How our courses work

Every course is self-paced, so nobody is waiting for a live class at an awkward hour. Lessons are short, each one ends in something a learner actually does, and the recording pages mean they finish with a real science notebook rather than a certificate and no evidence.

  • Access begins the moment payment is confirmed, and runs for 12 months.
  • An account is needed so progress and certificates are saved. The account belongs to the purchasing adult.
  • Materials are household items, listed on every course page before you buy.
  • Supervision — an adult should be present for the hands-on investigations.
  • Certificates record completion. They are not accreditation and confer no credit.

Where to start

New to this

Start short

The Amazing Water Cycle is a two-hour course for $19. It is the cheapest way to find out whether this style of learning suits your child before committing to a longer course.

Ready for a full unit

Take the core course

Water Science for Young Explorers is six modules across four to eight weeks, and it is the course the rest of the catalogue is built around.

Doing science all year

Take the programme

The Complete Water & Environment STEM Program bundles four courses into one sequence at a combined price.

All courses

Use the age, topic and format filters in the shop sidebar to narrow things down.

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The Amazing Water Cycle

$19.00
Water Science for Young Explorers — cover image
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Water Science for Young Explorers

$59.00
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Environmental Science at Home

$79.00
Junior Water Quality Investigator — cover image
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Junior Water Quality Investigator

$69.00
Build Your Own Ecosystem — cover image
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Build Your Own Ecosystem

$49.00
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Bundles

Complete Water & Environment STEM Program

$149.00
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Teacher Training: Teaching Water Science

$129.00

Comparing the courses

Course Ages Length Best for
The Amazing Water Cycle 8–12 ~2 hours A first taste of the subject
Water Science for Young Explorers 8–12 6 modules, 4–8 weeks The core water science unit
Junior Water Quality Investigator 10–14 6 modules, 4–8 weeks Measurement and data honesty
Build Your Own Ecosystem 8–14 6 modules over 6 weeks A long-term observation project
Environmental Science at Home 8–14 8 modules, ~8 weeks Homeschool families wanting breadth
Teacher Training: Teaching Water Science Adults 6 modules, ~6 hours Teachers and co-op leaders

Course questions

Immediately after payment, for 12 months. You will get a reminder email before it ends. Downloadable workbooks are yours to keep — save them while you are enrolled.

No. Every course is designed to work with household materials. Kits exist because some families would rather have the materials measured out and delivered than hunt for gravel and cotton wool.

A household enrolment covers the children in your own home working under one account. A teacher enrolment covers one named teacher — schools should ask us about a site licence.

Within 7 days of enrolment, if less than 20% is consumed. How that is measured is spelled out in the Refund & Cancellation Policy. If a course simply does not work, that is not a change-of-mind refund — contact us and we will fix it or refund you regardless.

It is a Certificate of Completion — a record that the course was finished. We are not an accredited provider, and we will not tell you it counts towards credit, grades or professional-development requirements. Check with whoever needs to accept it first.

Not sure which one to choose?

Tell us the age, the topic and how much time you have. We will point you at the right resource — including the free ones.

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