inquiryHub Biology and Chemistry units are guided by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and 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).
The units below are the original inquiryHub Biology and Chemistry curricula. For revisied versions and new storylines, check out our Biology, Chemistry, and Physics courses developed as part of the new OpenSciEd High School program. While we plan to keep these archived version of iHub Biology and Chemistry available for schools and districts that have adopted these curricula, we would like to direct educators to the new OpenSciEd units as replacements for the inquiryHub units. Once the full OpenSciEd High School program is released in Summer 2024, we recommend that teachers transition fully to that program. iHub materials formed the foundation for OpenSciEd High School materials, and the inquiryHub team led OpenSciEd High School’s development team.
