New on GameUp: Sizing Up the Universe

April 6, 2015
Sizing Up the Universe is the latest offering from our games partner, Smithsonian Education. Targeted for students in grades 4-8, Sizing Up ...

Introducing BrainPOP to your Science Class

August 17, 2012
See how BrainPOP is used to teach a science class....

STEM Skills Lesson Plan: STEM to the Rescue!

October 27, 2008
In this STEM Skills lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-12, students use BrainPOP and other online resources to research a science, engineer...

Note Taking With BrainPOP

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

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...

Fly to Mars Essential Questions

July 7, 2013
How can models help us to predict the nature of objects and systems that we cannot see? How does studying cycles help us to understand ...

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...

Chronopticon Essential Questions

May 29, 2013
How do the components of our Solar System move and interact with one another? How do the motions of Earth and our moon affect our lives...