Buying Mystery Science is easy! Our process is self-service. Just visit the order page when you are logged into your account, and follow the step-by-step instructions. If you don't have an account with us yet, you can create a quote on the pricing page. Once you have created a quote, you can pay via credit card, check, or purchase order. Classroom and Homeschool Memberships can also be purchased using PayPal.

If your school has a School Membership, you can join that membership regardless of your role. If you are looking for an individual membership, and are not a typical classroom teacher, here’s what to do:

• Science specialist for one grade.
If you teach science in multiple classrooms in one grade, you can use a Classroom Membership.
• Science specialist for multiple grades.
If you are teaching in multiple classrooms across multiple grades, your school will need to sign up for a School Membership.
• Special education or resource teachers.
You can sign up for a Classroom Membership and use it with up to 35 students you support. If you support more than 35 students, your school needs to buy a School Membership.
• Tutor/virtual school teacher. It depends how you want the families you serve to access Mystery Science:
  • If you want to assign individual Mysteries to students using the student link, you can purchase a Classroom Membership. Students will be able to access the Mysteries in student mode.
  • If you want families to be able to navigate the site, picking and choosing which Mysteries they use, each family will need their own Homeschool Membership.

Can’t find your role? Contact us and we’ll figure it out together!

You can create a price quote on the order page if you are logged into a Mystery Science account that is eligible for a new order or renewal. Or, if you don't have an account with us yet, you can create a quote on the pricing page .

The best, fastest way to submit a purchase order is from your online quote. In the online quote:

• Click the “Submit a purchase order” button at the top of your quote.



• Enter your PO number, as well as the name and email address of your Purchasing Agent (the person at your school or district who is responsible for payment).


• Check the box to acknowledge that you are committing to purchasing a membership and click “Submit.”
• You will then see an invoice with instructions on where to email (preferred), fax, or mail your purchase order.

If you need to access your quote or create a new quote, here’s how:

• If a quote was emailed to you, click the link in your email to open the quote.
• If you have a printed quote, you can view the online quote by going to the URL listed on the printed quote. It will have the format of www.mysteryscience.com/order/#######.
• If you need to create a new quote, go to the order page (if logged in) or to the pricing page (if not logged in).

We accept online payment via credit card. You can also submit a purchase order and pay the invoice via check or credit card.

The W-9 form is attached to your quote. You can also access it directly here: mysteryscience.com/w9.

We want Mystery Science to be affordable so as many students as possible can experience our lessons. Please view our pricing page for our promotions. We also offer these additional discounts:

Homeschool Memberships:

• Homeschool sales
Each spring and back-to-school/August, we offer discounts on Homeschool Memberships.
• Homeschool Group Buys
We do offer bulk discounts if a minimum of 100 homeschool families purchase together with one order. We only accept group buy purchases during the months of January, February, and March. Please contact us for details!

School Memberships:

• Small school discounts
If your school is small (less than 200 students in K-5), we offer a small school discount. Please create a school quote and contact us with the quote number and the count of K-5 students at your school to request a small school discount.
• Financial aid discounts
We don’t want funding to be an obstacle to using Mystery Science! If your school cannot afford a Mystery Science membership, please contact us. We’ll be happy to connect with your school administrator so we can find a way for your school to continue using Mystery Science.

District Memberships:

• Multi-year discounts
Districts that purchase a multi-year membership now can lock in an additional savings per school for each successive year of a multi-year membership. Contact us here if you’d like to create a quote.