🧪 Is it a fair test? Imagine two plants receiving different amounts of water, but one is placed beside a sunny window and the other in a dark corner. What caused the difference in growth: the water or the light?
What makes prokaryotic cells different from eukaryotic cells? Let's break it down!
How can AP Biology teachers build students’ confidence with data? Data analysis & visualization skills are increasingly important on the AP Biology exam, but students often need more practice interpreting data, creating graphs, describing variability, and connecting data back to biological concepts.
Science lives outside the lab, in every question we ask about the world around us. Happy birthday, Rosalind Franklin! Today is a reminder that curiosity is where scientific discovery begins. At LabXchange, we believe that the same curiosity belongs to everyone, everywhere. 🧬
All energy in living systems originates from the Sun. Energy isn't created or destroyed, but rather transformed.
How do you explain a pandemic or a stock market crash to someone with no background knowledge in under a minute? 🧠
Built into Apollo 11’s journey to the Moon was an extraordinary safety feature: a path that could bring the spacecraft back to Earth in the event of a problem. 🌕
Location, location, location! Gene editing starts with finding the right spot in a molecule of DNA. #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Biology #Genetics #STEM #LabXchange
"The question isn't whether your students can do STEM. It's whether they've ever had a chance to see themselves doing it." - Shallom Sila, Kenyan physics and chemistry teacher, LabXchange Teacher Ambassador, and Global Teacher Prize 2026 finalist #ScienceEducation #GirlsinSTEM #STEM
Fun fact: Asteraceae, the sunflower family, is the second-largest plant family in the world. Plus, what looks like one “flower” is actually a flower head made up of many smaller flowers. #Botany #PlantScience
What does a microbiologist do? #Microbiologists study microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, across a range of industries. Their work may include identifying microorganisms that affect health and the environment, developing antibiotics and vaccines, and conducting research.
Your genes can affect how your body responds to certain medications. This video explores how variations in the CYP2C19 gene can change the way the body activates clopidogrel, a treatment used to help prevent blood clots.
The Genetics of Drug Metabolism: Clopidogrel
Genetic differences can affect the metabolism of clopidogrel, a drug that prevents blood clots in patients who have a...
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What does a process engineer do and could this be the right career for you? In this virtual career simulation, step into the role of a process engineer at a biopharmaceutical company: https://www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:LabXchange:77ebb102:lx_simulation:1 #CareerExploration #CareerXplorer
Keeping Antibiotic Production on Track
What does a process engineer do—and could this be the right career for you? In this virtual career simulation,...
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What does it take to identify a bacterial infection and recommend the right treatment? #BiologyEducation #Microbiology #APBiology #STEMEducation #CareerConnectedLearning
Explaining your PhD to your uncle at a family dinner is not the same as writing a grant proposal. Different audience, different medium, different style, but a lot of scientists use the same approach for both, and wonder why their message doesn't land.
Coral bleaching is one of the clearest warning signs of a warming ocean. In this interactive spreadsheet simulation, learners use reef temperature and location data to explore how high ocean temperatures threaten marine biodiversity and coastal communities.
Sunscreen protects your skin, but it can damage coral reefs. Rockets put humans on the moon and they also carry missiles. AI can help seniors live independently or power autonomous weapons.
Did you know? For young children with an ear infection, flying can worsen ear pain because pressure changes affect the middle ear. Plus, a common DIY remedy, plugging the nose and blowing, can actually rupture the eardrum.
430 million people worldwide live with disabling hearing loss. For children, the classroom is often where the impact is felt first. #InclusiveEducation #ScienceEducation #Accessibility #EdTech #HearingLossAwareness
This week on STEM Journeys: Stories that inspire the next generation. Meet Aditi Sharma, a PhD research scholar in microbiology at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence in Greater Noida, India. #CareerInSTEM #WomenInSTEM
When scientists communicate and collaborate, we all benefit from the results. By facilitating these connections, the Global Young Academy is improving how young researchers from around the globe work together on tackling the world's most pressing questions in science.
In 2023, LabXchange trained its first cohort of 18 teachers in Kenya. Today, that network reaches more than 2,000 educators across the country. Happy #AfricaDay 🌍
Did you know? The World Health Organization recommends that noise levels in an occupied classroom should not exceed 40 to 50 decibels—about the level of someone speaking softly.
Every biology student remembers their first frog dissection. We wanted to make that moment possible for every learner regardless of budget, lab access, or personal comfort with animal specimens.
🐝 Bees do much more than make honey! According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), one honey bee colony can gather about 40 pounds of pollen and 265 pounds of nectar in a single year, pollinating more than 100 different crops, like fruits and nuts.
Hearing loss doesn't need to hold students back. We're excited to welcome World Wide Hearing to LabXchange! Headquartered in Montreal, World Wide Hearing provides affordable hearing aids and hearing care to children and youth in underserved communities.
During an outbreak, why are certain containment methods chosen over others?
"It's not just about working with numbers, it's about thinking critically about what the data represents and how it is used." That's how LabXchange teacher-in-residence Angela Campbell frames the skill she believes every student needs in an AI-shaped world.
How do public health officials decide between vaccination, quarantine, or lockdown measures during an outbreak? As hantavirus captures headlines, now is a good time to learn more about the complexity of epidemic decision-making.
Every biology student remembers their first frog dissection. We wanted to make that moment possible for every learner regardless of budget, lab access, or personal comfort with animal specimens.