Why does the website look different?

Hey, teachers! We're excited to announce some upgrades we're making this winter to our website and brand. After listening to your feedback, and learning from Mystery Science teachers all over the country, we'll be unveiling some changes that make it even easier to find your favorite lessons. But we aren’t stopping there! You'll also notice eye-catching imagery, vibrant colors, and a playful new logo. We're proud to share a refreshing new look that has been inspired by our students and teachers. While you'll see lots of changes to the look of the website, all the great lessons and resources that you know and love will still be there.

If you've been around with us since the beginning of our journey in 2014, we're flattered! But you may have noticed that we've kept things mostly the same around here since we started. While teachers have always raved about our lessons and how much their students love them, our website didn't showcase this engagement. We now want to bring more of the engagement you all experience when you watch a lesson to the website itself. We've rooted these adjustments in teacher feedback – through emails, phone calls, and video sessions – and aspired to create a website that's easy to use and a joy to explore.

Our new visual identity has roots in the classroom. As we roll out these changes, you may notice a friendly new font that mimics a teacher's handwriting, or bright colors that could be found on classroom walls. We're adding lots of engaging images just like the "wow" images you find in our lessons. We're also shaking things up by swapping our Mystery Science purple for a palette of playful new colors and transitioning to a bolder logo. The intention behind these changes is to create a visual identity representative of our unique pedagogical approach: a look and feel as engaging and memorable as our lessons themselves. We're thrilled for you to try out the new website as we roll it out to you!

Cool! How do I get access?

Over the next few months, we'll start giving teachers the option to try out this new look on their accounts. When it's available for your account, you'll see an option to opt into the changes at the top of your Mystery Science homepage. Until these changes are finalized, you're free to switch back to the site you're used to, so feel free to have fun exploring! We're eager to hear your feedback!