Essential Questions

Carpenter's Cut

New on GameUp: Carpenter’s Cut

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BrainPOP is excited to include Carpenter's Cut in our collection of Math, Engineering and Technology games on GameUp! Developed by our partner Hooda Math, the Carpenter's Cut game allows students t...
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CSI Flight Adventures: Flight School Essential Questions

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How can air make an object lift off the ground? How does the shape of an object help to slow it down as it falls through air? How does an aircraft overcome its weight and the push of air to...
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Construct-a-saurus Essential Questions

Construct-A-Saurus Dinosaur Game Essential Questions

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What adaptations allowed your dinosaur to survive longer? What adaptations made it harder for your dinosaur to survive? How likely is it for certain types of dinosaurs to win a battle? Why? W...
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Fly to Mars

Fly to Mars Essential Questions

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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 natural processes? How do the components of our Solar Syst...
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Guts and Bolts Essential Questions

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What are the main functions of the human body's organs? How can organ systems function interdependently? What does it mean to test a hypothesis? These are three essential questions we recomm...
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Supreme Decision Essential Questions

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What are some of the rights, responsibilities, and rewards in different cultural settings? What principles define American culture? Why are conflicting values inherent in diverse groups, and ho...
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Pearl Diver Math Game Essential Questions

Pearl Diver Math Game Essential Questions

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How can fractions be expressed, ordered, and compared? How is adding and subtracting fractions different and similar from working with whole numbers? How can number lines help us to predict the...
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Pavlov’s Dog Essential Questions

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How can you determine if evidence is valid and reasonable? How can you use evidence to solve problems and make decisions? How can we find out how living things react to different stimul...
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Microbes Essential Questions

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 How do the parts of living things help them to survive? How do cells, tissues, and organs interact with one another and carry out life functions? How can we use the scientific method to fin...
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Matter Sorter Essential Questions

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What is matter and how does it behave? How do we know that objects or materials can exist as solids, liquids, or gasses, or plasmas by observing their properties/attributes? How does plasma dif...
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