Brain Pop offered free access to all of its videos to schools and students through the Spring Semester 2020. At some point that will change, and only certain videos will be available after our log-in expires. We found these to be great sites for reinforcement with lots of engaging activities for enrichment and hope to continue working with as many features as we can in 2020-2021.
Some of their programs are free. This list is provided in hopes that we might again have access in the future.
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The following topics have been linked directly to the following Unit Resource pages on this site (click Resources in the menu to the left and choose the unit topic) , but you are encouraged to explore to enrich your learning in English, Science, Engineering and Tech, Arts and Music, Math and Health. There are also French and Spanish versions if you scroll to the bottom to find those links. Don't just watch the videos. Try out the Interactives.
Three Worlds Meet + Early Settlements
American Indians, Meso American, Mayan Civilization, Aztec Civilization, Inca Civilization
Iroquois Confederation
Columbus, Conquistador's, Columbian Exchange, California Missions
Jamestown I, Jamestown II, Pocahontas, Slavery
First Thanksgiving, Salem Witch Trials
13 Colonies
Building the 13 Colonies
Regions of the 13 Colonies
Benjamin Franklin
French and Indian War + Road to Revolution
French and Indian War,
Causes of the American Revolution
Slavery and Liberty and War for Independence
Slavery
American Revolution, Declaring Independence
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
Articles to Constitution
Constitutional Convention, James Madison
U.S. Constitution, Political Party Origins
Early Republic
Presidents: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson
Also: Alexander Hamilton, Political Party Origins, Political Parties, Native Americans, French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, Pirates, Lewis and Clark, Tecumseh, Seminole Wars, Trail of Tears
Territorial Growth / Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion, Industrial Revolution, Texas Revolution, Mexican-American War, Gold Rush
Causes of the Civil War / Reform Movements
Civil War Causes, Slavery, Frederick Douglass, Women's Suffrage, Underground Railroad, Civil Rights
Civil War and Reconstruction
Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, George Washington Carver, Civil Rights
Holidays and Washington D.C.
September 11th
Voting Rights, Presidential Election, Voting
Veterans Day
Memorial Day