Posts on “ science ”

Can YOU learn how a cell cycle works by playing a GAME? That’s the challenge Sarah Jean-Daum gave her students – 7th-graders at NYC’s Cathedral School – earlier this month. The game in question? Control of the Cell Cycle, available on GameUp. On December 6th, we had the privilege of visiting the class to see how they… Read the Rest»

With all the buzz at  BrainPOP about the STEM video game challenge and this week’s Global Education Conference, today we welcome Guest Blogger Laura Brown. Laura is an expatriate science teacher working in Shanghai at Concordia International School.  Recently selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator and  member of the Learning 2.0 Asia Technology Conference executive… Read the Rest»

October 7th is Ada Lovelace Day, a worldwide event named for 19th-century mathematician Ada Lovelace. Using the power of blogging, the day celebrates women who’ve followed career paths into the STEM areas: science, technology, engineering, and math.   As in years past, BrainPOP is proud to take part in the occasion, which serves in large part to… Read the Rest»

At BrainPOP we update the site with new movies, quizzes, games and teaching materials all the time.  To ensure that everything we release is of the highest quality, we call on our esteemed education advisors for their guidance and wisdom.  Today we welcome the newest member of our BrainPOP advisory board,  former Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at… Read the Rest»

Late summer often coincides with wacky weather and other natural disasters, which is why we’re featuring our Natural Disasters Spotlight through the end of August. Worried about Hurricane Irene, currently threatening the Atlantic Coast? Show your students the BrainPOP movie on Hurricanes and the BrainPOP Jr. movie on Fast Land Changes to help them understand… Read the Rest»

We met Melissa Katz at the  Celebration of Teaching and Learning conference Tweet-Up, hosted by BrainPOP and Promethean.  She was eager to share with us how much she loved both BrainPOP and Promethean ActivExpressions.  Check out how she successfully integrates them into her learning environment. BrainPOP ROCKS in my classroom!  I use BrainPOP mostly to introduce or reinforce… Read the Rest»

Just a reminder – our Earth Awareness lesson plan contest supporting our partnership with IMAX and the release of their new film, Born to be Wild 3D is open for submissions! The educator who submits the best lesson plan highlighting how you use BrainPOP, along with IMAX’s educator resources, wins premium prizing – from tickets… Read the Rest»

BrainPOP was lucky enough to meet lead middle school teacher, Nicole Hesson, at the NSTA conference in San Francisco, CA.  Nicole shared with us how she uses BrainPOP as an effective teaching tool and how it speaks the language her middle school students understand! We were thrilled she wanted to spread the word with the… Read the Rest»

Using a Multimedia Approach to Teach Earth Awareness Wednesday, March 30, 2011 *6:30 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour Bring learning to life by transporting your students into the wild… Immerse your students in some of the conservation efforts being made to rehabilitate and protect endangered species. We’ve partnered up with IMAX to bring you extraordinary… Read the Rest»

We’ve partnered with IMAX on a great initiative dedicated to raising awareness about conservation efforts and endangered species. The partnership means extraordinary online (and free!) resources for you from IMAX as well as two brand new BrainPOP movies: Primates and Elephants. Both debut as part of our Spotlight: Earth Awareness. On March 30th, just before… Read the Rest»