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Barriers to offering quality college science labs online

The 2024 Annual Lab Report showed 75% of institutions reporting increased demand for online options from on-campus students.

But transitioning science courses online presents unique challenges.

  • Fostering students engagement, confidence, and preparedness from afar
  • Recreating a campus-equivalent lab experience for distance learning students
  • Limited time and resources for faculty
  • Meeting the unique needs of a diverse student population

With Science Interactive, you can –

Quality courses

Easily launch high-quality online science courses

Launch academically rigorous online science courses in as little as a few weeks. All courses across 14 disciplines, are aligned with Quality Matters standards – and can be customized easily.

Replicate real-world lab experiences online

Replicate real-world lab experiences online

Our ready-to-use lab kits are composed of lab-grade materials to help your students grasp scientific concepts, procedures, and techniques – even if they never set foot on campus.

Safety for all students

Teach with peer-reviewed & QM-certified content

Every discipline is certified by Quality Matters, so you can confidently teach the skills and concepts students need to achieve in your online course.

Guide and assess students easily

Guide and assess students' progress easily

The lab management platform makes it easy for you to track students’ progress as they follow and complete their virtual and hands-on experiments. It also integrates with your LMS so you can quickly assess students’ work and sync their grades.

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Recreate the on-campus lab experience anywhere with ready-to-use lab kits, designed with lab-grade materials, shipped directly to students. Choose from hundreds of labs that align with your course goals and learning objectives.

What Students & Instructors Say

Based on +2100 students & educators in the 2024 Annual Lab Report

88%

of students say it is important to them to be able to take their science course(s) online.​

32%
If online options weren’t available, 32% would have enrolled ​ at another institution​.
30%

If online options weren’t available 30% wouldn't have enrolled at all.

75%

of instructors said Science Interactive hands-on labs were comparable to an in-person lab experience.

71%

of students said the cost of the hands-on labs were aligned with the value of being able to do them from home.

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Choose from a mix of 460+ hands-on and virtual labs to create a quality lab experience. Here are examples of what you can expect:

Cardiovascular Physiology
Hooke’s Law
Drawing Organic Compounds
Antacid Analysis and Titration
Cell Membrane Transport
Anatomy and Physiology

Cardiovascular Physiology

Estimated Completion Times
Exploration
30 min min
Experimentation
2 hrs min
Evaluation
30 min min
Exploration Summary

This contains targeted background content to prepare you for performing the exercises in this lesson.

Learning Objectives

  • Measure the effects of exercise on blood pressure.
  • Measure the effects of exercise on pulse at the radial and carotid arteries.
  • Analyze abnormal ECG readings.

Virtual
Hands-On
Cardiovascular Physiology Lab Includes

Analyze heart electrical activity by identifying waves, intervals, and segments. You'll explore depolarization and polarization to understand heart function and detect abnormalities.
Cardiovascular Physiology Lab Includes

Our detailed lab protocols provide clear instructions for measuring blood pressure, showcasing proper placement of the cuff and the stethoscope, empowering students to collect accurate cardiovascular data.
Cardiovascular Physiology Lab Includes

Learn the proper technique for checking the carotid pulse—a crucial skill for any physiology student. Learn everything from the correct finger placement to avoiding simultaneous bilateral pressure on the carotid arteries.
Physics

Hooke’s Law

Estimated Completion Times
Exploration
30 min min
Experimentation
2 hrs min
Evaluation
30 min min
Exploration Summary

This Exploration contains targeted background content to prepare you for performing the exercises in this lesson.

Learning Objectives

  • Measure the spring constant of a spring.
  • Compute the spring potential energy of a mass and spring system.
  • Model the equivalent spring constant of springs in parallel and in series.
  • Relate the spring constant, restoring force, applied force, spring potential energy, and displacement to  one another.
  • Predict the relationship between spring potential energy and spring constant.

Virtual
Hands-On
Hooke’s Law Lab Includes

Analyze how springs behave in series by calculating effective spring constants and graphing force versus displacement. This lab guides you through key equations and data collection to deepen your understanding of Hooke’s Law.
Hooke’s Law Lab Includes

Get ready to explore Hooke's Law by gathering the right supplies and preparing your environment for the experiment before you begin. Get started by establishing your spring constant.
Hooke’s Law Lab Includes

Analyze how springs behave under applied forces, visualize force interactions, and calculate effective spring constants. Adjust variables, observe displacement, and strengthen your understanding of elastic systems through hands-on experimentation.
Hooke’s Law Lab Includes

Learn how to set up and use the Hooke’s Law simulation before running your experiment. This lab walks you through selecting parallel springs, adjusting force settings, and interpreting force components, so you’ll be confident in collecting and analyzing data.
General, Organic, & Biochemistry

Drawing Organic Compounds

Estimated Completion Times
Exploration
30 min min
Experimentation
2 hrs min
Evaluation
30 min min
Exploration Summary

This Exploration contains targeted background content to prepare you for performing the exercises in this lesson.

Learning Objectives

  • Draw condensed structural formulas and line-angle formulas of organic compounds using the IUPAC name.
  • Illustrate organic compound structural isomers based on molecular formulas.
  • Draw line-angle formulas and dash-wedge structures for geometric isomers.

Virtual
Drawing Organic Compounds Lab Includes

Explore structural isomers of C₅H₁₀, identifying different molecular arrangements and recording IUPAC names, reinforcing key concepts in organic chemistry.
Drawing Organic Compounds Lab Includes

Practice drawing organic structures from IUPAC names. This lab walks you through creating condensed and line-angle formulas, helping you build a strong foundation in molecular representation.
Drawing Organic Compounds Lab Includes

Learn to break down IUPAC names, prioritize functional groups, and assign correct numbering to carbon chains. This reference table helps you efficiently build molecular structures and understand key naming conventions in organic chemistry.
Chemistry

Antacid Analysis and Titration

Estimated Completion Times
Exploration
30 min min
Experimentation
2 hrs min
Evaluation
30 min min
Exploration Summary

This Exploration contains targeted background content to prepare you for performing the exercises in this lesson.

Learning Objectives

  • Perform a titration, back titration, and control experiment.
  • Determine how much acid an antacid is able to neutralize.

Hands-On
Antacid Analysis and Titration Lab Includes

Measure, record, and analyze your titration data step by step. This lab walks you through neutralizing HCl with NaOH, helping you calculate moles and track reactions.
Antacid Analysis and Titration Lab Includes

Watch how phenolphthalein reveals pH changes in an antacid-HCl mixture. This lab walks you through the color shift and what it means, so you’ll know exactly what to look for in your titration experiment.
Antacid Analysis and Titration Lab Includes

Learn how to set up a titration and use a burette to analyze antacid neutralization. Get step-by-step instructions, from measuring solutions to determining acid neutralization, to confidently perform and interpret your experiment.
Biology

Cell Membrane Transport

Estimated Completion Times
Exploration
30 min min
Experimentation
12 hr incubation + 3 hrs min
Evaluation
30 min min
Exploration Summary

This Exploration contains targeted background content to prepare you for performing the exercises in this lesson.

Learning Objectives

  • Observe osmosis in living cells using potato tissue and sucrose solutions.
  • Analyze experimental data to determine if solutions are hypotonic, isotonic, or hypertonic.
  • Examine the selective permeability of a membrane to molecules of different sizes.

Virtual
Hands-On
Cell Membrane Transport Lab Includes

Get step by step guidance on setting up your experiment, handling solutions, and testing for glucose and starch movement across a selectively permeable membrane.
Cell Membrane Transport Lab Includes

Learn how to properly use a digital scale. This ensures accurate measurements to track mass changes in different sucrose solutions, demonstrating the principles of osmosis and water movement across cell membranes.
Cell Membrane Transport Lab Includes

Students will use potatoes and sucrose solutions to observe osmosis—how water moves in and out of cells based on solute concentration—a critical step in understanding the fundamental principles of cell membrane transport.

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From PPE equipment to mandatory safety training, our team of PhD scientists design hands-on kits so your online students can safely conduct their lab work without your direct supervision.
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