Winter Holidays Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

December 3, 2019
Before the Movie  Which winter holidays do you celebrate? (Make connections) What is your favorite winter holiday? (Make connections) ...

Sortify: Space Exploration Common Misconceptions

January 16, 2015
You may find some points of debate or discussion during Sortify: Space Exploration game play. Here are some notes to help you guide these co...

Touchdown! Rosetta’s Lander Makes History

November 13, 2014
Yesterday, after a journey of billions of miles, a probe the size of a washing machine landed on the surface of a speeding comet. In recogni...

Black Holes Lesson Plan: Earth’s Place in the Universe

October 4, 2022
*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Black Holes Lesson Plan. This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Black Holes, and su...

January Curriculum Connections

January 2, 2015
Happy New Year! Keep this list of BrainPOP movies handy this month as you plan how to integrate BrainPOP into your curriculum: ♦ Janua...

May Curriculum Connection + Spotlights

May 4, 2015
We've got some great suggestions for tying in BrainPOP with your curriculum this month. Check out these movies which coincide with important...

Graphic Organizers Before, During, and After BrainPOP Jr. Movies

May 3, 2012
BrainPOP Educator Amber Gross recently submitted a lesson plan with an amazing set of graphic organizers she created to facilitate student t...

The Space Shuttle comes to NYC!

April 27, 2012
Gasps of excitement filled the BrainPOP offices this morning as the Space Shuttle (atop a 747) flew past our windows! Everyone was standing ...

Participate in UCLA’s Game Based Learning Research Study

November 14, 2014
Our friends from UCLA's CRESST are conducting a game based learning research study about building science and social emotional skills with "...