Science Resources

CK-12 provides free and customizable K-12 open educational resources aligned to state curriculum standards.

Flexbooks include MS Earth Science, MS Physical Science, MS Life Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

TED ED provides short videos on different Science and Technology topics for secondary students.

PhET Interactive Simulations, a project at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a non-profit open educational resource project that creates and hosts explorable explanations. It was founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman.

The Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization that provides free video tutorials and interactive exercises. The Academy's declared mission is “changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.”

Science topics include: Physics, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biology, AP Biology, Astronomy, and more.

The National Geographic Society is a global nonprofit organization committed to exploring and protecting our planet.

The Nature Conservancy offers 11 virtual field trips that allow students to do everything from exploring a coastal rainforest while in a canoe to unlocking the secrets of coral reefs in the Dominican Republic.

Discovery Education hosts a variety of virtual events, each with a companion guide with hands-on learning activities.

The National Museum of Natural History’s virtual experiences are self-guided, room-by-room tours of permanent, current, and past exhibits.

Standards-aligned interactive lessons, videos, and games

The listed resources can be accessed WITHOUT students inputting personal information. Mesa County Valley School District does not support registration on websites that cannot be accessed via Classlink.