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The title card of Cogito’s film How can a car fly?, with a red car rising on a puff of gas.

Tech explained

How can a car fly?

The new Tesla Roadster, explained from Grade 3 to high school: air pressure, push and grip.

Learn by doing.

Interactive lessons children see, touch and change. Pre-K to Grade 12 · Math · Reading · Science · Life Skills.

Free, with no sign-in: chapter 1 of every course, the films, Fun & Think, chess and the cube, and a first topic of every lab.

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Big stories in technology, explained from Grade 3 to high school. Free, with no sign-in.

For parents

You do not have to become the teacher.

No ads, and no points, badges or timers. A parent or teacher holds the account; children never sign in, and nothing about a child is collected. Everything is free until December 31, 2026. Sign in to open it all; chapter 1 of every course needs no account.

Grades

One place to learn, Pre-K to Grade 12.

Not a pile of worksheets to search through. Every course runs chapter by chapter, in teaching order, so a family can start at the beginning and go straight through with no gaps. High school is named courses: Algebra 1 up through AP Calculus and AP Statistics; Biology, Chemistry and Physics, each with an Honors track; Physical, Earth and Space, and Environmental Science.

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Find your child’s stage.

Three stages, one for each age. Each stage holds only what fits that age.

Free, with no sign-in: Watch & Wonder, Tech explained, chess, the cube and Fun & Think, and the first part of everything else.

Stage1Early elementary · Pre-K to Grade 2
Stage2Elementary · Grades 3 to 5

Stage 2: Elementary

Grades 3 to 5 · Ages 8 to 11

Ask why, then find out. Labs, puzzles and how things work.

A Tech explained film about a car that hops.Tech explainedHow rockets, phones and AI really work, with a film each.Open

For grown-ups:Find the right gradeThis weekWhere to start, and how it is going.

Stage3Middle & above · Grade 6 to Grade 12

For grown-ups:Find the right courseWhere to start, and how it is going.