Our online homeschool programs are a month by month subscription. Each month, a materials kit will be mailed to your home and will include some simple household materials your student will need for the class experiments. The weekly class schedule for October is below. Class will be every Tuesday. $50 per month, 50% off for members (includes class materials kit and four online classes).

Week 1 - Be a Botanist

What’s so special about plants? Through hands-on exploration, students learn about plant and seed structure. Topics discussed include seed dispersal, germination, and photosynthesis. Students take home a germination project to nurture and record observations as it grows.

NGSS Learning Standards: P-LS1-1, P-LS1-2, P-LS3-1; K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1; 1-LS3-1; 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2; 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-2; 4-LS1-1; 5-LS1-1

Week 2 - Your Genetic Traits

Jump into genetics with a fascinating examination of common traits. Students take data, make comparisons, and discover how individuals are unique and similar at the same time. Experiments with tongue rolling, taste testing, and other genetic traits are explored.

NGSS Learning Standards: P-LS3-1; 1-LS3-1; 3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-2; MS-LS3-1, MS-LS4-5, MS-LS4-6

Week 3 - Meteorology: Storm Watch

All students will explore the adventures of weather by handling weather instruments. Learn how clouds form and the weather they predict, watch a tornado spin, and make an anemometer to take home. Grade 4 and up will also track a hurricane by plotting latitude and longitude, wind speed and direction, and predicting the pattern of the storm.

NGSS Learning Standards: P-ESS2-1; K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2; 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS3-1; 5-ESS2-1; MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS3-2

Week 4 - Lunar Explorer

Students recreate and explore the phases of the moon and make their own chart from new moon to full moon.

NGSS Learning Standards: P-ESS1-1; 1-ESS1-1; 5-ESS1-2; MS-ESS1-1