An electronics curriculum for your homeschool, ready to go
Your kids learn electronics by building real circuits, one short lesson at a time. You get a plan to follow and see what each child has done. You don't need to know electronics yourself.
$397 a year for the whole family: you and up to 4 students.
Open and go
Each lesson is a short video and a circuit to build. Your child follows along; you don't have to prepare anything.
No experience needed
The courses start from zero. Learn alongside your kids, or let them work on their own.
A plan to follow
A set order of courses for the basics, so you never wonder what comes next.
A record of the work
See which lessons each child has completed: useful for your portfolio or transcript.
How it works
- Tell us about your homeschool. You get a parent account and your component kit is sent to you.
- Add your students. Create a login for each child. No email address needed.
- Choose their courses. Follow our plan, or pick what fits your year.
- They build, you follow. Each child works at their own pace, and you see their progress.
What your students get
- Video lessons and hands-on builds. They learn a concept, then build a circuit that uses it, on a breadboard with real components.
- Their own login and progress. Each child continues where they stopped.
- Quizzes to check what they've understood.
- Only the courses you've opened. Nothing else to click on, and nothing to buy.
A safe place to learn
- Student accounts have no forum, no messages and no public profile.
- They need no email address, and get no emails from us.
What you get as the parent
- A dashboard with each child's progress, course by course and lesson by lesson.
- You choose what they see: whole courses or single lessons.
- Every course on Ohmify for yourself, so you can look ahead, or learn it too.
- The Ohmify community. When a circuit doesn't work or you're not sure how to explain something, ask: our tutors and other builders answer.
- Help with your plan. Tell us your kids' ages and interests and we'll suggest what to do in what order.
A plan for the year
Start with the track Learn the Basics of Electronics. Its courses build on each other, so take them in this order:
- Learn Electronics Phase 1: Laying The Foundation 49 lessons
- Learn to Build Circuits on Breadboards 8 lessons
- Learn to Use a Multimeter 4 lessons
- Learn Electronics: The Resistor 21 lessons
- Learn Electronics: The Light-Emitting Diode (LED) 13 lessons
- Learn Electronics: The Capacitor 15 lessons
- How To Make a Light Blink 8 lessons
- Learn Electronics: The Transistor 18 lessons
- Introduction to Digital Electronics 13 lessons
- How The 555 Timer Works 13 lessons
- Final Project: Design a Running Lights Circuit 1 lesson
Then follow their interests
With the basics in place, let each child pick what excites them. That's when they learn the most.
Counting it as a course
Many families count electronics as a science or technology elective. How much credit it's worth is your decision, and the rules differ by state and country. Ohmify gives you what you need to document it:
- The list of lessons each child has completed.
- Course outlines to copy into a course description.
- Circuits they've built, to photograph for a portfolio.
A rule of thumb
Homeschool guides often count about 120 hours of work as one high school credit and 60 hours as half a credit. Keep a simple log of the time your child spends on lessons and builds.
One price for the family
$397 a year
- Your parent account, with every course and the community
- Up to 4 student accounts
- The parent dashboard: choose content, follow progress
- One Ohmify component kit, sent to you
- New courses as we add them
We set up each family by hand for now. Tell us about your homeschool and we'll email you how to pay and how to log in, usually within a couple of working days.
Teaching a group or a co-op?
For a co-op class, several families together, or more than 4 students, a school account fits better: more student accounts and several teachers. See Ohmify for Schools and ask us for a quote.
Questions parents ask
What ages is it for?
The courses are written for beginners of any age, and families use them with children from around middle school and up. Younger children usually need a parent beside them. If you're unsure, write to us about your child and we'll tell you honestly whether it fits.
Do they need to be good at math?
No. There's much less math in electronics than people expect, and where it's needed it's mostly a matter of putting numbers into a calculator.
What do we need to buy?
Your kit has the components for the basic courses (you add a 9V battery). Children can share a kit or you can buy one each. Some later courses need more, such as an Arduino board or a soldering iron. Tell us which courses you're planning and we'll tell you what they need.
Can my children work at different levels?
Yes. Each has their own login and progress, and works at their own pace through the courses you've opened.
Can we use it offline?
No, the lessons are online, with video.
Does it include circuit simulation software?
No. Your kids build real circuits with real components.
What if we have more than 4 children, or want to do it with other families?
Then a school account fits better. Ask us for a quote.
What happens if we stop?
Your students' accounts and progress are kept for a year, in case you come back, and then deleted.
Ready to add electronics to your homeschool?
Tell us about your homeschool and we'll set up your account and send your kit.
Questions first? Write to us.