Video-based homeschool science curricula, compared
3 programs, listed alphabetically, each with its grades, method, format and cost a year as the publisher’s own site showed them on October 31, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.
What this list holds
Video-based programs have a teacher on video doing the main teaching, often with a workbook beside it.
Science curricula range from read-and-narrate books for young children to high school courses with lab work. Many elementary programs cover one topic a year, such as plants or the human body, rather than a little of everything.
This list holds programs sold for science on their own. Full curricula that teach it along with every other subject are on homeschool all-in-one curricula.
At a glance
- All 3 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from $199 to $350.
- How the child works: 3 video lessons.
- Grades: all reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, 2 reach middle school and none reach high school.
Grades each program covers
- BrainPOP Homeschool
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Generation Genius
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Mystery Science
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
| Program | Subjects | Grades | Method | Format | Cost a year | Faith label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrainPOP HomeschoolBrainPOP | Math, Science, History and geography | K–8 | Traditional | Video lessons | $350 | Secular |
| Generation GeniusGeneration Genius (part of Newsela) | Science, Math | K–8 | Traditional | Video lessons | $250 | Secular |
| Mystery ScienceMystery.org (part of Discovery Education) | Science | K–5 | Traditional | Video lessons | $199 | Secular |
Each program in a line
- BrainPOP Homeschool: A family that wants short, lively videos to introduce or review topics alongside its main books, for several children at once.
- Generation Genius: A family that wants ready-made, video-led science or math lessons with hands-on activities for the elementary and middle school years.
- Mystery Science: A family with children in kindergarten to 5th grade who wants short, ready-made science lessons with a video to start and a hands-on activity to follow.
Before you buy
Check the length of the videos, whether they stream or come on disc, and how long access lasts.
Look for what the experiments need: some programs sell a supply kit, others list household items. For high school, check whether a lab course counts toward the credits you plan to give.
Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.
Side by side
Related lists
- Homeschool science curricula 18
- Homeschool science curricula for middle school 16
- Homeschool science curricula for pre-K and kindergarten 16
- Print homeschool science curricula 11
- Homeschool science curricula for high school 10
- Traditional homeschool science curricula 10
- Secular homeschool science curricula 9
- Video-based homeschool curricula 6
- Faith-based homeschool science curricula 4
- Secular video-based homeschool curricula 4
- Charlotte Mason homeschool science curricula 3
- Literature-based homeschool science curricula 3
- Every program, with a filter for any combination
How we label
Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.
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