Not at all! Mystery Packs just make it that much easier for teachers. Our lessons are based on common, household items that teachers typically gather. If you’d like to gather supplies on your own, we’ve made it easy to create shopping lists and to organize supplies: Use our Supply Calculator

Quotes are now available for Mystery Packs for the '25-'26 school year. Orders will ship on a rolling basis beginning in Spring 2025. Your shipment timeline is based on when you submit a PO or pay by credit card.

• Submit a PO by 04/15 for Spring shipment eligibility
• Submit a PO by 06/01 for Summer shipment eligibility
• Submit a PO by 7/15 for Fall shipment eligibility

No problem! Email proof of your tax-exempt status to Packs@MysteryScience.com and we will remove the taxes from your quote.

Please note: Mystery Science requires a copy of your tax-exempt certificate each year.

Mystery Packs are only available for customers within the United States. We are unable to ship to any country outside of the United States.

All Mystery Pack sales are final. We do not offer refunds or returns.

You can find a full list of the items included in our Mystery Packs here: mysteryscience.com/docs/packs. We hope that teachers already have classroom supplies such as scissors, staplers, and pencils, so items like those are not included. We also don’t include any items that are perishable -- mainly, fruit and vegetables. Additionally, to keep costs low, we do not include printed handouts, and we occasionally advise teachers to pull cardboard or plastic bottles from their recycling.

In the contiguous United States, shipping and handling is included in the cost of your Mystery Packs.

Alaska and Hawaii customers will see an additional shipping and handling charge added to their quote at the time of creation.