Designing PhET Activities for the K12 Classroom

June 23, 2016
This video highlights how to design student activity worksheets for in-class use of the PhET simulations. Learn how you can help students ac...

Using SnapThought®

September 16, 2015
This screencast provides a brief overview of the SnapThought® tool....

More Citizen Science Lesson Ideas

June 6, 2014
Game Learning Society (GLS) has provided 5 additional lesson plans for the Citizen Science game. Visit their site to view and download the f...

Celebrate Women in STEM on Ada Lovelace Day

October 14, 2013
October 15th marks the 5th annual Ada Lovelace Day, a worldwide celebration of women who have made important contributions to the STEM (scie...

Speed, Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy Printable

June 25, 2016
Students label the diagram to identify where they think the speed of the skater will be the greatest. Then they use the table to describe wh...

Potential & Kinetic Energy Lesson Plan: PhET Energy Skate Park Simulation

June 26, 2016
In this lesson plan, students use an interactive simulation called Energy Skate Park to understand the relationships between stored energy a...

Guest Blogger Laura Brown – Reflections on Science Education in Shanghai

November 17, 2011
With all the buzz at  BrainPOP about the STEM video game challenge and this week's Global Education Conference, today we welcome Guest Blogg...

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 ...