ChemVLab+: Integrating Next Generation Science Standards Practices with Chemistry

The Next Generation Science Standards encourage students to develop the reasoning and practice skills of scientists. Rather than promoting rote memorization, teachers engage with real-world phenomena prompt think critically. ChemVLab+ is a series freely available, online modules that require reason like chemists by integrating core concepts investigations in authentic contexts. Each activity reflects four key design principles as well novel framework for developing chemical specific designing interpreting experiments. current paper describes development testing modules. A within-teacher randomized control trial study (treatment = 15 class sections 371 students; 14 332 students) found using outperformed completing set active offered more traditional instructional approach problem-solving opportunities. scored higher their peers on 7 8 module quizzes performed particularly open-ended response items were focused Analyses demographic effects also revealed positive interaction between BIPOC ChemVlab+ intervention.