Science Bits

Science Bits is a fully digital science curriculum and teaching platform aimed at middle and secondary school science education. It is organized as a repository of multimedia science lessons built around the constructivist 5E instructional model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate), with the stated aim of shifting classrooms from a transmission model of teaching toward inquiry, problem solving, discovery and learning by doing.

The product bundles more than 3,500 interactive activities, over 1,500 videos and animations, and more than 600 lab simulations, including interactive 3D virtual labs. Alongside content, the platform provides teachers with roughly 30 planning and delivery tools: content aligned to state standards, drag-and-drop lesson planning, teacher notes covering learning goals and common student misconceptions, downloadable teacher guides, and the ability to mix in a teacher's own materials. Assessment and administration features include exam scheduling, interactive revision exercises, autograding and record keeping, grading of open-ended questions, ongoing formative assessment, and competency-level progress monitoring.

The company positions the curriculum as research-based, citing peer-reviewed and long-term studies reporting a 20% increase in student understanding and 60% post-test learning gains, and a controlled peer-reviewed study in which students at schools using the platform achieved nearly double the learning gains of schools using traditional teaching methods.

Business model

Science Bits sells a subscription-style digital science curriculum and teaching platform to schools, where teachers manage student groups, assign content bundles and track progress through the platform's intranet.