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Cast Cast Learning science through discovery, exploration, and imagination. Home Free Stuff Next Show Archives Media Request Products Online Program Meet Aurora Contact Upcoming Casts: Teach Science the Easy Way I am going to talk to you for just a minute about my special 3-step process for getting kids super-excited about learning science, without being an Einstein yourself. I’m going to pull back the curtain and explain how I teach … Read More Most Recent Casts: Ep. 26: Sprouts Math Game This is a really neat game invented in 1967 by two mathematicians that was soon after published in Scientific American, where it caught fire with people all over the world. It’s a very simple game with a lot of interesting … Read More Ep. 25: Lasers, Jell-O, and Trigonometry If you’re scratching your head during math class, wondering what you’ll ever use this stuff for, here’s a cool experiment that shows you how scientists use math to figure out the optical density of objects, called the index of refraction”. … Read More Science Add a comment Ep.24: Finger Multiplication Having trouble with your 6, 7, 8, and 9 multiplication tables? Sneak a peek at this nifty trick for multiplying single digits together. All you need is a set of hands and about ten minutes, and you’ll be a whiz … Read More Math Add a comment Ep.23: Drawing Machine We’re going to make a quick and easy drawing machine that will teach your kids about the conservation of energy! By storing energy in the rubber band (called elastic potential energy”), you can see for yourself how this transforms into … Read More Science Add a comment Ep.22: Cryptarithms Cryptarithms are a puzzle where the digits are replaced by letters or symbols. When the numbers are replaced by letters of the alphabet and it spells something readable, it’s called Alphametics. Download the student worksheet that goes with this lesson. … Read More Math Add a comment Ep.21: Clothespin Catapult Ancient people teach us a thing or two about energy when they laid siege to an enemy town. Although we won’t do this today, we will explore some of the important physics concepts about energy that they have to teach … Read More Science Add a comment Ep.20: Binary Counting One day, my kid asked me how a calculator comes up with its answers. That’s a great question, I thought. How does a calculator do math? After thinking about it, I realized this was a great way to teach him … Read More Math Add a comment Ep.19: Building Bridges What keeps building from toppling over in the wind? Why are some earthquake-proof and others not? We’re going to look at how engineers design buildings and bridges while making our own. Can you build a bridge using only popsicle sticks … Read More Science Add a comment Ep.18: Secret Codes & Ciphers Cryptography is the writing and decoding of secret messages, called ciphers. Now for governments these secret ciphers are a matter of national security. They hire special cryptanalysts who work on these ciphers using cryptanalysis. The secret is, solving substitution ciphers … Read More Math Add a comment Ep. 17: Electromagnetic Crane Most of the electricity you use comes from moving magnets around coils of wire. Electrical power plants either spin HUGE coils of wire around very powerful magnets or they spin very powerful magnets around HUGE coils of wire. The electricity … Read More Science Add a comment Go to Archived Episodes Enter your email address and I’ll send you some of my best science lessons on video, plus super-cool activities you can do right at home. I treat my subscribers like friends and hope you’ll be one of them. Email We Respect Your Email Privacy Feedback… This was awesome! It works perfectly for us. My 12 year old is loving this program. It is so much better than the book work we struggled with last year. He is actually choosing to do science whenever he has a chance now that he has discovered what the program has to offer. We found all the parts at home, our local pharmacy and pet store(tubing). Thank you so much for this great program.” Darlene Young Thanks, Aurora! I have to say that you have the best ever customer service and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE calling your number and hearing your cheerful voice and funny wit on the message! Makes my day every time I’ve had to call, which by the way, hasn’t been often. That’s because your customer service is SO phenomenal!” Tammy ’s e-Science program is fantastic! My son (9) and I both love it! The experiments are very engaging. I have found this program very user friendly and most of the experiments can be done with things already in the house. The short videos help you get started on the experiments teaching the how and the why of it. (We usually watch the end of the video after we complete our own experiment). I also like the reading and worksheets they provide. Thought the video on how to do a science journal and using the scientific method was very helpful….I tried their free trial month a while ago and wanted to continue but the price seemed just too high. After trying a couple other science programs and watching my son lose interest in science, I bit the bullet and signed up… Couldn’t be happier with this program and watching the excitement in my son’s eyes return. I would always recommend doing the free trial first to see if is the right fit for your family. There is no risk and it is easy to cancel.” Happy Mom, Homeschool Buyer’s Coop Aurora knows her stuff. The video demonstrations are clear, engaging and inspiring. The text is easy to understand. The experiments go from fun to hilarious! The online section will never let you get bored… The customer service is better than we’ve found in any business, whether homeschool resource-oriented or not. You will have that taken-care-of feeling. Put it all together, and you have the best deal anywhere. Oh, did I mention? We’re really happy with our purchase.” ~Helen Dallman I found a year ago. I liked the concepts and the experiments looked fantastic, but was a little hesitant about the price. WHAT WAS I THINKING? After mediocre experiments in other science programs, I finally ‘gave in’ and signed up for the eScience summer camp so I could try it out. My kids love Supercharged science and I regret that I didn’t start a year ago. I now regret that we missed a year of awesome, . We are definitely using Aurora’s program next year and beyond as our main curriculum. I am learning with my kids and we are all have having a blast. I wish all our subjects could be this much fun. Thanks Aurora for being really committed to teaching our kids and bringing us these quality programs in such an easy to use format.” - Kim Bauer, California, Home school mom Read More... Subscribe RSS RSS 2.0 RSS 0.92 Atom 0.3 Comments RSS Home Free Stuff Next Show Archives Products Privacy Policy Contact Copyright © 2024 ⋅ ⋅ All...