Family and Homeschool Activities: Natural Resources

June 30, 2018
These family and homeschool activities are designed to complement the Natural Resources topic on BrainPOP Jr. Energy Saver Remind your chi...

Fast Land Changes Background Information for Teachers, Parents and Caregivers

July 23, 2018
This page provides information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about Fast Land Changes. It is designed to complem...

Rachel Carson Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

March 6, 2019
Before the Movie What do you think of when you hear the word environment? (Tap prior knowledge) What can people do to protect natural re...

Exercise Background Information for Teachers and Parents

May 10, 2013
Exercise is the activity of exerting muscles in different ways to stay healthy and fit. Review with your children that a muscle is a body pa...

Energy Sources Background Information for Teachers and Families

May 19, 2013
This page contains information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about energy sources.The information is designed t...

Autumn Lesson Plan: Discover the chemical properties of leaves and how they create color change

November 10, 2021
This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Autumn Leaves, and supports the standard of applying scientific ideas to understanding the chemic...

Migration Lesson Plan: Discover why, where, and how animals migrate

November 11, 2021
This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Migration, and supports the standard of applying scientific ideas to understand the natural world...

Roundtable Learning Strategy

October 21, 2013
Roundtable is a good cooperative structure and interactive activity to practice vocabulary, grammar, or even content. Students pass a paper ...

Charles Darwin Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

December 19, 2019
Before the Movie:   Who do you think Charles Darwin was? What do you know about the theory of evolution? What do you hope to lea...

Demo Observations

May 31, 2012
This Demo Observations graphic organizer is a useful tool to guide students in thinking deeply and to record their scientific observations. ...