Research Guides: Open Educational Resources: Sciences

General Sciences

Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Open access scientific publications.
Biodiversity Heritage Library
BHL provides free access to historical books, images, and resources that are related to science and biodiversity. Items range from public domain to fully copyrighted materials, so note the copyright notices on BHL items.

NOBA Project
Adoptable and adaptable textbooks, PowerPoint presentations, and test banks in the field of psychology.
SKYbrary: Human Performance
SKYbrary provides articles, programs, and information related to human factors and human performance in Aerospace.
CASABriefing Videos
CASA - the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australian - has two playlists focused on human factors issues. One is focused on pilots, and one on engineers.

Open Source Physics
This award winning project provides curriculum support, texts, simulations, tools, and more for free educational use.
PhysPort
PhysPort is NSF funded, and focused on research-based pedagogy for physics. The site provides curriculum support, assessments, and resources for effective teaching. Some materials require an account to verify educator status.
AAPT Advanced Labs
Related to Open Source Physics, this resource focuses on lab materials and supplements for higher-level physics education.

Encyclopedia of Life
An extensive Open Access collection of information, data, and images of life forms on Earth, ranging from bacteria to complex mammals.
Biofundamentals
A two semester developed biology curriculum including an updated, openly licensed textbook and ancillaries.

CLUE Chemistry
Two developed Chemistry curriculum (General and Organic) that include openly licences textbooks, actives, and ancillaries.
Chemistry Interactive Simulations
A Libre Text collection of virtual labs, simulations, and virtual tools for chemistry.