inquiryHub high school and middle school curricula are guided by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Using research-based approaches to teaching science in a deeply digital environment, students contribute resources, observations, data, and analyses to solve larger scientific problems.
inquiryHub curricula are designed to go beyond traditional science content. By focusing on phenomena relevant to students' lives and communities, the courses provides opportunities to authentically engage with science and engineering practices. The combination of community science, technology, and a focus on science and engineering practices has been shown to help students feel more like scientists, including the belief that their ability to do science can make a difference in their world (Bang & Medin, 2010; Calabrese Barton & Tan, 2010; Roth & Lee, 2003; Shutt, Vye, & Bransford, 2011; Tzou & Bell, 2010).
inquiryHub Biology
The inquiryHub Biology curriculum is a full-year, open access digital high school biology course anchored in phenomena and aligned to the framework for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
inquiryHub Chemistry
The inquiryHub Chemistry curriculum is a full-year, open access digital high school chemistry course aligned to the framework for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This is a storyline-based curriculum that incorporates Earth and Space Science performance expectations through exploration of phenomena relevant to students' lives.
Computational Thinking
The SchoolWide Labs curriculum is an open access digital middle school anchored in phenomena, aligned to the framework for Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and purposefully integrating computational thinking in which students use programmable sensors to make sense of relevant phenomena.
inquiryHub Simulations
As part of the iHub Biology and Chemistry curricula, students can simulate and explore complex systems using computer models. Each model contains background information, directions for use, and extensions to try.