Supercharged Science

Supercharged Science is an online science program from Aurora Lipper. The publisher describes its e-Science program as video-based and hands-on, covering physics, chemistry, life science, biology, and earth science for K-12 at the student's own pace.

Last updated: 2026-10-08 · Every Homeschool Editorial Team

At a glance

Method	Subject specialist (science): the publisher describes a video-based, hands-on program that students can work through at their own pace
Worldview	Not stated: the publisher's pages that we read do not state a faith position for the current e-Science program, and its program page says the program is for anyone interested and excited to do real hands-on science. Its discontinued Science Mastery page says that kit program "covers neither creation nor evolution", the member-site high school page says its biology course does not include evolution, and a free Astronomy of Stars and Planets class page says that class is presented from a "non-evolution, non-creation viewpoint"
Grades	K-12: the publisher's FAQ says its science curriculum is designed for grades K-12. The publisher says e-Science has two levels, K-8 and 9-12, and that the 9-12 level also includes K-8. Its self-paced course list runs from first grade through eighth grade, then high school Chemistry and Physics, and its member site has a Pre-K and Kindergarten page
Formats	Video-based, hands-on lessons with downloadable lesson plans and student worksheets, and recordings of every live class. The pricing page says live Zoom classes are available only with K-8 yearly enrollment, while the live classes page describes science classes for K-12. Single-topic courses are sold separately, and some are also available on DVD
Cost tier	Premium on our tier definition ($300 or more per subject per year). The pricing page lists self-paced enrollment at $373 per year or $47 per month for K-8 and $563 per year or $67 per month for 9-12, retrieved October 2026. Other publisher pages list different annual prices (see Cost honest assessment)
Parent intensity	2. The live classes page says parents stay involved by reviewing assignments, assisting with labs, and supervising test-taking when necessary, and that the homeschool keeps the records and transcripts
ESA-common	The publisher lists 18 states where it is an approved vendor or provider: CA, FL, AZ, AR, MS, NH, NC, UT, WV, TX, NY, KS, OR, ID, TN, SC, IN, and AL. It says it can accept ClassWallet DirectPay from any state
Accredited	The publisher says it is not a school and does not provide transcripts or certifications
Established	The publisher's pages that we read do not state a founding year. Its About page says Aurora Lipper has taught science classes and workshops since 1999
Website	superchargedscience.com

Our scoreboard (1-5)

Criterion	Score	One-line reason
Academic rigor	3	The publisher says each unit has lesson plans, experiments, and exercises and that assessments are included for every grade level; it also says the high school program requires a reference textbook for the year of study
Ease of teaching	4	Step-by-step experiment videos, lesson plans, answer keys, and grading sheets are provided, with unlimited phone and email support while enrolled; the publisher says the parent still reviews assignments, assists with labs, and supervises tests
Content quality	4	In our assessment, the published scope is broad, with topics listed for each grade from first through eighth and two high school courses; we did not review the lesson videos or the unit lessons behind the member login
Flexibility	5	The publisher's member site describes a Live Science Classes route and a Grade Level Science route, and its program page describes annual or month-to-month enrollment and one enrollment per household
Value for money	3	Self-paced enrollment lists at $373 per year for K-8 and $563 for 9-12 (retrieved October 2026), one enrollment per household, with materials bought separately
Worldview scope	5	The pages we read state no faith position for e-Science, and the program page says the program is for anyone interested and excited to do real hands-on science; in our assessment it is usable across worldviews
Visual/design	N/A	Not assessed: the publisher's pages that we read give no design details, and we did not watch the lesson videos
Support resources	4	The FAQ lists unlimited support by phone or email for as long as the family is a member and live parent chat sessions, and the curriculum page lists open lab sessions with a teacher

Who the publisher is

Aurora Lipper describes herself as the founder of Supercharged Science. On the About page, Lipper calls Supercharged Science her company, describes herself as a mechanical engineer, university instructor, pilot, and astronomer, and says she has taught science classes and workshops since 1999.

The publisher says the curriculum is taught mostly by Lipper, with some parts taught by a team of scientists and teachers. The live classes page lists Aurora Lipper, Brian Cox (Electronics and Coding), and Oliver Kim (Biology and Microscopy) as the science instructors.

Besides e-Science, the publisher sells a math curriculum for 4th grade through high school and the single-topic Ultimate Science Curriculum Series. Its Science Mastery page says that kit program is discontinued and out of stock. The publisher's August 8, 2025 e-Science page lists a free online summer science camp with e-Science enrollment during a sale, and its 2024 camp page describes a five-day in-person camp in San Luis Obispo, California, for ages 7 to 12, for the session of June 24 to 28, 2024. This review covers the science program.

The core pedagogy

The publisher says each study unit includes lesson plans, objectives, key concepts, vocabulary, experiments and activities, evaluation and exercises, and a place to ask questions. Its FAQ says every experiment has step-by-step video instructions and that many experiments use household items from the grocery, office supply, or hardware store, and its program page points to shopping lists for the materials.

The publisher's self-paced course list gives these topics by grade:

• First grade: Physics of Sound, Physics of Light, Astronomy, and Life Science.
• Second grade: Chemistry, Life Science, and Earth Science.
• Third grade: Weather and Atmosphere, Physics of Motion, Astronomy, and Microscopy.
• Fourth grade: Geology, Energy, Electricity and Magnetism, and Life Science.
• Fifth grade: Life Science (Human Anatomy), Earth Science, Solar Astronomy, and Chemistry.
• Sixth grade: Earth Science, Energy, and Life Science.
• Seventh grade: Physics of Light, Energy and Motion, and Life Science.
• Eighth grade: Astronomy, Chemistry, and Physics of Forces, Motion and Energy.

For high school, the same page lists two courses, Chemistry (a 9 month program) and Physics (a 9 to 12 month program), each with instructor-led lesson videos, student notebook packets, homework, and lab projects with step-by-step videos and lab workbook pages. The publisher's member site also lists Intro to Astronomy and Astrophysics, a Biology Overview course, Electronics, and Renewable/Alternative Energy at the high school level, and says that section is also appropriate for advanced students in grades 5 to 8.

The member site's getting started page describes two routes through e-Science: live science classes, in which students study a new area of science each month with weekly student worksheets and a set of experiments, or grade-level science, where the family picks a grade, then a subject, and works through it with the lesson plans.

The publisher also sells single-topic courses. Its Ultimate Science Curriculum Series page says each course covers one topic in more depth than e-Science, with step-by-step videos, reading, exercises, and quizzes in each lesson.

How a week runs

The publisher says students typically do science one to three times per week and that the amount is up to the family. In the more structured format that the publisher describes, where Lipper teaches the lessons on a regular basis, each lesson covers one science concept, students start their lab work in class and finish the experiments at home, and they are given several lab options so they can choose one for which they have the materials.

The publisher's Why Families Love page says students take notes during class and then practice the concepts, either by doing science experiments or by working through math workbooks and activities, and that after about a month of content students take a quiz or test. It says that in the science program the teacher conducts a quiz each month during the academic year, recommends that a parent grade tests together with the student, and says it always provides answer keys.

The live classes page says lessons run about 30 to 60 minutes, are taught on Pacific Time, and are recorded.

What they do exceptionally well

Step-by-step experiment videos. The publisher's FAQ says every experiment comes with step-by-step video instructions, and it answers yes to the question of whether a child can learn science without the parent. In our assessment, this lowers the preparation a parent has to do before each lab.

Two ways to use it. The member site describes both a Live Science Classes route and a Grade Level Science route, and the publisher says there is one enrollment per household, with the 9-12 level including K-8.

Support. The FAQ lists unlimited support by phone or email for as long as the family is enrolled and live parent chat sessions, and the curriculum page lists open lab sessions for private small groups with a teacher.

Pages for Apologia courses. The member site's high school page links to pages for several Apologia courses. Its Apologia Biology page says it contains the experiments covered in the Apologia Biology curriculum course and that students who do not use that text can still work through the course.

What they do poorly

The publisher's pages give different prices. The pricing page lists $373 per year for K-8 and $563 for 9-12, while the publisher's enrollment page and its member site information page list $470 and $670. Confirm the price on the page where you enroll.

Live classes are described two ways. The pricing page says live Zoom classes are available only with K-8 yearly enrollment, while the live classes page describes live science classes for K-12. Ask the publisher which applies to your student before enrolling.

No transcripts or credit documentation. The publisher says it is not a school and does not provide transcripts or certifications, and that the family is responsible for issuing transcripts and report cards.

High school requires a reference textbook. The publisher's program page says the high school program requires a reference textbook for the year and does not name a specific title. It also says Physics requires Algebra 2 first, and that its high school biology course does not include evolution and is not intended as a full, traditional high school biology course (member site).

Supplies are bought separately. The publisher's program page says families purchase the materials for the units they study, that how many supplies a family needs depends on how often it does science, and that most materials on its shopping lists are found at the grocery store, office supply store, and hardware store.

Who it fits / who it doesn't

• Pick Supercharged Science if: you want a video-based, hands-on science program for K-12 under one household enrollment; you want a Live Science Classes route or a Grade Level Science route; you are comfortable buying materials unit by unit; you are prepared to obtain a reference textbook for high school and issue your own transcript.

• Skip Supercharged Science if: you need publisher-issued transcripts or credit; you want a full, traditional high school biology course from one publisher; you want a program that states a faith perspective, since the pages we read state none for e-Science; you need one fixed price before checkout, since the publisher's pages list different annual prices.

Cost honest assessment

The figures below are the publisher's, retrieved October 2026.

• The pricing page lists self-paced one-year enrollment at $373 per year, or 6 payments of $63, for K-8, and self-paced monthly enrollment at $47 per month. It lists one-year enrollment with live classes for K-8 at $563 per year, or 6 payments of $94. For 9-12 it lists self-paced one-year enrollment at $563 per year, or 6 payments of $94, and monthly enrollment at $67 per month.
• The publisher's enrollment page lists full-year enrollment at $470, or 12 payments of $47, for K-8 and $670, or 12 payments of $67, for 9-12, and the member site information page lists the same two annual prices.
• The publisher says enrollment is one per household, so a family with students in both levels enrolls at the 9-12 level, which includes K-8.
• The single-topic page lists Astronomy 1, for grades K-4, at $74.95.
• The publisher's refund policy gives a 30-day money-back guarantee. For monthly memberships it refunds only the first payment during the 30-day trial period, and it says access to member content ends when a subscription is cancelled.

The publisher offers five free hands-on science lessons with a 17-page student guidebook PDF in exchange for an email address.

ESA eligibility notes

The publisher's ClassWallet and ESA page lists 18 states where it is an approved vendor or provider (retrieved October 2026): CA, FL, AZ, AR, MS, NH, NC, UT, WV, TX, NY, KS, OR, ID, TN, SC, IN, and AL. The same page says it can accept ClassWallet DirectPay from any state, that some states list it in the ClassWallet Marketplace, that in California it accepts a purchase order from a charter school, and that in Florida families submit a receipt to Step Up For Students for reimbursement. Its ESA programs by state page lists the same states except Florida. Confirm eligibility with your state program before enrolling.

Alternatives

• Mystery Science, a family with elementary-age students might choose Mystery Science for a curriculum that the publisher describes as standards-aligned and hands-on; its site lists science units for kindergarten through 5th grade.
• Real Science-4-Kids, a family might choose Real Science-4-Kids for a program that the publisher says starts with atoms; its site lists books 1 to 4 for elementary and books 5 to 7 for middle school, with textbooks, student pages, teacher pages, and digital teaching dashboards.
• Berean Builders, a family might choose Berean Builders for hands-on science courses that the publisher describes as designed by Dr. Jay L. Wile, for students from kindergarten through high school, and as giving a solid understanding of scientific concepts from a Christian worldview.