Mystery Science

Open-and-go lessons
that inspire kids to love
science!

The most popular K-5 science curriculum

Hands-on
Standards Aligned and Common Core
Prep in minutes, not hours
Used by 3+ million students

* Free trials available to teachers who haven't tried Mystery Science, at schools that haven't had full memberships. Homeschool trials available for the first two Mysteries in each unit.

Grades K-2

Camouflage & Animal Survival

1st Why are polar bears white?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Materials, Properties, & Engineering

2nd Could you build a house out of paper?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Biodiversity, Habitats, & Species

2nd Why do frogs say "ribbit"?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Animal Needs: Food

K Why do woodpeckers peck wood?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Sun, Shadows, & Daily Patterns

1st Could a statue's shadow move?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Sounds & Vibrations

1st How do they make silly sounds in cartoons?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Seed Dispersal

2nd How did a tree travel halfway around the world?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Grades 3-5

Habitats, Fossils, & Environments Over Time

3rd Where can you find whales in a desert?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Animal Groups & Survival

3rd Why do dogs wag their tails?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Volcanoes & Patterns of Earth's Features

4th Could a volcano pop up where you live?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Food Webs & Flow of Energy

5th Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Water Cycle & Phases of Matter

3rd Where do clouds come from?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Muscles & Skeleton

4th Why do your biceps bulge?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Renewable Energy & Natural Resources

4th Where does energy come from?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

Food Chains, Predators, Herbivores & Carnivores

5th Why would a hawk move to New York City?

Lesson + Activity

Standards Aligned

5 min. video lessons

Mini-Lesson

K-5 How does hand sanitizer kill germs?

5 min lesson

Mini-Lesson

K-5 How deep does the ocean go?

5 min lesson

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Can you make lava?

5 min lesson

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Can animals get a sunburn?

5 min lesson

Mini-Lesson

K-5 How do things glow in the dark?

5 min lesson

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Why is the sky blue?

5 min lesson

Mini-Lesson

K-5 What is the most dangerous animal in the world?

5 min lesson

Mini-Lesson

K-5 How do broken bones heal?

5 min lesson

Mini-Lesson

K-5 What is the Moon made of?

5 min lesson

15 min. video lessons

Mini-Lesson

K-5 How do earthquakes happen?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 How do germs get inside of your body?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Can animals laugh?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Were dragons ever real?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Why is the ocean salty?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 What is a black hole?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Why do cats purr?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Why do we get hiccups?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 How old is the Earth?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Who invented pizza?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 What's the biggest tree in the world?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

Mini-Lesson

K-5 Are unicorns real?

5 min lesson

Plus Top 5 bonus

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The days I have 100% attendance online are the days I tell the kids we are doing Mystery Science.

Brenda

5th Grade Teacher,

This was my first Mystery Science lesson ever. It is so easy to prep and so fun to do!! LOVED it!!

Shelly

2nd Grade Teacher,

I am so thankful for Mystery Science during this time of distance learning. I love it when I am in school too, but it is especially helpful now!

Mary Anne

Kindergarten Teacher,

Mystery Science has made my life — and my teachers’ lives — so much easier. For us, it’s a game changer!

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