# Science Challenges

Free, inquiry-based science challenges for primary school Years 3–6. Real experiments, real data, and real fun

## Choose Your Challenge

Four challenges covering different strands of primary science. All free and curriculum-aligned

### 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 More](/content/challenges/adaptations/index.html)

### Conservation Challenge

Years 3–6

Students become conservation biologists, investigating threatened Australian invertebrates and designing a plan to protect them

[Learn More](/content/challenges/conservation/index.html)

### Game Design Challenge

Years 3–6

Student teams design and pitch a mobile science game - learning systems thinking, creative design, and science communication

[Learn More](/content/challenges/game-design/index.html)

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### Engineering Design Challenge

Years 3–6

Students work through the Engineering Design Process to solve a real problem - investigating, designing, building, and evaluating a solution

[Learn More](/content/challenges/engineering/index.html)

## Every Challenge Follows the Same Simple Formula

1. ### Register  
   Register for free below and you'll receive lesson plans and all teacher resources by email within minutes
2. ### Teach  
   Run digital lessons in class. Students work in teams of 3–5 through inquiry-based activities designed for collaborative learning
3. ### Submit  
   Teams submit their work online. Submission is always optional - participation is the goal, recognition is the bonus

## Everything You Need Is Free  
- Lesson Plans  
  Full plans for every lesson, with timing and teaching tips  
- Digital Lessons  
  Browser-based, no student logins needed  
- Curriculum Links  
  Mapped to ACARA and NSW Syllabus  
- Teacher Resources  
  Submission guides, resource packs, and more  
- Assessment Criteria  
  Shared criteria to guide and assess student work  
- Access to the Teacher Portal  
  Easily select and share any challenge with your students for free

## Here is what teachers and parents ask us

- Do students need to create accounts?+
- Who can participate?+
- Is there a cost to participate?+
- How do I get started with a challenge?+
- How long does each challenge take?+
- Is submission to the competition mandatory?+
- Can I run more than one challenge at a time?+
- Are challenges suitable for all primary year levels?+
- Where are the challenges run - online or offline?+
- What devices can I use with Arludo?+
- Challenge Terms and Conditions+