Prior to home schooling, I was an analytical chemist for 20 years so I recognize the quality, creativity and planning involved in your experiments. Although I’m extremely well versed in science, and was a private tutor for high school and university level courses, I could not even hope to match the quality, depth, breadth, logical presentation sequence and organization of e science and still somehow actually have a life.

E-science saves me enormous amounts of time planning lessons and frees me up to do other crucial things like scrub toilets and retrieve tiny Star Wars LEGO pieces from the vacuum. I plan to invite other homeschool families over to do science I ewith us so they can see the beauty of it.

~Lisa

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“Hi Aurora! This video (above) was made by Dalton, age 7. We didn’t have a styrofoam block so we made the robot with a plastic cup. It worked great. We had so much fun. We even thought we could attach it to a swiffer and clean the floor! Thanks so much! We really enjoy your classes!”

~Anitta Charlson

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I just wanted to thank you for your awesome work! My twin girls used to hate science. They were getting D’s and F’s, no matter how hard they tried. As a result, they had grown to despise anything science related. A while back, I came across information about one of your online science classes. My girls were not happy when they found out that I signed them up! So, they grumbled and complained as they got their laptops set up to sign in to the class that day. Within minutes of the class, their eyes got big, they were glued to the screen, and one even kept yelling, “I love science now!” . . throughout the WHOLE class. My husband and I couldn’t help but giggle about the girls’ newfound love!

Our girls mostly homeschool, but attend a private school two days each week. They started your classes around the same time that their school started second semester, so it was a fresh start with grades. Now, they are getting A’s and B’s in science! Their teacher and principal even called to ask what prompted this sudden change in the girls’ grades and desire to learn!

So, thank you so much for offering your amazing skills to our kids through your classes and resources! You truly have a special talent for engaging kids, meeting them where they’re at, and instilling a drive in them to challenge themselves. Not many people can do that with such ease as you do!

Thank you!
Missie Crisp

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Hi Aurora,

My kids are enjoying the math DVD that I bought last year. They’re also having a great time with the free online classes you offer. They fit into our schedule better now than trying to fit something in on my own, despite owning several of your other DVDs. Thank you for all of the emails, there is always something for my kids to learn!

Best,
Nicole Meyers

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Thank you so much!
I just thought I would share with you that my very-high-energy 5 and 6 year-olds sat absolutely transfixed by your presentation today for the *entire time* (they actually cried when I had to shut it down at the very last, because my phone battery was going dead … I had to have them watch it on my cell phone, since I couldn’t get our home firewall to cooperate 🙂 ).

Anyway, my 6-year-old loves making things from “trash” (he just so happens to have the job of taking out our recycles, which I sometimes wonder if it is a mistake to have him on this job, as he tends to drag half of the stuff back in “for his projects”, lol). He also loves motors, so he is super excited about building robots.

It is actually kind of sweet to watch, as my Dad (who died about a year before he was born), was a college instructor and taught electronics and robotics for 23 years … so I grew up helping him put together labs, and as I got older, I even helped teach labs to high schools that came in for hands-on learning with Microbots (a simple robot that could hold up to about 50 programming steps, and could do simple things like pick up blocks and move them). I see that my son, even though he never got to meet his Grandpa this side of heaven, has inherited his love for electronics and robotics. 🙂

We also love to see that you are working together as a family in the business–that is our dream also.

Best Regards,Jackie Ladomato

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Dear Aurora,
I have been following you for more when a year now, and watch your free videos. I would like to express my gratitude for a amazing job you are going! I am working in Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum for about a year and a half and watching your videos and listening to your simple clear explanation of science experiments give me the courage to try and start a science program for toddlers . We named it STEM Sprouts and children join us for this program ones a week free of charge. Most amazing discovery I made so far is that science has no age limits! This weeks lesson was: make your own ballbearing bug( based on your lesson – ballbearing bobsled) and it was amazing ! My toddlers were thrilled, and so were their parents!

We are non profit organization and serve a pretty small community of Portage county and all levels of income. The gift you gave me will keep on giving ! I am very grateful!
In the following next e-mail are photos from our Ballbearing bug lesson.

Sincerely,
Tatiana White.

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Hi Aurora,

My children (grades K, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9) watched your robotics class (without me) and loved it!  My 9th grader has been tortured this year with a biology course, which has sapped her love of learning.  She refused to sit through your class (but I made her ).  When your class was over she was beaming!  They excitedly recounted what was learned.  I especially loved the free time it afforded me as well as the work sheets you prepared for the class.   They all begged me to take you up on your offer and I did.  I can’t wait to purchase the parts to work on the experiments! Thank you for a science program that engages and inspires.

Thanks again,

Sandra Jones

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We’re doing well… grand kids love the experiments. Experiments are like pictures, and they’re worth a thousand words…. at least. My degree was in Chemical Engineering, but I actually had a tutoring and counseling service in Beverly Hills for 35 years, so I really do appreciate your work, and enjoy watching (analyzing 🙂 ) your teaching style. Excellent.
Thanks!

Tom Barbey

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I know that my thoughts and feelings aren’t what your goal is… But… I really want you to know that your emails have really helped me create the relationship I want with my children. Not only is it fun spending time together doing it, it is educational and building a good foundation for them to begin to build their lives on. Thank you for the great activities to partake in with my children!!!

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Just watched the video for the fast learning of time tables. It is super dooper cool and effective. Thank you so much as I’m having trouble to get my daughter do math and I think she will be thrilled to watch it.Thanks again .Susanna

“Thank you, Aurora! Early Happy New Year to you! You gave me, my son, reluctant daughter (she’ll get over it), and husband something fun to do today! Love your work and I hope to hear again from you soon.p.s. I bought the 3 prong educational cd’s a few years ago. Not home schooling 100 percent these days as my children wanted to join their peers in middle school (… yes, now they know why I was reluctant but they’re certainly getting an education on social issues that I couldn’t duplicate at home…whew!). Both are on the honor roll thanks to previous time at home learning from great curriculum and interest enhancers such as yours. Their current teachers love them and the enthusiasm they bring to class. Guess who helped with that!”

Gratefully,Theodora

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“Thanks for the terrific Light and Lasers teleclass today. I bought a laser kit from you a couple of years ago but never used it. We took it out and had a terrific time reflecting the laser in mirrors. You suggested stomping on a dirty carpet to get dust particles to see the light. We used a flour sifter and it worked great. Here’s a video…” ~Brenda Praggastis (mother of George from Washington)

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“Aurora, Just wanted to say thanks for making science my son’s favorite part of the day. As homeschooler’s my son is not afforded the opportunity to compete in the science fair. Our homeschool group put together a fair of our own. There wasn’t any competition per se, but each child completed a project to present to the other children and their parents.

“My 7 year old, Noah decided to present the “Matrix of acid and bases“. It was a huge success. One of the adults present was a scientist for Sandia Labs. She asked Noah several questions regarding his project and he had the answers. He really understood the material. He talked about exothermic and endothermic changes he’d recorded on his data sheets, indications based on color changes and the fact that the cabbage indicator seemed unable to perform in hydrogen peroxide (see question on the matrix page). She was quite impressed and told him that she hoped he continued, to which he replied “That’s the plan, I intend to be a scientist on a space mission someday”. Thanks again for making my life so much easier when it comes to science and giving my son the education that just wouldn’t be possible if I was left to my own devices!!”

~Shari Linsley

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I love that you are such a great role model and inspiration for my science-loving girl!
Lucy Archer

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Hi Aurora!

We have been using the mastery program for a few months now. We have used so many different science curriculum that made my children groan when it time for science class over the years. I was hesitant to put out such a large amount not knowing if it would be one more curricula that would end up on the unused shelf. I am so glad we went for it! My son, who just wants the school day to be over with most days, does the experiments in his free time! He is back from lunch early every day and before lunch is over, he is grabbing my prepped materials basket, setting the supplies out and saying, “MOM! It’s time for science!” My daughter, who has never been a fan of science, is enjoying science class for the first time (with the exception of the dissections we did). For my part, I get to teach science with all the enthusiasm that I have always felt, but been unable to share when using text books that meet the “standards”. Thank you for being different from everything else. You are exactly what we needed in our class!

The Swain Family

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Hi Aurora,
Thanks for checking in. My Science loving daughter has been enjoying e science and has jumped right in to the experiments. She is able to go on herself, watch the videos and perform the experiments with little help from me. What a great website, with a great deal of info.
Marcelene Ryan

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Hi Aurora,
Yes! We did get our Shoestring Budget Science DVD! Thanks for asking and making sure that we did. Your customer care is incomparable! My oldest, who is in Grade 12 is impressed with the list of topics at the back of the DVD. He said it’s not the run-of-the-mill science experiments, and this is coming from the science geek in our family. I actually got it for my youngest, who is almost seven years old, but we have not started it yet because at present he is still very much into animals, their habitats, and their geographical locations, etc. But my oldest is a great fan of yours. He loves your passion for the subjects that are closest to his heart, namely math and science. And he said he enjoys the animated way you teach these topics, and I love the way you explain very difficult concepts and make them understandable for math-and-science-challenged people like me. You are also able to explain their applications to everyday life, which was totally missing during my school days. You are truly an amazing teacher! We are so blessed your dedication! May God bless you and yours a hundredfold!

Many thanks and blessings,
Kay Ang

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I think that you need to read this Prompt Essay that my son Amos wrote about you as one of his favorite scientists!

Thanks and happy reading,

Florence

Every time my mom checks her email, I come to see if she has any mail from one of my favorite scientist, Aurora Lipper.  I have been enjoying her program for almost three years now.  I try to attend every science cast that I can.  Even though I miss some of them, I learn something new each class when I attend.  I also watch every video that she sends us.

One of the main reasons that I enjoy her program is because of my love for science.  I like robots and circuits, so I love her electricity section.  There she shows step-by-step instructions on how to make many robots and circuits.  My favorite robot is the bumper bot.  Which is a three wheeled race car that changes direction when it hits something.

Another section I like is “the sound projects”.  One of my greatest successes was the singing hornet.  I made it and started to swing it around my head.  Seconds later it made a humming sound.  Then the string broke and the contraption flew across the room making the humming noise.  I remade the machine and had it work for twenty seconds.  Then it broke and fell on my head.

Aurora has many other projects on her site.  I will enjoy all of them.  But my favorite section will always be robotics.  I have tried a lot of the projects and have had some work.  The projects that I have made will stay with me forever.  Thank you Aurora, for an amazing site!     

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We have opened the giant box and are very impressed and excited about all of the contents! Our homeschool group went to visit Gizmo CDA this week – honestly, I was amazed at how much my kids know from doing experiments. (I didn’t think they were picking stuff up, just having fun.) Really, they understand far more than what the other kids are doing for science from various curriculums.

Thanks,
Karen

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Hey, you asked for some feedback so I figured I would let you know how yesterday went. We have not done any of the lessons we purchased yesterday because I need to get materials together and plan to do that this weekend for several lessons. However, All day and night and this morning that’s all they want to do is science! You have managed to make it not just interesting and relevant, but so much fun! My youngest son just gave a speech in our homeschool community class about being a marine biologist so he is thrilled to have this curriculum. The only thing it lacks is the actual ocean! (We live in South Louisiana so hopefully I can find some other hands on program when we have finished the lessons.). Anyway, I appreciate the opportunity to have you in my home (via computer, lo) and helping mold and shape my boys’ appreciation of God’s design! Thanks a million!

Catherine Dyson

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You turned my kid into a science lover some time back and yes, he now thinks and observes like a scientist. That’s a life-time gift.
Thank you!
Gabriella

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Just wanted to let you know that after trying some other science curriculum sites, my 13 year old son chose to use yours! This is a kid who is not interested in much of anything but movies and games. This spoke volumes to me. I am quite impressed with the way you are able to keep his attention. Thank you for all of the free classes and the opportunity to purchase this program for a discount. We would not be able to afford such a great class otherwise!

Thank you,
T. Phibbs

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Hello, Aurora!
My kids really enjoyed your Marine Biology class that you offered today. I wasn’t planning on purchasing anything but my 9 year old son really wanted me to and my 14 year old daughter also thought she’d enjoy doing your Marine Biology program. So, thank you!
Renee Green

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We absolutely loved the webinar today! And we are thrilled to have access to the Marine Biology courses… so exciting!! Please keep the excellent topics coming… I hated science until this year. I always dreaded it in school… but I think now, with the hands on experiments, I’m finally starting to understand it. And all the boring “information” comes to life when you see it at work. In our homeschool, your curriculum is such a hit, that I make sure science the last thing we do each day – so the kids will get the other stuff done… LOL. Thanks again!
Mandi Hartzell

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Loved the program today! You have great energy! Kids begged me to buy it:)
Beth Kingham

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Thanks for the info! I homeschool my granddaughter, Karma, and Science is her favorite subject thanks to your program. Today we watched the astronomy/astrophysics webinar as well as the marine biology one. She’s anxious now to use the laser microscope on everything.
Sharon Hart

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We absolutely loved the webinar today! And we are thrilled to have access to the Marine Biology courses… so exciting!! Please keep the excellent topics coming… I hated science until this year. I always dreaded it in school… but I think now, with the hands on experiments, I’m finally starting to understand it. And all the boring “information” comes to life when you see it at work. In our homeschool, your curriculum is such a hit, that I make sure science the last thing we do each day – so the kids will get the other stuff done… LOL. Thanks again!
Mandi Hartzell

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My kids loved your marine biology free class and that is why we decided to take this course. We loved the experiments and even my 1st grader was engaged.

Janny Napoli

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Thank you. Today was our first time watching your video and I myself learnt so much information and my son loved the experiments.

Thank you.
Kind regards
Kylie

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We are LOVING your e-Science so far. My youngest son (now in 7th grade) hated science… now, he LOVES it! It’s his favorite part of school each day. He works quickly through his other subjects just so he can get to science. What a turnaround in such a short time! We’re still working on journaling (his least favorite part) but he’s coming around. Thank you for offering two other units to explore. My son has expressed a real interest in Unit 8: Chemistry and Unit 12: Alternative Energy. Can’t wait to get started!

Thanks again!

Angie Hillier

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“A couple of years ago. My daughter did the solar oven project for fair. It then went on to state fair and won blue ribbons. She was very excited. She was even more excited when she received your gift for the wonderful job that she did. ( Thank You if I didn’t say it already) This past January our 4-H staff attended a state meeting about the activities that will be offered at this years camp. Their focus is on STEM. Her solar oven is one of the projects that will be offered this year. Our 4-H office was very excited to see that it was one of our county 4-Her. I just wanted to send you another Thank You and to let you know we will be returned to Supercharged Science.”

-Dust Bunny Family

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Thanks so much. Just a note of appreciation. My daughter has dyslexia and finding curriculum that works for her has been a challenge. Since switching to superchargedscience she has fallen in love with learning. It is designed in such a way that she can learn much more independently than she used to which has build her confidence as well. How many 15 year old do you know that get excited about showing off their work to their family each evening. Thank you!

Rosa

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Supercharged Science has given our son enjoyment with a school subject.  This is not easily done.  He likes exploring the new things to do and I like completing the review questions and learning about science.  Thanks for another great product Homeschool Buyers Co-Op!

Loreena

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This is our first year using this product. My seven year old is working through the topics in order starting with the scientific method. He begs to do science first every day. The material, videos and experiments are very accessible and engaging. I highly recommend this product. We will continue using it for years to come.

Denise L.

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Thank you for the program and the way you have designed it. I loved science growing up, but the schools I attended didn’t seem to care about education as much as their athletic program so I was sadly under-educated in several subjects. Thanks to your program I feel my girls will get the science background I wish I had. So far we’ve only done the barrel roof experiment, but they had so much fun they can’t wait to do another experiment. They also love that you have the same name as one of their favorite Disney princesses!

Amber Wallace

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I am homeschool mom and I like keep homeschool going all year long, that why e-camp so special. Thank you, so much for e-camp for the summer for kids I know you love teaching and you love to show kids what around us everyday and though the videos You are the best science teacher ever. You are so much fun to watch science on line videos. You show how to put projects together. You make science so much fun for kids…You should get the teacher of the year award.( Ever year)

Vickie

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Your passion and enthusiasm about science is obvious!I look forward to my kids engaging with your program and am excited about what they will learn!

Thanks so much,
Hanna:)

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Hi Aurora

I had to let you know that my daughter came in second place this year at the school’s science fair. The first place winner beat her by 1 point! I’m so thrilled to have your science dvds and youtube quick links. Thank you! You may not recall but last year my daughter placed 3rd. Next year we plan to win! She’ll be in 6th grade and we’ll keep watching and seeking science!
My daughter also won an the oratorical contest at her school and placed 3 in the county for a speech that she wrote and delivered on her dream of becoming a scientist.
Proud momma I am! Thanks again!

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Last year I bought your program that has the three subjects of Electricity, Magnetism, and Astronomy. Seeing as it was my first year homeschooling my 13 year old, who had been in special ed in the public schools, I was over whelmed and never even looked at it beyond a glance. We needed to focus on establishing a schedule and finding the core programs that would work for my son. This year as we have figured out a good schedule and what works, I finally looked at your program in greater depth….and “wow!!!” is all I can say. I told myself that if I am going to lengths for these experiments then maybe my son can have a friend over to learn with him. ” What a shame it would be to not share this program!”, I told myself. Well one thing lead to another and we start our second week in Electricity with 10 students! They loved it and want more!!!! I’ve always liked science but this I love!!!!

Thank you for such a wonderful program!!

Cindy Cotsiopoulos

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“Supercharged Science’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

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My son and I have only been using e-science for a couple of weeks now. We absolutely LOVE it! I have been wanting to switch from our previous science curriculum to yours for a couple years now, but just couldn’t due to the cost. I realize now that putting most of my curriculum money into science is a great investment for my son because of how he is wired regarding his interests and what he is naturally inclined to and gifted in. He wants to be some type of engineer someday. I wish we would have switched years ago:)

We are thrilled with the program so far and my son is most excited about science this year out of all his subjects.

Thank you for developing such an amazing program. You really have created something unique and special.

Sincerely a happy parent and child,

Alycia and Joseph Betz

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“Supercharged Science is a science program like no other. There is no textbook to bore your child. No long, dry scientific explanations, just straightforward, simple language… This program is very different from any other science program I’ve seen. (My daughter) enjoys the hands-on activities. Until now, all of her science has been book based with some experimentation to back up the written word. Supercharged Science reverses this; it encourages the student to journal what was learned in the hands-on activities. This makes her think about the cause and effect relationships, and why things happen. It has really given her the best exposure to the scientific method. Supercharged Science gives her the experience of using activities to make connections she would only read about in other science curricula.”

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Aurora ~ I truly feel like God brought your program to our lives. We are
science lovers…and have been doing a decent job at learning (been using
Apologia)…but WOW…the experiments, videos and webinars you offer are
going to be awesome!! We are signed up for the upcoming webinar … it will
be our first. I just wanted to thank you for all the FREE stuff you share.
Our two oldest children have already make comments about wanting to work for
NASA and our son wants to get his pilot’s license. Anyway, we are truly
excited about the experiments.

Blessings ~ The Dempsey Family

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I just started using your science curriculum a few weeks ago as part of our
homeschooling activities and so far, it’s been a hit. My oldest son (8
years old) has been obsessed with science for as long as he could talk. We
have therefore done a lot of experiments together and for the past few years
worked our way through different curricula covering some chemistry, biology
and astronomy. However, my youngest son (6 years old) who is naturally much
more interested in the arts, music and languages, has found our time spent
on science to be really boring and frustrating, and would more often than
not end up doing something else during it.

Eager to find a way to get him interested in the subject just enough to
ensure his participation during homeschool, I looked at countless science
curricula for kids and found yours to be the most attractive. It provided
the kind of real substance required to keep my oldest son engaged but
delivered in such a way as to draw the attention of my youngest.

On our first homeschool day of the New Year, I had planned to watch your
teleclass on astronomy. When I announced that it was time to start
watching, my youngest son immediately announced that he hated science and
that he would just keep on drawing instead. I convinced him to give you a
try so he sat down with us and started listening. It engaged both kids
equally. They were excited by the content and answered loudly and with
great enthusiasm every question you asked. In fact, when the class was
over, they both wanted to another!

Since then, we have been working our way through the first unit of the
program, with similar results. So thank you for creating this curriculum.

Annie

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So far…it is excellent…the most organized and well-thought out program I
have ever seen in my 25 years of home education. Can’t wait to learn right
along with my sons.

Tina Crowder

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I found Supercharged Science 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, Supercharged Science. 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

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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

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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

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“We are into our 2nd week of school and have done science most of those days. My 4 boys (ages 12, 10 and 8 years) are really loving it. What do I like best? Each of my boys can explain the why behind the experiments. My biggest thrill happened yesterday when we did the ping pong ball/funnel experiment. We did the experiment first before watching/listening to you. The boys expected the ball to hover just above the funnel as they blew – of course they were surprised when that didn’t happen! What was my thrill? My 12yo explained the why perfectly! I thought that was so cool!” ~Z. B.

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“I LOVE THE PROGRAM!!! I love that you have the forethought to give us supply lists. I LOVE that you speak to my kids about atoms, particles, accelerators, generators, nuclear physics, all four types of force and treat them like they are…REAL SCIENTISTS !!!! You are a wonderful role-model for my scientific daughter and son, as well as for my husband and I. You do have a tremendous impact in helping us motivate our learners.

“Let me reiterate that never before in one day, in SOOO many ways have I heard my kids so clearly exclaim: “I CAN!” I love the warning you post on your website encouraging repetition, persistence, and participation. ALL LEARNING should have this label!” ~Bernadette Frischkorn, Alaska

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“Just wanted to let you know that my boys are so busy, so busy doing all the cool experiments you sent on the DVD. They think this is the best, and have already done the Ivory Soap, the grape, rockets and the house is exploding in stuff they are experimenting with to see what happens. I cannot tell you how happy they are and we will certainly want to continue our subscription for fall. We are doing a one week serious all day fun camp of science, complete with t-shirts and science snacks. That is the reason I purchased the summer program, but the boys are truly enjoying all of this we are going to need to continue. Just thought you would wanted to know how much joy you brought to two little boys in Monterey, California.”

~Christina S.

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“I have a very, let’s say, precoscious 5-year-old kindergarten boy. He loves putting things together, taking them apart, and trying to put them back together. His favorite questions is “How.” As in, “How does that work?” “How do I get it to do that?” My family thought I was weird for signing up for a “professional” science curriculum so young – wait until he’s older, they said. I know my son, however, and this was the best thing I ever did for him and my house!

“Although he can’t read the material, and even has a hard time understanding some of the information, he LOVES watching the videos and doing some of the experiments. So, if anyone out there wonders if there is a “too young” for this program, tell them NO! Even my 3-year-old likes to “help” with the experiments. Thank you for this wonderful website. My house may stay standing if my boys have something constructive to take apart!

~Kate Pantinas

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“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

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“My boys have been picking away at the electricity experiments and they threw a FIT when I told them it was time to put it away because it was time for dinner. I am not happy about their bad attitudes, but I have been homeschooling for 8 years now and they have NEVER reacted with such vehemence about wanting to CONTINUE school as they did with your science. I was completely overjoyed that they were enjoying it so much.”
~Samantha Sampson

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“I love the program. You make the most elaborate experiments seem so easy. I love that we can use things from around the house, and I LOVE that you make short videos of the experiments. My daughter can sit and watch and copy you and she feels like she can do it. In homeschooling, science is not my forte and you have helped fill in the gap. I wasn’t able to take in any of the teleconferences, but one. I enjoyed it, but I just couldn’t catch each one (it’s great they are recorded). I’ve recommended your program to a slew of other homeschool moms. It’s the best and easiest and most enjoyable program I’ve come across and I’ve looked at several… Aurora is a blast, she relates to the kids so well and has fun whatever she’s doing, and it’s obvious. EXCELLENT program!!!!!”
~Wendy Lamb

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“I wanted to tell you that this week we did a week of Science Camp, right here in our kitchen and yard using your e-Science Camp. We invited our sons two best friends, and then another Mom heard about and invited herself to join us! So six kids, your videos, shopping lists and experiments made for the best week they kids have had all summer.
The girls attend public school, all four boys homeschool. The public school mom asked when we can do more!!! And my boys wants to continue doing science all summer…Thank you thank you thank you!
~Christina

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“I signed up for the summer e-science camp, and my 9 year old son LOVED the camp!! He designed a boat out of an egg carton and two motors with little hand-held fan blade. He went out to the pool to try it out and came in screaming, ”It works!!! It works!!! Come look Mom!!” All of his projects worked to his surprise. He has been inspired to branch out and really think!! Thank you for this wonderful program!!! The glow in Zack”s eyes is priceless!! THANK YOU for this awesome program!!”
~Tina Smith

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“Aurora, that was an amazing Astronomy presentation you put together for the eCamp. I love astronomy and have listened to lots of kid geared presentations with my children…. boring! Yours kept me huddled close to the phone with my son. So much information offered in a conversational way like we’re sitting around the dinner table discussing something we’re passionate about.” ~Brenda Praggastis

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“Aurora and Supercharged Science… I just have to tell you: Forget the kids! I’m excited by science now–teaching and learning. I’m over the top pleased by this program! I’m a single mom, trying to homeschool two kids, one with special needs (Aspergers) WHILE running a childcare during the day. Researching and setting up science experiments for my own daughters while chasing after toddlers (let alone actually being there to teach/supervise the experiments without being called away to something smelly or broken) was nearly impossible and quite frustrating to us all. I’d gotten to the point of giving up and so had my daughter. We’ve only gotten through one of the summer camps but in that time you have rescued my sanity and my daughter’s waning interest in what was her favorite subject (pre-childcare). I was almost in tears when we saw the videos and started the experiments because I realized that she has something to follow if I get called away. You make it so clear and you cover the “oops!” factor for suggestions when something goes astray of expected results. And one great big thanks for the written shopping lists with links to find the things that are out of the norm. Thank you again for filling a need in my daughter’s life.” Heather

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“Aurora, I can not thank you enough for this program. My son has auditory and visual processing difficulties and is in 7th grade. he is almost to grade level reading but it is very challenging to learn by textbook (not to mention how really boring learning from textbooks can be) we were going to use another program for this yr but after being in your summer camp and now seeing how this program is set up I can have him read the main point download-get into the experiments and read the text with him if he is further interested!!! thank you too for the exercise that we can do as a discussion!!! I can not thank you enough. Your text reads more like a living book as the author is so excited about the subject-are you the author? This all is very easy to access! You solved my dilemma for science this year but finances might not allow a whole year. It is a great value to me and all my sons. My eight yr old is still making baking soda rockets on our deck!!”
~Teresa Knorr

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“Aurora… Today my daughter (8) did the racer robot from the last week of camp (we are a little behind). The squeals and giggles could be heard throughout the house. The Waterbot from last week is still in the guest bathtub waiting for Grandpa, who was an electrician, to visit later this month. After building the Racerbot, we headed to Target to get the traveling soap container so that we could make the remote control tomorrow.

“In the evenings, I”ve been getting a binder prepped for your fall class. I”ve been looking through the first unit, and as I read these projects when they come out of the printer I keep saying ”Wow! This is so cool!”. I had to write to say THANK YOU! You are amazing! My daughter is so fortunate to have a woman like you teach her science. You are the role model I was hoping to find to show her that girls can do anything–and you do it with flair! THANK YOU!!”
~M.C., Georgia

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“Thanks so much for your advice regarding my daughter’s fruit battery science fair project. She won second place today in the 7th and 8th grade division! As you can imagine, she is very pleased. It is an especially meaningful “victory” for us because Lynne has a learning disability which makes it difficult for her to organize information. Your kit made it so much easier for us to work on this project than if we had tried to piece it together on our own. Thanks for your excellent product and your personal feedback. I will ask my husband to send you a photo tonight. Wish I had known about your classes and website earlier! I am forwarding the email to friends.”

~Caroline Fetter

Editor’s Note: eScience members have full access the Fruit Battery project.

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“My kids loved the live teleclass today! 🙂 I love the way you organize learning science it makes my life so much easier as a non-science oriented homeschool mom. Thank you so much for all your work. My son is very excited to try the potato cannon experiment. Thanks so much for your quick responses and for fixing the video issues we had. We love your stuff!!!!” ~J.

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“You have been such a fun inspiration for our son Sam, and totally got him fired up to build, connect, explode, invent, test, create, discover, question… and in a nutshell, get wildly excited about how our physical world behaves through experimentation. Thank you! Thank you!”
~Jan Soto, San Luis Obispo

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“When I asked my kids what the highlights of our year had been, they unanimously said it was Aurora’s Supercharged Science (stuff). They had the most wonderful (time) making gadgets, mixing goo, playing with lasers and walking on water! Aurora inspired them to try, tinker and think!”

~ Viviane Martinez, Santa Barbara, California

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“I love the way you organize learning science it makes my life so much easier as a non-science oriented homeschool mom. Thank you so much for all your work. Thanks so much for your quick responses We love your stuff!!!!”
~Jan Sanchez

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“Hey, Aurora! We’re still having fun with our science kits. Your high school chemistry is SWEET and I’m so glad I bought it. My 12 yr old son finished his underwater ROV which we took with us on vacation in FL. He had lots of fun chasing fish with it. Thanks for checking up on us!”
~Amy Fetterhoff, Homer AK

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“Thank you for writing me back, I love your science and I love that I feel smart when I do it. Thank you” ~Justin, student

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“I just started your Chemistry unit and have been shocked at how enthusiastic my 12 yr. old son is. (I have had to confiscate his slime so he can work on other subjects!) So now I will always be sure we do some experiments before reading the text info. I’m also going to see if I can somehow incorporate the “hands on first ”introduction to other subjects (math, writing, history-I’ve had better luck with that, but it probably wouldn’t work for grammar.) I have a 10th grade daughter who doesn’t like any subject, and isn’t interested in the science program (we have always done the “text first, and experiments if there’s time left” approach with her) I’m hoping some of the more dramatic experiments may get her interested.”
~S. Gaines

Aurora’s note: “When doing the eScience program, I recommend doing some of the experiments FIRST, then when your kids run to you excited about their project but full of questions (like “Why did THAT work?”), that’s when you hand over the textbook or academic reading. It’s sounds backwards, but if you wait until they are ready for it, it’ll be a lot easier to teach and have longer-lasting results.”

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“We just got done making some super cool yellow glowing bouncy stuff! Thanks for the chemistry class! Thanks again!” ~Brenda P., mother of George and Christina from Washington

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“What do I think?…. Hmmm. IT’S TOTALLY AN ANSWER TO MY PRAYERS! I am not much of a science-type of homeschool mom. 🙂

I really love math, and I do well teaching reading, writing and history, but I have utterly failed when it comes to teaching science. We have been, up to this point, totally lacking in this area within our homeschooling endeavor.

I love and appreciate that you use every day and inexpensive items to show children principles in science. It really has helped me feel more comfortable with teaching science to my children.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!” ~Amanda Burrow (and children: ages 9,8)

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“Science is one of the subjects that we homeschool moms can love to hate. It’s not the reading a textbook that’s the problem, it’s usually the hands-on part that can be overwhelming. Also, when you get into topics like physics and chemistry, well, let’s just say it can be a bit intimidating to try to explain something you don’t totally understand yourself.

“Super Charged Science takes away all the excuses and makes science come alive for students of all ages. Written and designed by Aurora Lipper, a former engineering professor and NASA scientist, this amazing program takes what can be difficult material and breaks it down into fun, bite-sized pieces. Best of all, everything is accessed online, and all your children can learn together. The eScience online program is for grades K – 12, though after reading through the units, those who will benefit most will be kids in grades 2 – 12. Of course, younger children will love watching and learning with their siblings, but much of the material will be a bit over their head and reading level.

“Aurora has really put a lot of thought into how science is best taught to children, and how she can best help busy parents to get the most from this curriculum. There are currently 11 units primarily covering physical science and chemistry, with more in development. Each unit will take between 1 and 3 weeks depending on your own scheduling and the number of activities you and your child decide to do. When you are logged in to the site, you can click on the syllabus and see all the unit topics on one page. Then, you just follow the steps: read/ print the lesson plan (includes lesson objectives and overview for the parent), print the list of materials, watch the intro video, choose the experiments you’d like to do, students then read the text (either online or printed), and then the written material/quizzes. My favorite part is the great experiment and activity choices. First, everything is explained very well, but best of all, you and your children can watch Aurora explain and do the experiment on video. So, even if you don’t have everything you need, or perhaps decide the activity is too difficult for your child, they can still benefit from watching it.

“Aurora’s passion for science and for teaching is contagious! Even the most reluctant learner is sure to get excited about science. Since the curriculum applies to students all the way through high school, some of the experiments and concepts are definitely more challenging.

“Of course, as the teacher, you will be choosing what parts to use.

“Also, they have provided a challenging text to download for older students to read as part of each unit. Users of the eScience program from Super Charged Science pay a monthly access fee of either $37 (K -8) or $57 (K – 12). The depth and breadth of this program, along with the over 600 experiments and video instruction definitely justify the price, especially if you have more than one student using the curriculum. The site is packed with lots of extras including math help, a prerecorded teleclass for each lesson, and science fair project ideas. With the way it is organized, older children should be able to study with Aurora on their own, with minimal help from mom.

“But be warned, moms will probably want in on the learning as well – the videos are THAT interesting. And, because Aurora believes that science is best learned by doing, your child will spend lots of time with hands-on learning, that you’ll probably want to be a part of as well. Of course, you don’t have to take my word for it. They offer plenty of free material on their website, along with a risk-free trial of the eScience program.”

Cindy Prechtel

www.HomeschoolingFromTheHeart.com

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