Scientific Modeling Lesson Plan: Lost at the Forever Mine

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 5-9, students play Lost at the Forever Mine, a game that introduces mathematical modeling that scientists and engineers practice to describe data and predict ...

Lost at the Forever Mine Game: SnapThought Prompts

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Do your students have individual accounts? If you have a school-wide BrainPOP subscription, students will be able to use our SnapThought ® tool to play the game Lost at the Forever Mine game!  Snap...

Thanksgiving Lesson Plan: Conduct an Interview

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, students explore BrainPOP resources to discover the true story of Thanksgiving.  After learning about the settlers’ dangerous trip to America and the str...

Nikola Tesla Lesson Plan: Produce an Advertisement

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American scientist and inventor who made groundbreaking contributions in the...

BrainPOP Creative Coding Lesson Planning Page

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Use this planning page to help you develop lesson ideas around Creative Coding projects. ...

Anne Frank Discussion Prompts & Pause Points

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Before the Movie What do you know about Anne Frank? (Tap prior knowledge) What can you tell about Anne Frank’s character from the movie description? (Draw conclusions; Identify character traits)...

Building Thirteen Colonies Lesson Plan: Design a Sortify Game

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 4-12, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn how and why the 13 colonies were founded, including the role of mercantilism and the relationship between t...

Mansa Musa Lesson Plan: Exclusive Interview with the Bling King

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In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, students explore BrainPOP resources to learn about Musa, the 14th century emperor (or mansa) of the Mali Empire in West Africa. After learning about Musa...

Humans & the Environment Prompts & Pause Points

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Read the movie description that appears below the movie player on the Humans & the Environment Topic Page. Then use the following prompts to encourage class discussion before, during, and after wa...

Vidcode Rubric

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Download this rubric to assess student projects and code....