Ebola Education: Establish Factual Understanding and Ease Student Fears

October 30, 2014
Media coverage of the recent Ebola outbreak has been inescapable.  Though the images and stories have been scary, it's important not to let ...

Two new movies now on BrainPOP

October 26, 2015
We're proud to announce the BrainPOP team has been hard at work on a new movie for the Famous Authors and Books Unit in English-Language Art...

Sortify: Nutrition Game

March 4, 2014
Visit the lesson ideas page to find resources for Sortify: Nutrition, a free online health game....

Teacher Resources and Assessment Strategies for Guts and Bolts

January 30, 2014
Explore the wide variety of teacher resources and assessment strategies for using BrainPOP's health and science game Guts and Bolts....

Outbreak Squad Game Trailer

April 1, 2022
Play this trailer for Outbreak Squad to introduce students to this educational game where players battle public health outbreaks....

Just Do It (Again): How Virtual and Video Game Labs Give Students the Freedom to Fail

December 9, 2011
Tracy Carlin shared this post with BrainPOP and I like how this quote explained the "Psychosocial Moratorium Principal." Not sure what that ...

See what’s new on BrainPOP Jr.!

January 20, 2012
What's new on BrainPOP Jr.? We've been working on some great new resources for grades K-3! Check out the following movie topics: Maya Civ...

See iCivics in Action

April 6, 2012
If you've heard about BrainPOP's collection of free online games but haven't had a chance to check it out, here's an easy way to see what Ga...

Guest Blogger Rachael Tarshes Share Best Tips for Introducing Games Based Learning in the Classroom

June 21, 2012
8th Grade Science teacher, guest blogger and  superstar BrainPOP Educator Rachael Tarshes had some creative strategies for introducing game ...