HHMI BioInteractive vs PraxiLabs

HHMI BioInteractive provides biology classroom materials and professional learning for educators and students. Its resources include films, interactive labs, simulations, animations, data-driven investigations and lessons, with educator tools for adapting, implementing and assessing them. The organization says its materials are made with scientists and educators, draw on peer-reviewed research and real-world data, and undergo scientific accuracy review. Free professional learning includes online and in-person workshops, courses, and partnerships with schools and districts. The site identifies high school and undergraduate life science educators as its main audience. Assessment Builder offers crowdsourced, vetted assessment items for high school and introductory undergraduate life science courses, and requires a verified BioInteractive educator account. Interactive Video Builder lets users assemble interactive videos from more than 200 BioInteractive videos, clips and animations. Its terms caution that creating these videos may be suboptimal on phones and tablets, although playback works well there. Online Community resources may be downloaded and displayed for educational use; commercial use requires express permission from HHMI and other copyright owners. Free resources and professional learning are listed at free.

PraxiLabs provides virtual science labs and educational content for learners and education providers. Its simulations cover biology, chemistry, and physics, with more than 220 available in the Semester and Annual plans. Learners interact with experiments in 3D, can repeat them, track progress, and receive immediate feedback. Oxi, described as a virtual science lab partner, provides personalized guidance during simulations. The platform also includes multiple-choice quizzes and assessments, reports, and analytics. Individual subscriptions are limited to one user: the Free Plan gives one month of access to three simulations, while the Monthly Plan provides any 10 simulations. Semester and Annual plans include access to all 220-plus simulations. The School plan lists Moodle, Blackboard, and other LMS integrations, plus a built-in mini-LMS; Teacher and University plans are also offered by quote. PraxiLabs runs online in a modern browser on a computer or laptop, with no installation required. The Free Plan costs nothing, the Monthly Plan $6.99 a month, the Semester Plan $29.99 a month, and the Annual Plan $44.99 a year.