Episodes

  • How to Start a Sustainable, Impactful STEM Program

    How to Start a Sustainable, Impactful STEM Program
    Jun 4 2025
    How to put more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math into your current curriculum! If your kids are bored, frustrated, or eye-rolling during their lessons, whether homeschool or in a classroom environment, then this video is for you! I'll show you the steps to starting your own STEM program today, and at the end of the video if you'd like help with the content and projects, go here:www.SuperchargedScience.com/easy Orig FB Live: https://www.facebook.com/2714175478905330/
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    33 mins
  • HOMESCHOOLERS: What is MATH for, and why should we care?

    HOMESCHOOLERS: What is MATH for, and why should we care?
    May 28 2025

    Are your kids BORED with MATH?? How to get your kids interested in what really matters.

    Go here: www.SuperchargedScience.com/homeschool

    Original FB Live:https://www.facebook.com/superchargedsci/videos/514268865794862
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    23 mins
  • How can you homeschool your kids for a changing world?

    How can you homeschool your kids for a changing world?
    May 21 2025
    Go here to get my free homeschool guidebook: www.SuperchargedScience.com/homeschool Is your method of teaching more important than your ultimate mission when it comes to education? Take a look at the video and discover one of the biggest challenges educators have, and what to do about it.
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    8 mins
  • How to give your homeschool child a different box of tools using science

    How to give your homeschool child a different box of tools using science
    May 14 2025

    Teach your child how to think for themselves, love learning, and enjoy the process yourself! Teaching science doesn't have to be a hassle, headache or even hard. Use these simple tips to get going with your child in science education today.

    If you like this and you want more, go here: www.SuperchargedScience.com/class
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    8 mins
  • Who is your child's hero?

    Who is your child's hero?
    May 7 2025

    Do you know who your kids are really learning from? How much do you really know their teachers, the ones they spend a lot of time learning from? Who are THEIR role models? What are THEIR values?

    If you're part of our Supercharged Science family, then you know that I am the one that does 95% of the teaching in our online program. And if you're a member, you also know that I taught Mechanical Engineering since I was 21 at Cal Poly State, I was going to high school, attending college and working for NASA all at the same time, and I love sharing my passion by teaching others.

    While most of my role models are not famous or celebrity-types, here is a couple of ones you may have heard of:

    Patty Wagstaff (I love her passion, dedication, and educational programs that she has available to everyone.)

    Michael Faraday (I admire how he started from nothing, not even an education, and taught himself everything just by being inquisitive.)

    Emmy Noether (I really am amazed at everything she accomplished, even though she was not allowed to earn a living doing what she loved. Her time was always devoted to her students. She's probably the most incredible mathematician no one knows about.)

    I thought that the best way to get to know someone is to find out really who inspires them in the first place.
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    4 mins
  • Go on a nature walk with me and I will tell you things I wish I knew before I started educating kids

    Go on a nature walk with me and I will tell you things I wish I knew before I started educating kids
    Apr 30 2025
    It's easy to see things in retrospect. Here's the things I wish I had known or learned more quickly when I first started teaching. I hope this is helpful! If you want to get my homeschool guidebook, go here: www.SuperchargedScience.com/homeschool Thanks for walking with me!
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    9 mins
  • The most important things not taught in school

    The most important things not taught in school
    Apr 23 2025
    What would you want to learn about if you got the chance to be your own teacher? Go here if you want to download my free homeschool science guidebook: www.SuperchargedScience.com
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    19 mins
  • How to get your homeschool kids to work independently

    How to get your homeschool kids to work independently
    Apr 16 2025
    Go here to teach you rkids how to keep a science journal:www.SuperchargedScience.com/journal Homeschool Science doesn't have to be hard or take a ton of time! There's a couple of key steps to keep in mind as you train your kids to do their science lessons independently, so they can learn their stuff and turn around and teach *you* science! When you first start doing science lessons, do them right along with your child. Work right alongside them, talking with them about what you're doing. You've got to teach them "best practices" like reading the instructions, figuring out what materials to gather, and how to execute a real science experiment, not just make a mess and do whatever seems like a good idea in the moment (like watching YouTube videos that show "science" projects that are downright dangerous). You can write out a list with a standard framework for how to do science experiments, just like a real scientist does. I have complete instructions for how to do this here on my website: www.SuperchargedScience.com/journal If you get them started with the right structure ahead of time, they won't have to relearn it later when they hit college (the info on that page are from my engineering courses I taught). You'll need to train your kids to stay focused on what they are doing. Start small, like 5-10 minutes, and every day increase it by a minute or two. Or increment it weekly. The goal is to every week make it slightly longer so by the end of the year, you notice a big difference in their time they can spend focused on one topic. Make sure you schedule in breaks! Also remember some days are going to be easier than others. It's the long-term progress that we've got our eye on. Next, start turning over the tasks to them, one step at a time. For example, you can have your third grader read aloud the directions to you. Or have them read it quietly and then show you how to runt he experiment. Or have them gather all the materials and set everything up so it's ready for you both to work together. Add one new thing for them to be responsible for every week, and in a couple of months, they will be running things on their own! This doesn't mean you abdicate teaching science. It means that they are now in charge of making sure they do their lessons and check in with you about what was finished, what still needs work, and what they'd like to learn about next. This can be done daily, hourly, etc on your schedule. One thing that a lot of homeschool parents in our science family like to do is to get their kids get themselves ready for one of our classes. I make sure everyone has access to the worksheet ahead of time before a class, which includes materials to gather and vocabulary to know. Kids will set everything up next to the computer screen, so when class time starts, we are all ready to go together. If you'd like to participate in one of our free homeschool science classes, go here: www.SuperchargedScience.com/class
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    10 mins