Fly to Mars Science Game

June 20, 2012
Visit the Lesson Ideas page to find resources for Fly to Mars, a free online science game....

Force, Gravity, Revolution, and Rotation Lesson Plan: Fly to Mars Game

June 7, 2012
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the effects of force, gravity, revolution...

Time Zone X – Space Exploration

February 16, 2016
Time Zone X is an original BrainPOP timeline game. Students use their knowledge of Space Exploration, understanding of cause and effect and ...

The Educator’s Guide to Teaching with Digital Simulations

October 30, 2015
All games are not created equal, and many resources that are commonly referred to as games are actually digital simulations or interactive m...

Using SnapThought®

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

Eclipse Discussion Prompts and Pause Points

November 6, 2019
Before the Movie     Have you ever seen an eclipse? If yes, describe what it was like. What do you hope to learn about eclipses? ...

Jupiter Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

February 26, 2019
Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Jupiter Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class ...

Guest Blog Post: Promoting Energy Literacy Education Efforts Across the U.S.

May 20, 2014
Josh Sneideman is a middle-school science teacher and Albert Einstein Fellow at Department of Energy, promoting energy literacy education ef...

Note Taking With BrainPOP

August 17, 2012
See how a 4th grade class uses BrainPOP movies and activity pages for note taking....