Posts on “ science ”

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»

Congratulations to head teacher, Colter Barnes, and his Kokhanok middle school class for their amazing accomplishment as top 5 finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest.  Colter shares their journey from a BrainPOP social studies lesson all the way to the Big Apple! One day, in the remote fly-in only “bush” village of Kokhanok,… Read the Rest»

Lesson Plan: Acceleration Rotation SUBJECT: Science GRADES: 3-5, 6-8 by Diane Harold, 8th Grade Teacher BRAINPOP MOVIES USED: Acceleration Force Newton’s Laws of Motion OBJECTIVES Students will: Collect and organize data. Plot coordinates and interpret graph. Observe, calculate, and define acceleration. MATERIALS Days 1, 2, and 4  Access to BrainPOP Day 3 Masking tape Meter stick Space to… Read the Rest»

With President Obama’s launch of the National STEM Video Game Challenge comes a BrainPOP announcement as well! We’re proud to report that BrainPOP will serve as an official founding outreach partner of the Challenge, designed to build and strengthen interest in STEM skills (science, technology, engineering, math). The Challenge is a two-pronged contest administered by Sesame Workshop’s Joan Ganz Cooney Center… Read the Rest»

Enhance your lessons with September’s Spotlight: Science Skills.  Topics range from Measuring Matter, States of Matter, Scientific Method, and Types of Rocks to Classification, Mineral Identification, Telescopes, and the Periodic Table of Elements. For K-3, there’s Science Projects, Scientific Method, Tally Charts and Bargraphs, Making Observations, and more. Take advantage of BrainPOP Educators’ Science Video… Read the Rest»

Can mammals lay eggs? What causes hiccups? And what on earth is a cnidarian? For answers to these and other burning questions, don’t miss our Spotlight: Weird Science. With topics from Aliens, Giant Squid, and Carniverous Plants to Bats, Nanotechnology, and even Boogers, this is the perfect resource for scientifically curious students – and grown-ups!… Read the Rest»

Using BrainPOP to Explore New Energy Resources Wednesday, June 2 4:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour With the recent Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill still going on, it’s important for our next generation to realize the impact that non-renewable energy resources have on our environment. This webinar will show attendees how to use BrainPOP content and… Read the Rest»

Headed to Philadelphia for NSTA this week? Come meet us at Booth 2150! We won’t be settling the great cheesesteak debate (Geno’s? Pat’s?), but we WILL have great classroom goodies, the latest news on all our resources, and a special offer just for you. Plus, be sure to snag a copy of the research that… Read the Rest»