Labster and OpenStax Alignment Guide

Enhance learning and lower costs by easily pairing immersive simulations with open educational resources (OER).

Labster and OpenStax are partnering to make science more engaging and accessible. We’ve made it easier to design a course syllabus that engages students while increasing affordability and program sustainability with open educational resources (OER).

Our Labster-OpenStax alignments offer a quick and easy way to match course topics with OpenStax chapters and relevant Labster science simulations. Educators can use the two resources together to create a more comprehensive package of high-quality and engaging teaching resources for their science students at the college, university, and high school levels.

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Labster and OpenStax Alignment Guide

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Expanding Equitable Learning in Science

Labster and OpenStax are partnering to make science more engaging and accessible. We’ve made it easier to design a course syllabus that engages students while increasing affordability and program sustainability with open educational resources (OER).

Our Labster-OpenStax alignments offer a quick and easy way to match course topics with OpenStax chapters and relevant Labster science simulations. Educators can use the two resources together to create a more comprehensive package of high-quality and engaging teaching resources for their science students at the college, university, and high school levels.

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    Labster and OpenStax Alignments

    Discover how Labster simulations can align with each OpenStax textbook below. In cases where a virtual lab simulation covers multiple topics, it has been included in each chapter where it may be relevant for student learning.

    Chemistry 2e

    Essential Ideas

    Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

    Composition of Substances and Solutions

    Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions

    Thermochemistry

    Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements

    Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry

    Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding

    Gases

    Liquids and Solids

    Solutions and Colloids

    Kinetics

    Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts

    Acid-Base Equilibria

    Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes

    Thermodynamics

    Electrochemistry

    Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals

    Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry

    Organic Chemistry

    Nuclear Chemistry

    Chemistry 2e, Atoms First

    Essential Ideas

    Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

    Composition of Substances and Solutions

    Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry

    Advanced Theories of Bonding

    Composition of Substances and Solutions

    Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions

    Gases

    Thermochemistry

    Liquids and Solids

    Solutions and Colloids

    Thermodynamics

    Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts

    Acid-Base Equilibria

    Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes  

    Electrochemistry

    Kinetics

    Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals

    Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry

    Nuclear Chemistry

    Organic Chemistry

    Organic Chemistry

    Structure and Bonding

    Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases

    Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry

    Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry

    Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centers

    An Overview of Organic Reactions

    Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity

    Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis

    Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis

    Organohalides

    Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations

    Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy

    Structure Determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

    Conjugated Compounds and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

    Benzene and Aromaticity

    Chemistry of Benzene: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

    Alcohols and Phenols

    Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides

    Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions

    Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles

    Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions

    Carbonyl Alpha-Substitution Reactions

    Carbonyl Condensation Reactions

    Amines and Heterocycles

    Biomolecules: Carbohydrates

    Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

    Biomolecules: Lipids

    Biomolecules: Nucleic Acids

    The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways

    Orbitals and Organic Chemistry: Pericyclic Reactions

    Synthetic Polymers

    Biology 2e

    Unit 1. The Chemistry of Life

    The Study of Life

    The Chemical Foundations of Life

    Biological Macromolecules

    Unit 2. The Cell

    Cell Structure

    Structures and Functions of Plasma Membranes

    Metabolism

    Cellular Respiration

    Photosynthesis

    Cell Communication

    Cell Reproduction

    Unit 3. Genetics

    Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

    Mendel's Experiments and Heredity

    Modern Understandings of Inheritance

    DNA Structure and Function

    Genes and Proteins

    Gene Expression

    Biotechnology and Genomics

    Unit 4. Evolutionary Processes

    Evolution and the Origin of Species Introduction

    The Evolution of Populations

    Phylogenies and the History of Life

    Unit 5. Biological Diversity

    Viruses

    Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea

    Protists

    Fungi

    Seedless Plants

    Seed Plants

    Introduction to Animal Diversity

    Invertebrates

    Vertebrates

    Unit 6. Plant Structure and Function

    Plant Form and Physiology

    Soil and Plant Nutrition

    Plant Reproduction

    Unit 7. Animal Structure and Function

    The Animal Body: Basic Form and Function

    Animal Nutrition and Digestive Systems

    The Nervous System

    Sensory Systems

    The Endocrine System

    The Musculoskeletal System

    The Respiratory System

    The Circulatory System

    Osmotic Regulation and Excretion

    The Immune System

    Animal Reproduction and Development

    Unit 8. Ecology

    Ecology and the Biosphere

    Population and Community Ecology

    Ecosystems

    Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

    Anatomy & Physiology

    Unit 1. Levels of Organization

    An Introduction to the Human Body

    The Chemical Level of Organization

    The Cellular Level of Organization

    Cell Membrane and Transport: Learn how transporters keep cells healthy

    The Tissue Level of Organization

    Unit 2. Support and Movement

    The Integumentary System

    Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System

    Axial Skeleton

    Appendicular Skeleton

    Joints

    Muscle Tissue

    The Muscular System

    Unit 3. Regulation, Integration, and Control

    The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

    Anatomy of the Nervous System

    The Somatic Nervous System

    The Autonomic Nervous System

    The Neurological Exam

    The Endocrine System

    Unit 4. Fluids and Transport

    The Cardiovascular System: Blood

    The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

    The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation

    The Lymphatic and Immune System

    Unit 5. Energy, Maintenance, and Environmental Exchange

    The Respiratory System

    The Digestive System

    Metabolism and Nutrition

    The Urinary System

    Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

    The Reproductive System

    Development and Inheritance

    Microbiology

    An Invisible World

    How We See the Invisible World

    The Cell

    Prokaryotic Diversity

    The Eukaryotes of Microbiology

    Acellular Pathogens

    Microbial Biochemistry

    Microbial Metabolism

    Microbial Growth

    Biochemistry of the Genome

    Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics

    Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics

    Control of Microbial Growth

    Antimicrobial Drugs

    Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity

    Disease and Epidemiology

    Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses

    Adaptive Specific Host Defenses

    Diseases of the Immune System

    Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response

    Skin and Eye Infections

    Respiratory System Infections

    Urogenital System Infections

    Digestive System Infections

    Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections

    Nervous System Infections

    AP Biology

    The Study of Life

    The Chemical Foundation of Life

    Biological Macromolecules

    Cell Structure

    Structure and Function of Plasma Membranes

    Metabolism

    Cellular Respiration

    Photosynthesis

    Cell Communication

    Cell Reproduction

    Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

    Mendel's Experiments and Heredityt

    Modern Understandings of Inheritance

    DNA Structure and Function

    Genes and Proteins

    Gene Expression

    Biotechnology and Genomics

    Evolution and the Origin of Species Introduction

    The Evolution of Populations

    Phylogenies and the History of Life

    Viruses  

    Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archea

    Plant Structure and Function

    The Animal Body: Basic Form and Function

    Animal Nutrition and the Digestive System

    The Nervous System

    Sensory System

    The Endocrine System

    The Muscoskeletal System

    The Respiratory System

    The Circulatory System

    Osmotic Regulation and Excretion

    The Immune System

    Animal Reproduction and Development

    Ecology and the Biosphere

    Population and Community Ecology

    Ecosystems

    Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

    AP Physics

    Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics

    Kinematics

    Two-Dimensional Kinematics  

    Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion

    Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity  

    Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation

    Work, Energy, and Energy Resources

    Linear Momentum and Collisions

    Statics and Torque

    Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum

    Fluid Statics

    Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications

    Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws

    Heat and Heat Transfer Methods

    Thermodynamics

    Oscillatory Motion and Waves

    Physics of Hearing

    Electric Charge and Electric Field

    Electric Potential and Electric Field  

    Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law

    Circuits and DC Instruments

    Magnetism

    Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies

    Electromagnetic Waves

    Geometric Optics

    Vision and Optical Instruments

    Wave Optics

    Special Relativity

    Quantum Physics

    Atomic Physics

    Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics

    Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics

    Particle Physics

    Frontiers of Physics

    Physics High School

    What is Physics?

    Motion in one dimension

    Acceleration

    Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion

    Motion in two dimensions

    Circular and rotational motion

    Newton's Law of Gravitation

    Momentum

    Work, energy and simple machines

    Special relativity

    Thermal energy, heat and work

    Thermodynamics

    Waves and their properties

    Sound

    Light

    Mirrors and lenses

    Diffraction and Interference

    Static Electricity

    Electrical circuits

    Magnetism

    The Quantum Nature of Light

    The Atom

    Particle Physics

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