Over the past five years, we've curated a huge library of resources covering a diverse range of topics from an even more diverse range of science organizations. But we've also put a ton of work into creating our own learning and teaching resources, which now total nearly 4,000.
While it's hard to choose favorites, in this post, we're highlighting 15 simulations, interactives, videos, and other resources that we feel best exemplify LabXchange and the work of our dedicated subject matter experts, learning designers, graphic artists, and other team members. If it's your first time exploring LabXchange, consider this list a good place to get started!
Through fun storytelling and a real-world scenario, this scrollable interactive introduces learners to the basics of the scientific method.
As its title suggests, this cluster of resources covers the fundamentals of developing a framework for research, scientific thinking, and problem solving. It begins with the scientific method, then covers several essential lab skills before delving into an important but often overlooked aspect of research: effectively communicating the results.
In addition to demonstrating the basics of performing a gel electrophoresis protocol, our most popular lab simulation also introduces learners to micropipetting, an essential skill in laboratory work.
In this interactive infographic, learners are shown what working in a lab is like and answer questions about the safety of behaviors demonstrated in a lab scenario.
Educators can be learners too! Like this annotated video, much of the content in our library is meant to be used by educators for their own professional skill development. Find more teacher resources and take our new "Introduction to LabXchange" training course!
This scrollable interactive walks through the concept of life's "levels of organization," showing how cells make up organs, organs make up organ systems, and so on.
Through experimentation in a virtual lab environment, learners uncover the answers to fundamental questions about photosynthesis and cellular respiration. A video walkthrough, worksheet, and teaching guide accompany this simulation to make it even easier to use in a class.
This new simulation of a common in-person lab protocol is designed to guide middle school learners through exploring stomata step by step.
For those planning to look at stomata in real life, this method video offers a great introduction to the process.
Scrollable interactives allow learners to explore at their own pace, which is critical when dealing with complex microscopic processes like mitosis and cytokinesis.
This pathway combines a range of content types—question sets, videos, images, and an interactive—into one cohesive lesson about one of the fundamental processes in cell biology.
Encouraging the exploration of something that learners are familiar with—the food in their kitchens—helps to demystify the science of lipids. Check out the Macromolecule Structure and Function pathway—designed to comply with AP Biology standards—to see more on the subject.
This hotspot simulation, in which learners click on "hotspots" to explore aspects of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium principle, exemplifies mathematical modeling within the context of evolution.
Part of our Data Science–Driven Science Education project, this spreadsheet simulation guides learners through using spreadsheets for data analysis and interpretation.
This new type of interactive enables learners to observe cause and effect as they play with variables to simulate the spread of an epidemic.
To make it even easier to fit LabXchange resources into your lessons, we've created guides showcasing resources aligned to national curricula and standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards (USA). View all available curriculum and standards alignment guides here.
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