BrainPOP Jr. Topic Directory

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To explore all the quizzes interactive features, lesson plans and other Lesson Ideas on BrainPOP Jr., select a subject area and then a Movie Topic.  Click to view a getting started overview video and ...

Teaching with Games

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Teaching with games "allows me to hit multiple learning styles in the same lesson in a much easier way than the normal classroom environment." ~David McG, from Best Practices for Using Games & Sim...

Fibonacci Sequence Lesson Plan: Numbers in Nature

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In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 6-8, students will use BrainPOP resources to explore the Fibonacci sequence, learning what it is and where it originated from. Students will then dete...
Chocolate

Chocolate

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Yum! Learn all about chocolate in this student-made, BrainPOP-inspired video by PJ Burns' and Erin Waggoner's 3rd graders in Nicholasville, Kentucky....

Making Our Own BrainPOP Movies

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Go behind the scenes and learn the secrets of how Robert Miller's 4th & 5th grade students created these amazing BrainPOP movies inspired by Tim and Moby! From script writing to storyboarding, the...

The Fly to Mars Game: Preparing to Play

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Before your students play the Fly to Mars game, allow them to view the Mars movie and then fill out the activity page. You can also use the graphic organizer to compare life on Earth to that on Mars. ...

Student Animation: Tim, Moby and Winston Churchill!

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This student animation about Winston Churchill proves that BrainPOP is much more than a movie and a quiz!  BrainPOP can also be used as inspiration for student animation projects! This animation was p...

Tim, Moby and Darwin!

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BrainPOP is much more than a movie and a quiz!  BrainPOP can also be used as inspiration for student animation projects! This Darwin animation was produced by a student of BrainPOP Educator Cheryl Phi...

Introducing The Mixer!

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Introducing The Mixer! The Mixer is a tool that lets you create and share custom, BrainPOP-style quizzes, and much more!...

Share Jumper: Extending Student Learning

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Before playing the Share Jumper game, have students explore additional examples of times when information shared on the internet was beneficial, and times when it was harmful. You can show sample curr...