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Concord Consortium STEM Learning Tools
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
What it is
Concord Consortium STEM Learning Tools brings together research-based digital resources and computational models for STEM inquiry. Its virtual labs make processes such as chemical reactions, genetics, evolution, and plate tectonics explorable. CODAP, a free web-based data science app, is designed for students in grades 5–14, curriculum developers, and education researchers. It supports data analysis and visualization across subjects through drag-and-drop graphs and maps, with linked graphs, maps, and tables. Data can be imported from spreadsheets, URLs, files, or plugins. CODAP plugins can draw on census, weather, and sensor databases, and the site features a PhET projectile simulation plugin. Developers can extend CODAP with plugins or contribute to its open-source code. Concord says it handles student and teacher data confidentially for authorized educational and research use, does not sell it, and does not use it for targeted advertising. Teachers and students can use the resources free for noncommercial purposes unless otherwise noted. Educational activities generally use CC BY-NC 4.0, while software code is released under the MIT license.
For and against
For
- Free resources for teachers and students.
- CODAP supports linked graphs, maps, and tables.
- Imports data from spreadsheets, URLs, files, or plugins.
- Developers can build plugins or contribute code.
- Concord says student data is not sold.
Against
- Free use is noncommercial unless otherwise noted.
- CODAP is designed for grades 5–14.
- Resources are accessed through a web browser.
The verdict
The Concord Consortium combines STEM virtual labs with CODAP’s data analysis and visualization tools. Its noncommercial terms and stated approach to student data are important considerations for educators choosing resources.
Who it suits
The resources suit teachers and students exploring STEM topics, particularly learners in grades 5–14 who want to work with data. Curriculum developers and education researchers are also named as CODAP users.
Plans and prices
STEM learning resources
Teachers and students can use resources for free; noncommercial use unless otherwise noted
Read 4 Oct 2026 · concord.org
On the record
- Additional services
- Concord offers research and grant collaboration, consulting, speaking engagements, custom model and simulation development, assessments, and professional development.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Analysis features
- CODAP supports drag-and-drop graphs and maps, dynamically linked graphs, maps, and tables, and data import from spreadsheets, URLs, files, or plugins.codap.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- CODAP is designed for students in grades 5–14 to analyze and visualize data in any subject.codap.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- CODAP
- CODAP is a free, web-based data science app for students, curriculum developers, and education researchers.codap.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Developers can extend CODAP by building plugins or contributing to its open-source codebase.codap.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- CODAP plugins can extract data from national census, weather, and sensor databases, and the site features a PhET projectile simulation plugin.codap.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Unless otherwise noted, educational activities and resources use CC BY-NC 4.0, while software code is released under the MIT license.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Organization status
- The Concord Consortium is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Concord says it treats student and teacher data as strictly confidential and does not sell it or use it for targeted advertising.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Research use
- CODAP is designed to support education research into how students interact with data and understand statistical concepts.codap.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Student data handling
- Concord says it uses student data for authorized educational and research purposes and handles it under school agreements and applicable laws including FERPA and COPPA.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The organization lists [email protected] for support inquiries and provides CODAP how-to guides, FAQs, and a forum.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Virtual labs
- Its computational models use scientific first principles to make otherwise invisible phenomena explorable, including chemical reactions, genetics, evolution, and plate tectonics.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- What it is
- The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit research and development organization that advances STEM inquiry through technology and creates research-based digital learning tools and resources.concord.org · read 4 Oct 2026
