Kids aged 7 to 13 discover what minerals, crystals and rocks are, how they form and how they have shaped our world, from deep inside the Earth to outer space.
Professor Petra Stone, Professor T-Rex and Professor Tock guide them through every lesson, with drawing, crystal-growing, storytelling and classification along the way.
Course introduction
Meet the professors.
4 modulesvideo lessons and colorful PDFs
Any deviceiPads, phones and computers
Printablesactivities that are easy to find and print
Standardsscience, language arts, social studies and STEM
The curriculum
Four adventures into the world of crystals.
Module 1
Crystals in Movies & History
From Moana, Frozen and Star Wars to the crystals ancient people used for navigation and tools.
See the learning outcomes
Recognize crystals, rocks and minerals in movies and stories like Moana, Frozen, Avatar, Pokémon and Star Wars.
Connect crystal powers in fiction with real-life crystal properties and traditions.
Identify five historical crystals: lapis lazuli, malachite, labradorite, calcite and obsidian, and their cultural or practical uses.
Explore how ancient people used crystals for navigation, tools, healing and protection.
Learn words like myth, legend, obsidian, labradorescence, sacred and transformation.
Build storytelling, geography and imagination through creative writing, hero card design and mapping.
Create their own magical crystal story, hero card and world map of crystal origins.
Module 2
What Are Crystals, Rocks & Minerals?
The traits that define each one, with sorting games and scavenger hunts.
See the learning outcomes
Know the five defining traits of a mineral, with examples.
Know the two defining traits of a crystal, with examples.
Know the four defining traits of a rock, with examples.
Use words like element, atom, pattern and inorganic.
Practice classification, observation and logic.
Complete hands-on sorting games, scavenger hunts and creative challenges.
Module 3
How Crystals, Rocks & Minerals Are Born
Six ways crystals form, from magma to meteorites, with crystal-growing activities.
See the learning outcomes
Identify six formation processes: igneous, metamorphic, hydrothermal, sedimentary, organic and meteorite-formed.
Understand that different environments create different types of crystals.
Connect crystal types to real examples such as quartz, garnet and amber.
Use words like magma, hydrothermal, pressure and meteorite.
Strengthen observation and comparison skills through hands-on experiments.
Show what they learned through storybooks, family trees and crystal growth activities.
Module 4
Crystals in Technology & Everyday Life
How crystals power clocks, phones, screens and even rocket ships.
See the learning outcomes
Understand how quartz crystals use piezoelectricity to power clocks, watches and electronics.
Discover how copper, magnetite and lithium move and store energy in phones, motors and batteries.
Learn how liquid crystals create images on screens.
Identify minerals like zircon, beryl and quartz used in space exploration for their strength and heat resistance.
Explore glowing and reactive crystals like fluorite, yooperlite and pyrite.
Build words like piezoelectricity, conductor, magnetism, rechargeable and liquid crystal.
Explain how crystals and minerals power everyday life, from flashlights to rocket ships.
For parents and educators
Printables that are ready when you are.
Printer-friendly workbook pages are clearly marked in every module, so they are easy to find and easy to print.
Each module comes with clear learning outcomes, a weekly workflow and a supply list for its activities, and kids can learn from the videos or the colorful PDFs on a computer, tablet or phone.
Homeschool & learning pods
Learning that feels like an adventure.
The course connects science, technology, art and cultural exploration, and meets homeschool and learning pod standards for science, language arts and social studies (STEM and STEAM).
Its Earth science content aligns with NGSS in the USA and with provincial Earth science outcomes in Canada.
From kids and parents
Young explorers, big discoveries.
My 9-year-old isn't usually into science, but this course changed that. It sparked curiosity, and I loved how it encouraged creativity along with learning.
Tessa M. · Parent
As a teacher, I appreciated how this course combined science and storytelling. The printable activities were organized and age-appropriate, and the layout made it easy to guide my students.
Mr. James · Teacher
We loved this course because we love rocks and crystals. Now that we are in school it's cool to have a course with all the fun activities too! Professor T-Rex was funny and a great teacher about how rocks and crystals are made.
Juniper & Oak L. · Students
I didn't know crystals were used in clocks and electronics. That was interesting. The printable activities were fun, especially the scavenger hunt and the sorting game.
Isabella N. · Student
This was a great mix of screen learning and hands-on activities. It gave us plenty of opportunities to pause, discuss and do something creative together as a family.
Emily W. · Parent
The storytelling elements helped my daughter stay focused and retain the information. She kept talking about it even after the lesson ended, which says a lot.
Heather T. · Parent
Good to know
Questions from parents.
What ages is the course for?
Kids aged 7 to 13.
How do kids watch the lessons?
On a computer, tablet or phone, through the video lessons and colorful PDFs. Every video is also on a YouTube playlist, so it is easy to download and watch.
What do I need for the activities?
Each module includes a supply list and a weekly workflow, and the printable pages are clearly marked so you can print only what you need.
Does it fit our homeschool plan?
Yes. It meets homeschool and learning pod standards for science, language arts and social studies (STEM and STEAM), aligned with NGSS in the USA and provincial Earth science outcomes in Canada.
Your family will love this course.
And if you don't, we will refund your purchase with no hassle.
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Start the adventure.
All four modules, the video lessons, the colorful PDFs and every printable activity for your young explorer.
