Britannica LaunchPacks
Building Blocks for Better Curriculum
Empower great teaching with ready-to-use, multimodal content sets for PreK–12 civics, history, science, and ELA. Britannica LaunchPacks helps teachers teach smarter, engage every learner, and turn standards-based instruction into moments of curiosity and discovery.
Tools to Build. Content to Inspire.
Great teaching inspires confident thinkers. LaunchPacks pairs Britannica’s trusted content with intuitive tools that let teachers customize lessons, add notes, upload activities, and spark deeper inquiry, all while saving valuable planning time.
Consistency You Can Count On
With one platform, unify instruction across grades and subjects. LaunchPacks delivers leveled, standards-aligned PreK–12 content that supports teacher autonomy, strengthens equity, and ensures consistent learning outcomes schoolwide or districtwide.
Science. Stories. Skills. All Students.
Every learner deserves a way in. With adjustable reading levels, read-aloud support, instant Merriam-Webster definitions, and translation into 80+ languages, LaunchPacks builds comprehension, confidence, and critical thinking for all students.
Transform Discovery in the Classroom
With more than 5,300+ curated content sets, LaunchPacks saves teachers time and makes learning come alive. Every Pack blends trusted Britannica resources, articles, images, videos, and interactive tools into a single, ready-to-teach experience.
Save Time
Find what you need faster. Access educator-curated Packs filled with Britannica articles, images, and interactive media, all pre-built, standards aligned, and classroom ready.
Multimedia Blocks for Deeper Learning
Give students rich, cross-curricular resources to explore history, science, civics, and ELA through multimedia Packs that promote inquiry and critical thinking.
Editable and Customizable
Make each Pack your own. Add notes, links, assignments, and activities or create new Packs from scratch to fit your students’ needs.
Meet Learning Standards
Deliver unbiased, fact-checked content that helps students meet academic standards while building the skills they’ll need to question, analyze, and understand the world.
Connected Learning Ecosystem
Integrate seamlessly with Britannica School, ImageQuest, and Teach Britannica to extend instruction, spark creativity, and connect research with classroom inquiry.
A Look Inside Britannica LaunchPacks
LaunchPacks gives teachers the power to personalize lessons, differentiate instruction, and save time while keeping every student engaged through multimodal, inquiry-based learning.
Curriculum Standards Alignment
View the state and national standards supported by each Pack, or browse Packs organized by specific standards, all in one place.
Non-Learning Tasks, Simplified
Print, share, favorite, or use offline at the Pack or article level. Teachers can adjust font size, cite sources, and excerpt content instantly.
Annotation & Collaboration Tools
Encourage active learning through annotation features that let students highlight text, add notes, and collaborate on research within a Pack.
Reading Adjustments
Every article is available at multiple reading levels, with read-aloud functionality to support emerging readers and multilingual learners.
Double-Click Dictionary
Build vocabulary and comprehension without losing focus. Students can look up words instantly using Merriam-Webster’s trusted dictionary and audio pronunciation tools.
Comprehensive Content, Limitless Inspiration
Explore how LaunchPacks transforms standards-based instruction into discovery-based learning. Each subject area connects students to credible, engaging resources that inspire understanding and spark lifelong curiosity.
English Language Arts
Strengthen literacy and critical reading with topical stories that extend beyond traditional texts, connecting language arts to culture, current events, and identity.
Science
Explore topics across physical, life, Earth, and space sciences. Multimedia resources promote hands-on inquiry, collaboration, and real-world application.
Social Studies
From ancient civilizations to modern economies, students investigate key historical themes and connect the past to the present through multimedia exploration.
Customized Activities
Teachers can easily assign activities within a Pack, guide learners through inquiry questions, and support reflection turning resources into purposeful, active learning.
See Why Educators Love Britannica LaunchPacks
Daniel
District Science Curriculum Supervisor in New York
“Just being able to provide students with the same content and information, but written at appropriate levels for their ability has been huge. Kids, especially during distance learning, don’t even realize that they have a ‘different’ document. They feel the same as others, which in high school, is essential.”
Flexible Access & Integration
Access and Integration
From the classroom to remote learning and beyond, Britannica Education provides a reliable solution for uninterrupted teaching and learning.
Statewide Access
Britannica Education partners with organizations across the nation to provide statewide resource access to students, educators, libraries, and more!
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When Curiosity Leads, Learning Follows.
Transform everyday lessons into meaningful exploration with content students love and teachers trust.
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