Everything You Need to Run Real Science in Your Classroom
Free lesson plans, digital lessons, worksheets, and curriculum links — all in one place. No prep stress. No hidden costs.
Getting Started Is Simple
Register
Create a free teacher account at teach.arludo.com. Choose your challenge and receive lesson plans and resources by email.
Share Lesson Links
Log into the Arludo Science Portal and share lesson links with your students. Students don't need accounts — just the link.
Run the Challenge
Students work in teams of 3–5 through 5–7 digital lessons. Use the lesson plans to guide each session from start to finish.
Submit (Optional)
If you'd like to enter the competition, submit your team's work online. Submission is optional — the learning is always the goal.
Science Games & Worksheets — Another Tool in Your Kit
Beyond the termly challenges, Arludo's library of digital science games gives you a flexible, low-prep way to explore specific curriculum concepts any time. Each game takes 10 minutes to play and comes with a ready-made worksheet that turns students' in-game data into a structured science inquiry activity. No marking, no setup — just play, collect, and analyse.
- 25+ games covering adaptations, ecology, physics, social science, and more
- Students generate their own unique dataset through gameplay
- Worksheets target ACARA Science Inquiry Skills and NSW outcomes
- Works on any device — no installation required
- Drop into any lesson, any term
Digital Lessons Designed for the Classroom
Each digital lesson is browser-based, interactive, and designed for team-based learning. Students work together through inquiry activities, discussions, and collaborative tasks — all without needing individual accounts.
- No student accounts — share one link per lesson with each team
- Works on any device with a browser and internet connection
- Teams of 3–5 students — promotes collaboration and communication
- Expert tip: complete lessons in one session (progress doesn't save between sessions)
- Download student answers as a CSV file after each lesson
Lesson Plans Sent to Your Inbox
When you register, detailed lesson plans land in your email. Each one covers timing, materials, learning objectives, and step-by-step instructions. No guesswork. No prep from scratch.
- Clear timing and structure for every lesson
- Key discussion questions and classroom teaching tips
- Instructions for team activities and physical tasks (Engineering Challenge)
- Challenge-specific guidance for student submissions
What Makes Arludo Challenges Work
Curriculum Aligned
Every challenge maps to the Australian Curriculum v9 Science strand and NSW Syllabus. Full curriculum links are available for each challenge.
Collaborative by Design
Students work in teams of 3–5, building communication, teamwork, and shared problem-solving skills alongside science content.
Genuine Inquiry
Students don't just read about science — they do it. Observe, question, experiment, analyse, and communicate real findings.
No Tech Headaches
No downloads. No student accounts. No IT requests. Lessons run in any browser on any device.
Ready to Teach
Lesson plans, resources, and curriculum links are all provided. Teachers tell us it's the easiest science program they've ever run.
Completely Free
No subscriptions. No freemium. Everything Arludo offers teachers is 100% free, every single term.
Choose Your Challenge
Select the challenge that best fits your year level and science unit.
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.
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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.
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