Your energy and environment lessons just got easier

The free, supplemental classroom resource for science, social studies, and economics classes, designed to be the best part of your day.

The free, supplemental classroom resource for science, social studies, and economics classes, designed to be the best part of your day.

A free supplemental classroom resource for science, social studies, and economics classes, designed to enhance student learning.

"Switch Classroom is incredibly fair-minded
and the videos are first class."

Science Outside

Easy

Simplify your lesson planning with over 500 no-preparation activities and comprehensive quick-start guides.

Engaging

Keep your lessons fresh with over 200 activities designed to captivate and engage students.

Free

Free for everyone. We believe everyone should have access to high-quality energy education. Period.

Solving Your Classroom Challenges

Solving Your Classroom Challenges

Whether it's keeping students engaged in scientific concepts or making it relevant to modern-day issues, our NGSS resources are designed to address these problems head-on. Dive into our resources and discover how Switch Classroom can help you turn educational challenges into opportunities for growth and discovery.

Tired of using untrusted, untested services?

All of our content is thoughtfully made by expert teachers with over 100 years of combined teaching experience.

Need an easy way to help your students prep for the APES exam?

Switch Classroom has you covered for standardized tests.

Struggling to keep your students engaged?

Check out our bell-ringers, one-on-one interviews, full-length documentaries, and more.

Drowning in lesson planning?

Quickly map out your week with teacher-made, teacher-ready lessons.

120K+ users and growing

120K+ users and growing

Switch Classroom has seen exceptional year over year growth, demonstrating the increasing demand for reliable, nonpartisan energy education resources. Registrations and interactive assignment completions continue to increase, confirming Switch Classroom's role in equipping educators with the necessary tools to encourage critical thinking and engagement among students.

120K

User Registrations

1.7M

Assignments Completed

874

Title 1 Schools

Insights from Educators

Chris Kling

Science Outside

"Switch Classroom is the most effective instructional resource for energy I use in my Environmental Science Classroom. It is super engaging for students, addresses every learning objective in the unit, explores the pros and cons of energy sources from a variety of vantage points, offers comprehensive energy solutions, and above all, is absolutely fair-minded in its approach."

Chris Kling

Science Outside

"Switch Classroom is the most effective instructional resource for energy I use in my Environmental Science Classroom. It is super engaging for students, addresses every learning objective in the unit, explores the pros and cons of energy sources from a variety of vantage points, offers comprehensive energy solutions, and above all, is absolutely fair-minded in its approach."

Chris Kling

Science Outside

"Switch Classroom is the most effective instructional resource for energy I use in my Environmental Science Classroom. It is super engaging for students, addresses every learning objective in the unit, explores the pros and cons of energy sources from a variety of vantage points, offers comprehensive energy solutions, and above all, is absolutely fair-minded in its approach."

Chris Kling

Science Outside

"Switch Classroom is the most effective instructional resource for energy I use in my Environmental Science Classroom. It is super engaging for students, addresses every learning objective in the unit, explores the pros and cons of energy sources from a variety of vantage points, offers comprehensive energy solutions, and above all, is absolutely fair-minded in its approach."

Anne M.

St Charles, IL, 11/12th Physics & AP Environmental Science

"I love the ability to show short clips in class or assign portions of a unit for students to complete at home. It shortens classroom lecture time and allows for classroom discussions instead."

Anne M.

St Charles, IL, 11/12th Physics & AP Environmental Science

"I love the ability to show short clips in class or assign portions of a unit for students to complete at home. It shortens classroom lecture time and allows for classroom discussions instead."

Anne M.

St Charles, IL, 11/12th Physics & AP Environmental Science

"I love the ability to show short clips in class or assign portions of a unit for students to complete at home. It shortens classroom lecture time and allows for classroom discussions instead."

Anne M.

St Charles, IL, 11/12th Physics & AP Environmental Science

"I love the ability to show short clips in class or assign portions of a unit for students to complete at home. It shortens classroom lecture time and allows for classroom discussions instead."

Sabrina C.

Los Angeles, CA, 9-12 Honors Biology & AP Environmental Science

"I love how interactive the lessons are and how they engage different skills in students. It especially helps prepare my students in APES for Unit 6."

Sabrina C.

Los Angeles, CA, 9-12 Honors Biology & AP Environmental Science

"I love how interactive the lessons are and how they engage different skills in students. It especially helps prepare my students in APES for Unit 6."

Sabrina C.

Los Angeles, CA, 9-12 Honors Biology & AP Environmental Science

"I love how interactive the lessons are and how they engage different skills in students. It especially helps prepare my students in APES for Unit 6."

Sabrina C.

Los Angeles, CA, 9-12 Honors Biology & AP Environmental Science

"I love how interactive the lessons are and how they engage different skills in students. It especially helps prepare my students in APES for Unit 6."

Laura K.

Tinley Park, IL, 11/12th AP Environmental Science

"Dr. Tinker does such a great job explaining energy concepts in student-friendly ways. We watched the Switch full length film after using several of the shorter videos in class and it was a great summary!"

Laura K.

Tinley Park, IL, 11/12th AP Environmental Science

"Dr. Tinker does such a great job explaining energy concepts in student-friendly ways. We watched the Switch full length film after using several of the shorter videos in class and it was a great summary!"

Laura K.

Tinley Park, IL, 11/12th AP Environmental Science

"Dr. Tinker does such a great job explaining energy concepts in student-friendly ways. We watched the Switch full length film after using several of the shorter videos in class and it was a great summary!"

Laura K.

Tinley Park, IL, 11/12th AP Environmental Science

"Dr. Tinker does such a great job explaining energy concepts in student-friendly ways. We watched the Switch full length film after using several of the shorter videos in class and it was a great summary!"

Graeme M.

Salem, MA, 10th/11th Enviromental Science

"I love the self paced nature of the lessons for my students. They can go back to the introduction to each lesson as needed and can pause and ask me questions as needed. Also, if they need more time on any of the assignments they can bring the work home with them. Finally, I really like the inclusion of bell-ringers and tickets to leave as these are super useful to have on hand and already tailored to the lesson."

Graeme M.

Salem, MA, 10th/11th Enviromental Science

"I love the self paced nature of the lessons for my students. They can go back to the introduction to each lesson as needed and can pause and ask me questions as needed. Also, if they need more time on any of the assignments they can bring the work home with them. Finally, I really like the inclusion of bell-ringers and tickets to leave as these are super useful to have on hand and already tailored to the lesson."

Graeme M.

Salem, MA, 10th/11th Enviromental Science

"I love the self paced nature of the lessons for my students. They can go back to the introduction to each lesson as needed and can pause and ask me questions as needed. Also, if they need more time on any of the assignments they can bring the work home with them. Finally, I really like the inclusion of bell-ringers and tickets to leave as these are super useful to have on hand and already tailored to the lesson."

Graeme M.

Salem, MA, 10th/11th Enviromental Science

"I love the self paced nature of the lessons for my students. They can go back to the introduction to each lesson as needed and can pause and ask me questions as needed. Also, if they need more time on any of the assignments they can bring the work home with them. Finally, I really like the inclusion of bell-ringers and tickets to leave as these are super useful to have on hand and already tailored to the lesson."

Rose C.

South Bend, IN, 9-12/Science

"I love that it provides students with the pros and cons of different types of energy production in an unbiased way."

Rose C.

South Bend, IN, 9-12/Science

"I love that it provides students with the pros and cons of different types of energy production in an unbiased way."

Rose C.

South Bend, IN, 9-12/Science

"I love that it provides students with the pros and cons of different types of energy production in an unbiased way."

Rose C.

South Bend, IN, 9-12/Science

"I love that it provides students with the pros and cons of different types of energy production in an unbiased way."

Upcoming Events

FRQ Focus: AP Environmental Science Simplified

Dec 17, 2024

Prepare your students for FRQ success on the AP Environmental Science exam.

Mastering AP Environmental Science

Nov 18, 2024

Switch Classroom & Science Outside discuss APES best practices, share resources, and more!

ONS Young Conference

Aug 26, 2024

Anne Ekern speaks at ONS Youth in Norway about the universal right to energy.

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Sep 12, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Only educators can access the teacher application. If you are interested in a preview or have a specific request for use, please contact us at classroom.support@switchon.org.

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Only educators can access the teacher application. If you are interested in a preview or have a specific request for use, please contact us at classroom.support@switchon.org.

I am a parent and would like to use Classroom. How do I register and sign up my child(ren)?

Can I preview the student experience?

How do students enroll in a class?

Do students have to login in order to use Switch Classroom?

Can I register if I am not a teacher?

Only educators can access the teacher application. If you are interested in a preview or have a specific request for use, please contact us at classroom.support@switchon.org.

I am a parent and would like to use Classroom. How do I register and sign up my child(ren)?

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Have another question? Contact us at classroom.support@switchon.org.

Empower your classroom today

Our free platform equips educators with interactive resources, engaging activities, and ready-to-use unit plans allowing seamless integration of high-quality, nonpartisan energy education into classrooms without impacting budgets.

Switch Classroom is a product of the Switch Energy Alliance, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to inspiring an energy-educated future that is objective, nonpartisan, and sensible.

© 2024 Switch Energy Alliance

Empower your classroom today

Our free platform equips educators with interactive resources, engaging activities, and ready-to-use unit plans allowing seamless integration of high-quality, nonpartisan energy education into classrooms without impacting budgets.

Switch Classroom is a product of the Switch Energy Alliance, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to inspiring an energy-educated future that is objective, nonpartisan, and sensible.

© 2024 Switch Energy Alliance

Empower your classroom today

Our free platform equips educators with interactive resources, engaging activities, and ready-to-use unit plans allowing seamless integration of high-quality, nonpartisan energy education into classrooms without impacting budgets.

Switch Classroom is a product of the Switch Energy Alliance, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to inspiring an energy-educated future that is objective, nonpartisan, and sensible.

© 2024 Switch Energy Alliance

Empower your classroom today

Our free platform equips educators with interactive resources, engaging activities, and ready-to-use unit plans allowing seamless integration of high-quality, nonpartisan energy education into classrooms without impacting budgets.

Switch Classroom is a product of the Switch Energy Alliance, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to inspiring an energy-educated future that is objective, nonpartisan, and sensible.

© 2024 Switch Energy Alliance