Science Games
Introducing Yard Games!
Posted by jglassman on
Kids love to play in the Yard! Now they can with our newly expanded collection of Yard Games from our partner, University of Wisconsin’s Field Day Lab.
Yard Games invite students to explore ...
New on GameUp: Water, Carbon and Nitrogen Cycle Games
Posted by jglassman on
BrainPOP is excited to present three brand new games, from our partner Field Day Lab, featuring the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles!
The Water Cycle Game challenges students to move their water ...
BirdSleuth Sound Lesson Plan: Bird Song Hero Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this BirdSleuth lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 4-8, students learn about sound and how spectrograms reflect pitch and duration. Students then create their own spectrogram to represent ...
2 New Virtual Labs are Now on GameUp
Posted by SM Bruner on
Virtual labs are the perfect way to prepare students for using a real science lab, and they're a terrific alternative when you aren't able to provide as many hands-on investigations as you'd like.
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Virtual Labs Lesson Plan: Controlling Water Activity in Food
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this Virtual Labs lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 4-12, students explore an online interactive game to learn about controlling water activity in food....
New on GameUp: Sizing Up the Universe
Posted by SM Bruner on
Sizing Up the Universe is the latest offering from our games partner, Smithsonian Education. Targeted for students in grades 4-8, Sizing Up the Universe helps kids consider scale with questions such a...
Sizing Up the Universe Curriculum Resources
Posted by SM Bruner on
The ideas in these lesson and curriculum resources will help implement an online interactive tool, Sizing Up the Universe....
Sizing Up the Universe Recording Sheet
Posted by SM Bruner on
This recording sheet helps students record their thinking before, during, and after activities related to the online interactive tool, Sizing Up the Universe. Check out our Sizing Up the Universe less...
Planets and Galaxies Lesson Plan: Sizing Up the Universe Interactive Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 4-8. students use BrainPOP resources (including a free online interactive) to explore the vastness of the universe and the size and distance between c...
Serious Games into the K-16 Classroom with Victoria Van Voorhis
Posted by Laura Gatto on
In this video talk with Victoria Van Voorhis of Rochester discusses the challenges in taking serious games and interactive media from the margins to the mainstream across the K-16 spectrum. Her essent...
