Real Science. Real Fun.
Arludo turns science into games primary school students actually want to play. Free, curriculum-aligned challenges for Years 3–6 across Australia.
Choose Your Science Challenge
Four hands-on challenges. Real experiments. Real data. All aligned to the Australian Curriculum.
Adaptations Challenge
Years 5–6
Students investigate how living things adapt to survive, then design a fictional organism perfectly suited to a habitat of their choice
Learn MoreConservation Challenge
Years 3–6
Students become conservation biologists, investigating threatened Australian invertebrates and designing a plan to protect them
Learn MoreGame Design Challenge
Years 3–6
Student teams design and pitch a mobile science game — learning systems thinking, creative design, and science communication
Learn MoreEngineering Design Challenge
NewYears 3–6
Students work through the Engineering Design Process to solve a real problem — investigating, designing, building, and evaluating a solution
Learn MoreScience Games With Real Data — Not Just Fun
Alongside the challenges, Arludo offers a growing library of digital science games — each paired with a curriculum-aligned worksheet. Students play for 10 minutes, collect real in-game data, then analyse it just like practising scientists. No setup. No marking headaches.
- 25+ games across biology and psychology
- Students generate real experimental data as they play
- Worksheet guides the analysis — ready to use
- Free to access through the Arludo platform
- Aligned to ACARA and NSW Science Syllabus, Years 3–6
How Arludo Science Challenges Work
Register Your Class
Sign up for free at and receive your lesson plans, digital lesson links, and teacher resources by email.
Run the Challenge
Students work through 5–7 digital lessons in teams of 3–5. Each lesson is inquiry-based, collaborative, and aligned to your year level.
Submit and Celebrate
Teams submit their work online. Winning designs are featured on the Arludo website and promoted across Australia.
Years 3–6
Year Levels
Aligned to Australian Curriculum and NSW Syllabus
100%
Always Free
No subscriptions, no sign-up costs, ever
4
Science Challenges
Each covering a different strand of primary science
Teams of 3–5
Collaborative Learning
Students work together through every lesson
Are You a Teacher or a Family?
I'm a Teacher
Get everything you need to run an Arludo Science Challenge in your classroom — lesson plans, digital lessons, worksheets, and curriculum links. All free
Resources for TeachersI'm a Parent or Homeschooler
Arludo Science Challenges work brilliantly at home too. Find out how families and homeschooling groups can participate
Information for FamiliesWhat Teachers Are Saying
“The Conservation Challenge gave my class a genuine sense of purpose. They weren't just learning about science — they were doing science.”
Adaptations Challenge
Sarah T.
Year 5 Teacher, NSW Primary School
“The Conservation Challenge gave my class a genuine sense of purpose. They weren't just learning about science — they were doing science.”
Conservation Challenge
James R.
Year 4 Teacher, Queensland State School
“I loved how the Game Design Challenge blended creative thinking with science. My students are still talking about their game ideas months later”
Game Design Challenge
Michelle K.
Year 6 Teacher, Victoria
Used by Schools Across Australia
From Darwin to Hobart, Arludo Science Challenges are running in primary school classrooms in every state and territory.
2100+
Teachers across Australia
Growing every term across all Australian states and territories