OpenSciEd

[1] OpenSciEd's approach is based on a science storyline, where students build upon their understanding of a topic by asking questions and investigating their answers through various activities.

[4][5] OpenSciEd has been adopted by California,[6] Iowa, Louisiana,[7] Massachusetts,[8] Michigan,[9] New Jersey,[10] New Mexico,[11] Oklahoma,[12] Rhode Island, and Washington.

[13] However, because of the difficulty in switching from traditional education, not all districts in states which adopted the new standards use OpenSciEd.

[14] OpenSciEd funders include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

OpenSciEd attempts to solve this by creating a science storyline, where questions of phenomena lead to investigations, which link together to give students a good understanding of the topic.