GameUp

GameUp is BrainPop.com's recently unveiled website featuring educational (and fun!) games for smarty-pants students. BrainPop has designed a few of their own games, such as Chronopticon, in which players have to help Tim and Moby operate a time machine based on the movements of the solar system, and have also commisioned several outside organizations, including Nobelprize.org and the Space Science Institute, to create others.

All of the games on GameUp feature charming animated characters and audio. A stand-out for me is the Diabetic Dog Game that asks players to care of an adorable dog by making sure his blood sugar levels do not get too high or low.

BrainPop is, itself, a subscription service but, lucky for us, GameUp is offered free of charge! Also, make sure you stop by Brainpop Jr. for games designed for K-3 graders and BrainPop ESL for games designed for English language learners.

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