Lesson Ideas
Refraction and Diffraction
Refraction and Diffraction
Reflections and Refraction Lesson Plan: Prisoner of Echo Game
In this science lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 5-12, students will explore wave interactions (including interference, reflection, refraction, and diffraction) through online game play and other BrainPOP resources. Students will describe the characteristics and parts of sound waves, and explain the Doppler effect. Read more »
Refraction Game Lesson Plan: Teaching Fractions Through Gameplay
In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to make real-world, cross-curricular connections between math and science concepts. Students explore light refraction through online gameplay and an experiment. 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 »


