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With our newest product BrainPOP Science, middle schoolers are inspired to take the lead with their own learning through the exploration of real-world scientific phenomena.

Eye-opening investigations and engineering projects for middle school science

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Inquiry-driven investigation

Relatable guiding questions kick off each investigation with a built-in Claim-Evidence-Reasoning writing process. Middle schoolers are guided to make observations, practice science skills, and back up their claims.

Simulation showing the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning process in the Energy and Food Webs investigation.

Real-world engineering projects

With the design process at the heart of every BrainPOP Science engineering project, middle schoolers are challenged with solving problems they might encounter in their daily lives with hands-on prototyping and iterating.

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Introducing
engineering projects

Engineering Problem:

Your school wants to grow a large garden, but there is only a small piece of land available.

Plant Growth

Engineering Design Task:

Design a garden that is six times larger than the land it sits on.

Cardboard box creation using recyclable items to create a garden six times larger than the land it sits on.

Engineering Problem:

Oh no! You've dropped your keys through a sewer grate.

Simple Machines

Engineering Design Task:

Design a tool to get your keys back.

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Drawing of a tool consisting of a cup, paperclip, string, and toothpick

Explore a wide range of ready-to-use investigations and engineering projects by discipline

Engineering project diagram showing a student drawing of a tool that can be used to solve a problem
Skateboard

Comprehensive investigations that tap into students’ everyday wonderings about the world around them through interactive resources.

Physical Science Units

Atoms, Elements, and Molecules

  • Atomic Structure

  • Atoms and Molecules

  • Periodic Table

  • Elements

  • Water Molecules

  • Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

Compounds, Mixtures, and Solutions

  • Acids and Bases as Compounds

  • Salts as Compounds

  • Mixtures

States of Matter

  • Solids, Liquids, and Gases

  • Phase Changes

Properties of Matter

  • Properties of Matter

  • Identifying Matter

  • Density of Matter

Physical and Chemical Changes

  • Chemical Reactions

  • Conservation of Matter

  • Energy in Chemical Reactions

Compounds, Mixtures, and Solutions

  • Introduction to Newton's Laws

  • Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

  • Newton's Second Law of Motion

  • Speed

  • Newton's Third Law of Motion

Work and Simple Machines

  • Work, Energy, and Forces

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Engineering Problem: Oh no! You’ve dropped your keys through a sewer grate.

Non-Contact Forces

  • Gravitational Forces

  • Magnetic Forces

  • Electromagnetic Forces

Energy

  • Kinetic and Potential Energy

  • Conservation of Energy

  • Water Power

Thermal Energy

  • Thermal Energy Transfer

Wave Properties

  • Wave Properties

  • Sound Waves

Light Waves

  • EM Waves

  • Rainbow Formation

  • Refraction, Reflection, Absorption

  • Properties of Light

Frog

Ready-to-go investigations on the interconnectedness, intricacies, and vastness of the world with built-in Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER).

Life Science Units

Classifying Living Things

  • Living vs. Nonliving Things

  • Taxonomy

  • Coronavirus vs. Flu Viruses

Cell Structure and Function

  • Introduction to Cells

  • Cell Structure and Function

  • Cell Membrane

  • Cell Wall

Human Body Systems

  • Neurons and the Brain

  • Multicellular Organisms

  • Digestive and Immune Systems

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

  • Process of Photosynthesis

  • Process of Cellular Respiration

Food Webs and Ecosystem Interactions

  • Predation and Competition

  • Parasitism

  • Matter and Energy in Food Webs

  • Decomposers

Biodiversity and Stability in Ecosystems

  • Biodiversity

  • Impact of Biodiversity on Resources

  • Ecosystem Disruptions

  • Aquatic Invasive Species

Reproduction and Growth

  • Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

  • Animal Courtship

  • Seed Dispersal

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Engineering Problem: Your school wants to grow a large garden, but there is only a small piece of land available.

Genetics

  • Gene Traits

  • Alleles and Punnett Squares

  • Mutations

Natural Selection and Adaptations

  • Natural and Artificial Selection

  • Adaptations by Natural Selection

Evidence of Evolution

  • Evolution and the Fossil Record

  • Evidence of Common Ancestry

Volcano

Immersive investigations that kick off with relatable guiding questions to engage students on the processes that shape our lives.

Earth and Space Science Units

The Universe and Its Galaxies

  • Milky Way and Other Galaxies

Our Solar System

  • Orbital Motion

The Earth-Sun-Moon System

  • Earth's Seasons

  • Phases of the Moon

  • Eclipses of the Sun and the Moon

Water and the Hydrosphere

  • Earth's Water Cycle

Rocks and Minerals

  • Formation of Minerals

  • Classifying Minerals

  • Earth's Rock Cycle

  • Sedimentary Rocks

  • Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Plate Tectonics

  • Plate Boundaries

  • Evidence of Plate Tectonics

  • Volcano Formation

  • Geologic Hazards

Fossils and the Geologic Time Scale

  • Geologic Time Scale

  • Rock Strata and Earth's History

Earth's Resources

  • Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

  • Alternative Energy

Human Impacts on Natural Resources

  • Human Use of Natural Resources

  • Human Impacts on the Environment

Weather Patterns

  • Weather Patterns

  • Ocean's Impact on Weather

  • Extreme Weather

  • Predicting Hurricanes

Climate and Climate Change

  • Weather vs. Climate

  • Global Climate Change

  • Human Impacts on Climate Change

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