Join the Explorer Academy
A self-paced 6-week pre-recorded for young explorers reading The Nebula Secret — chapter by chapter, code by code.
£5 per week - £25 for all 6 weeks
Printable resources
Worksheets and activity sheets to print for every lesson.
6 video lessons
Pre-recorded lessons to watch whenever suits — as many times as you like.
Watch any time
Instant access on any device — pause, rewind and rewatch at your own pace.
The book we’re reading
Twelve-year-old Cruz Coronado leaves his home in Hawaii to join an elite school for explorers, training aboard the ship Orion with 23 talented kids from around the world and the planet's leading scientists.
But Cruz soon learns his family has a mysterious past with a shadowy organisation called Nebula — and someone is out to stop him. Between codebreaking, augmented-reality expeditions and brand-new friends, he has to work out who's after him, and why.
It's a fast, funny adventure packed with real science — every book ends with the true facts behind the story. Perfect for readers who love mystery, maps and a puzzle to crack. and-new friends, he has to work out who's after him, and why.
Week One
Intro to the book
Author Bio Intro
Cipher Intro
Puzzles
Week Two
Author Writing Tips Video Interview
Characters Focus
Q&A on Characters and Bio Reading
Week Three
What is a Nebula?
Explorers in history:
Magellan, Cousteau, Galileo, Earhart
Week Four
Presentations on :4D printing and Emmett's Emoto-Glasses.
Explorer Quiz
Best Explorer Jobs: National Geographic explorers.
Anthropology and other careers, what 'qualities and characteristics' do the Explorer Academy administration look for in a student?
Week Five
Presentations on : Thermochromism and MAVs
Inventions and Child Inventors
Plot Points for Summarising Cruz's Dangerous Situation
More Inventions
Week Six
Presentations on : CAVE, Microdrones, Virtual Reality
Anthropology, Subfields
Chapter 12
Create a mini ad to entice young people to become an anthropologist