrainPOP provides movies featuring a broad range ...

National Parks Lesson Plan: Geography

July 29, 2022
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the National Parks Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic National Parks, ...

“Julie of the Wolves” Lesson Plan: Tundra and Arctic Adaptations

June 8, 2012
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6-8, students explore the book Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George. Students wil...

Cold Weather Adaptations Lesson Plan: Hibernation

June 8, 2012
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore hibernation and animals' cold weather ada...

Web Graphic Organizer

May 31, 2012
This graphic organizer is useful for pre-planning a project, finding relationships among concepts, and generating ideas. It’s perfect for re...

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Lesson Plan: The Quandary Game

October 24, 2012
This problem-solving lesson plan, adaptable for grades 6-12, centers around an online gamed called Quandary that engages students in making ...