Lesson Ideas
Carbon Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Landform Detectives Lesson Plan: A Weathering and Erosion Game
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore and compare the processes of weathering and erosion through a digital lab and online game play. Students analyze how weathering and erosion affects Earth’s changing face and how it forms the soil that supports life on Earth. They also examine landforms and identify the processes that may have created them.Read more »
Earth Cycles and Global Ecosystems Lesson Plan: Carbon Cycle, Nitrogen Cycle, and Water Cycle
In this multi-day lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 9-12, students use BrainPOP resources to identify the steps of the carbon, nitrogen, and water earth cycles. Students will also explore the significance of each cycle within global ecosystems and explain how human environmental impacts are affecting these three global cycles.Read more »
Food Chains and Ecosystems Lesson Plan: The Food Fight Game
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3 through 8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the relationships between organisms within an ecosystem. Students then build a virtual food web to support a selected animal using online game play.Read more »
Science Fair Lesson Plan: Planning Projects with BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr.
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-12, students use BrainPOP and/or BrainPOP Jr. resources to learn about planning projects when they create a science fair exhibit. They will select their topic, explore the criteria for planning, and design a compelling and realistic experiment based on their topic.Read more »


