Close Knit Neighbors Essential Questions

May 29, 2013
What are the components of an ecosystem and how do they interact with one another? Why is balance within an ecosystem essential for its...

Getting Started with BeastBox

November 19, 2018
There are three ways to play BeastBox: Just play! Let students treat BeastBox as their own mixing board and create music from favorite ...

BeastBox: SnapThought Prompts

November 19, 2018
Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use the S...

Lesson Plan: Write Your Own BrainPOP Script!

February 9, 2012
Having students compose their own scripts for BrainPOP is a great way to help them synthesize information about any curriculum topic or ...

Ecosystem Exploration Lesson Plan: BeastBox

November 19, 2018
This lesson plan–developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s K-12 Program–is adaptable for grades 3-8 and features BeastBox, a game that e...

BeastBox Animal Activity

November 19, 2018
Download and distribute this BeastBox activity that invites students to become ecosystem experts....

‘My Clues’ Blank Flashcards

June 1, 2012
This sheet of blank flashcards is a great resource for learning new vocabulary words. Students can include clues on the flashcards in this g...

Learning With Games at #GLS11

July 27, 2015
BrainPOP staffer Allison Mishkin recently attended the GLS conference and is sharing the learning with us here on the blog today. Thanks, Al...

Food Chain Image

October 28, 2013
Organize the images to create a food chain....