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Empower Mississippi Science Education with Activate Learning’s Certified OpenSciEd 6-12 Curriculum
Activate Learning collaborates closely with science educators to support student-centered and three-dimensional learning, so that teachers AND students are successful using high-quality instructional materials. Explore Activate Learning's OpenSciEd Curriculum for Grades 6-12, approved for adoption in Mississippi!
2026 Mississippi HQIM Caravan
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Why Choose the Activate Learning Certified OpenSciEd Curriculum?
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EdReports All-Green Rating ✅
The Activate Learning Certified Version of OpenSciEd 6-8 curriculum has earned the esteemed all-green rating from EdReports for alignment to college and career ready standards and other markers of high quality.
The OpenSciEd High School Biology, Chemistry, and Physics curriculum also meet expectations in all three gateways for high-quality instructional materials for all-green ratings!
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State-Approved High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM)
Activate Learning's OpenSciEd Middle School and High School Science Curriculum are State-Approved in Mississippi!
Through investigations, modeling, and data analysis, students build deeper scientific understanding—supporting all three dimensions of the Mississippi College‐ and Career‐Readiness Standards for Science.
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Phenomena Based & Driven by Evidence
Courses begin with real-world phenomena that spark student questions. An anchoring phenomenon and related phenomena motivate building ideas over time.
Students seek and use evidence to figure out phenomena as they build new science ideas.
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Investigation-Centered
Hands-on investigation-centered approach ensures rich, inquiry-based experiences, not teacher demonstrations—teachers act as facilitators and students drive learning.
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Full Fidelity Version of OpenSciEd Content
The Activate Learning Certified Versions stay true to the original, researched, and field-tested OpenSciEd content, ensuring the same high-quality, authentic learning experiences that were validated through years of classroom testing.
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Print Materials & Notebooks
Save prep time with full-color print Teacher Editions for each unit of the OpenSciEd curriculum.
Student Notebooks include with all handouts, reference sheets, and readings.
Digital Platform & Assessments
All content is organized for teachers in one place, and language supports are included for students.
Insight Assessments integrate seamlessly and auto-scoring saves teachers valuable time!
Complete Science Kits
Kits for hands-on investigations for all OpenSciEd units, grouped by lesson and prepared for teachers!
Virtual Investigations® provide support for absent students and reliable content review.
Professional Learning
Full implementation support and personalized professional learning for educators.
Customer Success Specialists work closely with teachers to provide ongoing support.
Powerful Science Learning, Made for Mississippi
OpenSciEd engages students in phenomena-based science and Activate Learning streamlines preparation and implementation.
Activate Learning equips teachers and students with print and digital instructional materials, hands-on science kits, and robust professional learning support to support successful OpenSciEd implementation. It's as easy as 1-2-3!
1. Instructional Materials for Middle School and High School
Teachers use the print or digital Teacher Editions for each instructional unit. Students utilize the print or digital Student Notebooks for each unit of the OpenSciEd Middle School and High School science curriculum. Digital content for teachers and students is delivered on the Activate Learning Digital Platform.
Teacher Editions include:
- Teacher Handbook
- Teacher Background Knowledge
- Unit Overview Materials
- Unit Storyline
- Lesson Setup
- Learning Plans
- Detailed Daily Lesson Plans
- Teaching Slides
- Assessments
- Grading Planning Tools
- Home Communication Letters
- Absent Student Support Strategies
- Multilingual Learners Support
- Substitute Plan Strategies
Student Resources include:
- Handouts
- Slide Decks
- Student Readings
- Simulations
- Videos
- Additional Resources
- Hands-on Investigations
- Classroom Activities
2. Science Kits
Teachers use science kits and materials to lead investigation-centered learning in the classroom. Activate Learning science kits support every activity in each unit for OpenSciEd Middle School & High School.
- All products are rigorously tested for quality assurance.
- Materials are grouped by lesson so teachers can easily locate lesson-specific materials in the lesson bags.
- Activate Learning Kit Companion™ helps teachers save time and easily find everything in their shipment, quickly access important Safety Data Sheets, and view how-to videos to set up materials via QR code.
- Time Savers include prepared bath bomb recipes, pre-cut light boxes, and painted cups for Middle School kits.
- Materials are prepped for teachers, saving teachers valuable time and reducing the need to print, cut, and laminate game boards and pieces.
- Classroom kits are delivered in stackable, protective, reusable totes, making it easy to stay organized and get to what you need quickly.
- Teachers get access to real people for help and support with any questions about the kits, materials, or curriculum content.
![[PHOTO: Science kits and materials for Activate Learning’s Certified Version of OpenSciEd]](https://activatelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/OpenSciEd-Science-Kits-and-Materials.png "OpenSciEd Science Kits and Materials")
3. Professional Learning
Comprehensive professional learning resources for teachers provide the necessary content, structure, and support to experience three-dimensional teaching and learning with OpenSciEd.
Activate Learning curriculum specialists provide extensive OpenSciEd product implementation support and certified professional learning on the latest, most innovative strategies and techniques to engage students.
Professional learning sessions are personalized to meet the needs of each unique school district, and ongoing support is provided by our experienced team of Customer Success Specialists.
As a certified OpenSciEd distributor and professional learning provider, Activate Learning provides the interactive digital platform, print materials and notebooks, full science kits, and professional learning to make OpenSciEd implementation smooth and successful.
Support for Mississippi Educators
The Activate Learning Certified versions of OpenSciEd for Middle School (grades 6–8) and High School (grades 9–12) offer Mississippi educators a research-based, field-tested, standards-aligned program designed to engage every student — with the bonus of robust implementation support.
Middle School Purchases
- Digital Teacher Portal is included with Purchase of Classroom Science Kits
- For example, the school purchases classroom science kits for their 6th grade teacher and the 6th grade teacher receives free digital access to the teacher portal for simplified online access to teaching materials.
- Print Teacher Edition is included with Purchase of Classroom Science Kits
- For example, the school purchases (2) Unit 6.1 classroom science kits for their 6th grade teachers and the 6th grade teachers receive (2) free printed Teacher Editions.
High School Purchases
- Digital Teacher Portal is included with Purchase of Science Teacher Kits
- For example, the school purchases Biology Teacher Kits and the Biology teacher receives free access to the digital teacher portal for easy online access to teaching materials.
- Print Teacher Edition is included with Purchase of Science Teacher Kits
- For example, the school purchases (2) Unit C.1 Chemistry Teacher kits and the Chemistry teachers receive (2) free printed Unit C.1 Teacher Editions.
It is the responsibility of the individual schools and districts to claim their free materials, schools must provide proof of purchase.
Activate Learning Digital Platform
Experience a truly interactive digital edition of all OpenSciEd Middle School and High School materials for teachers and students.
With the Activate Learning Digital Platform, students and teachers enjoy an interactive, engaging online experience with the OpenSciEd 6-12 curriculum.
The platform is designed for student accessibility and inclusion and offers embedded translation for 130+ languages, text-to-speech with read-along highlighting, and sentence starters to support writing.
Featuring an intuitive user experience, teachers have everything they need to Plan, Teach, Assign, and Assess lessons in a platform that is integrated with leading SIS rostering and Learning Management Systems. And with Lesson Launch, teachers can can quickly view slides, handouts, student edition, and materials in one place!
The Activate Learning Digital Platform has achieved WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA conformance. This statement is based on Activate Learning’s internal accessibility review and an evaluation conducted by WebAIM, an external accessibility expert.
Contact us to request a digital demo!
Grades 6-12 Scope & Sequence
The OpenSciEd Instructional Model uses a storyline approach, each lesson motivated by questions generated by students following their interactions with phenomena. In each unit of study, students explore the questions they have, make conclusions based on those investigations, and then strategize to come up with the next set of questions to investigate.
Mississippi Standards Correlation
EdReports "All-Green" Rated 
The Activate Learning Certified Version of OpenSciEd 6-8 curriculum has earned the esteemed "all-green" rating from EdReports, a leading nonprofit organization that evaluates instructional materials for alignment to college and career ready standards and other markers of quality.
OpenSciEd High School Biology, Chemistry, and Physics have also been officially reviewed by EdReports—and all three courses meet expectations in all three gateways for high-quality instructional materials for "all-green" ratings!
View and download the Standards Correlation Documents below.
Experience Activate Learning!
Activate Learning OpenSciEd Lesson Showcase
This video showcases 8th grade science groups working through the anchoring phenomena routine in OpenSciEd Middle School Unit 8.1, Contact Forces, Lesson 1.
The video includes: A focus on student sensemaking; Development of grade-level Cross Cutting Concepts (CCC) or Science and Engineering Practices (SEP); Demonstration of coherence within the program; Leverage of prior student ideas and/or experiences as an asset for science learning; Supports for diverse learners.
Activate Learning High School Interactive Digital Edition
Built on the Activate Learning Digital Platform, students and teachers have access to all of the OpenSciEd Biology, Chemistry, and Physics unit material they need to be successful, with all of the convenience and flexibility of an interactive digital solution.
The platform is designed for student accessibility and inclusion and offers AccessiBe customizable web accessibility tools, embedded translation for 130+ languages, text-to-speech with read-along highlighting, and sentence starters to support writing.
Teachers have streamlined access to all of the available OpenSciEd resources. In one click, teachers can use Lesson Launcher to see the slides for each day alongside the student edition, handouts and materials. It’s everything teachers need to launch a lesson!
Activate Learning Virtual Investigations®
Built for the OpenSciEd Middle School curriculum, the Activate Learning Virtual Investigations® are designed to complement hands-on experiences by providing a seamless, curriculum-aligned alternative that enhances student engagement and access to phenomena.
Students actively interact with phenomena aligned to the OpenSciEd curriculum, manipulating equipment in a virtual lab setting.
High-fidelity replications of the OpenSciEd activities ensure that every student gets the intended learning experience, eliminating variability in outcomes and supporting absent students.
Activate Learning Insight™ Assessments for Middle School
Built on the Activate Learning Digital Platform, Activate Learning Insight™ integrates seamlessly with the interactive digital edition of our middle school science and high school programs.
Activate Learning Insight™ offers hundreds of pre-made assessments to help teachers evaluate student understanding across NGSS Performance Expectations and Disciplinary Core Ideas. It includes automatic scoring for multiple choice questions and AI-assisted scoring and feedback for constructed response.
Proven Partnership in Action: Northampton, PA
When Northampton Area School District implemented OpenSciEd, they partnered with Activate Learning to ensure a smooth rollout and lasting teacher success. Activate Learning provided:
- Personalized professional learning aligned with district goals
- Full curriculum science kits and materials prepped and ready for hands-on learning
- Ongoing coaching and support to build teacher confidence and instructional quality
- A collaborative planning process that respected local needs and timelines
The result? Teachers felt supported from day one, students engaged in deeper scientific inquiry, and the district experienced a seamless integration of a new science program.
Thank you for the opportunity to share the Activate Learning OpenSciEd 6-12 Curriculum with you!
Please connect with us if you have any questions.
Andrew Whittet
Regional Sales Manager, Activate Learning
Phone: (512) 777‑9125
Email: awhittet@activatelearning.com
