Lesson and unit updates are coming June 13th, 2026!
All Grades
Teachers may need standard classroom items (eg. scissors, glue, crayons) and to print new/revised worksheets for lesson updates.
Grade K
No purchased supply changes for the 2026-27 school year!
Grade 1
Animal Traits & Survival Unit
Lesson 3: Why are baby birds so loud?
- Supplies needed (NOT included in Mystery Packs):
- Yarn, preferably pink (3 small pieces per student)
Grade 2
Plant Growth & Interactions Unit
Lesson 3: Why do you find flowers and bees together?
- Supplies needed (YES included in Mystery Packs):
- Coffee filter (1 per student)
- Pipe cleaner, preferably yellow (1 per student)
- 3-oz cup (6 per group of 4 students)
- File folder label stickers (1 per student)
- Cinnamon (1 tbsp per group of 4 students)
- Ground coffee (1 tbsp per group of 4 students)
Grade 3
No purchased supply changes for the 2026-27 school year!
Grade 4
Earth's Features & Processes Unit
Lesson 5: Can you design a building that survives an earthquake?
- Supplies needed (NOT included in Mystery Packs):
- Mini-marshmallows (30 per pair)
- Toothpicks (40 per pair)
- 3-oz paper cups (2 per pair)
- Paper plate (1 per pair)
- Paper towel (1 per pair)
Grade 5
Ecosystems & The Food Web Unit
Lesson 5: How could a fish feed a forest?
- Supplies needed (included in Mystery Packs):
- Beans (or beads) (15 per pair)
- 3-oz paper cup (1 per pair)
- File folder label stickers (2 per pair)
Chemical Reactions & Properties of Matter Unit
Lesson 1: Can you identify a mysterious ingredient?
- Supplies needed (included in Mystery Packs):
- Sheet protectors (2 per pair)
- Plastic straws, not bendable (1 per pair)
- Popsicle sticks (4 per pair)
- Toothpicks (2 per pair)
- 3-oz paper cups (4 per pair)
- 3-oz plastic cups (2 per pair) → can use paper instead, but would need to double up
- White vinegar (1 cup per class of 30)
- Salt (5 tbsp per class of 30)
- Sugar (5 tbsp per class of 30)
- Baking soda (5 tbsp per class of 30)
- Cornstarch (5 tbsp per class of 30)
Lesson 2: Why can you smell things you can't see?
- Supplies needed (included in Mystery Packs):
- Paper clips (2 per pair)
- Paper fasteners (2 per pair)
- Label stickers (1 per pair)
Lesson 3: How can you tell if acids are hiding in your fridge?
- Supplies needed (included in Mystery Packs):
- 3-oz paper cups (4 per pair)
- 3-oz plastic cups (2 per pair) → can use paper instead, but would need to double up
- Popsicle sticks (1 per pair)
- Coffee stirrers (5 per pair)
- White vinegar (1 cup per class of 30)
- Baking soda (5 tbsp per class of 30)
- 3 substances to test, like mustard, mayo, ketchup, lemon juice (5 tbsp each per class)
Lesson 4: Why do some things explode?
- Supplies needed (included in Mystery Packs):
- 10” plastic plates (2 per pair)
- Ziplock bags, snack size (2 per pair)
- 3-oz paper cups (2 per pair)
- Plastic spoons (3 per pair)
- 9-oz plastic cups (3 per pair)
- Popsicle sticks (1 per pair)
- White vinegar (6 cups per class of 30)
- Baking soda (15 tbsp per class of 30)
- Cornstarch (15 tbsp per class of 30)