Using BrainPOP Jr. to teach about classifying animals

April 10, 2015
This screencast shares a variety of ways teachers can use the free BrainPOP Jr. movie "Classifying Animals" to help K-3 students understand ...

Tips for Using the BrainPOP Jr. Quiz Feature

October 6, 2013
Each BrainPOP Jr. topic page features two 5 question quizzes: an easy version and a hard version. Both versions provide a print option as we...

BrainPOP Jr. Tips for Teachers

October 6, 2013
Want to maximize your students' BrainPOP Jr. Learning experience? Try these tips! Screen the movie in advance. Watching the movie before sh...

Deserts Background Information for Teachers, Parents and Caregivers

June 20, 2018
This page provides information to support educators and families in teaching K-3 students about the desert. It is designed to complement the...

Classroom Activities: Desert

June 19, 2018
These classroom activities are designed to complement the Desert topic on BrainPOP Jr. Desert Encyclopedia Have each student pick a dese...

Family and Homeschool Activities: Desert

June 18, 2018
These family and homeschool activities are designed to complement the Desert topic on BrainPOP Jr. Desert Pottery Explain to your child th...

Create Your Own Bird Lesson Plan: Flap to the Future

April 25, 2017
This lesson plan--developed by the BirdSleuth K-12 project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology--is adaptable for grades 3-12 and features Flap...

iBiome Wetland Digital Game Trailer

March 17, 2016
Discover iBiome-Wetland, the five-time award-winning educational ecology game....

Using SnapThought®

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

Animals Around the World Unite! It’s World Animal Day!

October 3, 2011
World Animal Day has been celebrated every October 4th since 1931, when a group of ecologists started the event as a way to heighten public ...