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 ...

Brainstorming Web

June 15, 2012
A Brainstorming Web graphic organizer is helpful for keeping brainstormed ideas organized, and pre-planning a project or writing assignment....

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...

Time Zone X – Apollo Project

March 18, 2016
Time Zone X is an original BrainPOP timeline game. Students use their knowledge of the the Apollo Project, understanding of cause and effect...

Time Zone X – Mars

March 28, 2016
Time Zone X is an original BrainPOP timeline game. Students use their knowledge of Mars, understanding of cause and effect and historical th...

Pause Points Graphic Organizer

October 30, 2013
One of the most popular strategies for using BrainPOP in the classroom is through using pause points, briefly pausing the movie to clarify s...

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...

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 ...

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 ...