Posts on “ natural disasters ”

Our thoughts are with all of you affected by Hurricane Sandy – may our return to normalcy be safe and quick. We know how many teachers and students are out of school and house-bound this stormy week, and we’d like to help make life at least a bit easier for you. All BrainPOP resources – including BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., BrainPOP Español, and BrainPOP ESL – will be completely FREE through the weekend. Help explain the catastrophic weather with topics like Hurricanes, Floods, Natural Disasters, and, on BrainPOP Jr., Fast Land Changes. Explore any other topic the kids might be interested in. Or take the titles on GameUp for a spin (our online games portal is always free). We’re here for you! As you may have read on Twitter, our headquarters in New York are without power as of October 30th, and our servers are down. We’re doing our best to assist and respond to our subscribers remotely, but we hope you’ll be patient with us over the next few days.  

It’s day 2 of Hurricane Sandy, the storm has hit land and the flooding is severe.  Help explain the natural phenomenon with today’s featured movie: Floods on BrainPOP and Fast Land Changes on BrainPOP Jr.  Flooding, Hurricanes, Heavy Wind, and all Natural Disasters can be scary for students (and teachers too!) This fear often leads to questions about why these things happen.  BrainPOP animations can help answer some of those questions by explaining the science behind these complex weather conditions, and providing direction for how to keep yourself safe.  On BrainPOP Jr., we are featuring Fast Land Changes Knowledge can be reassuring for everyone.