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Free, easy science for remote learning
To help educators during this time of coronavirus, we have pulled our most popular science lessons and are offering them for anyone to use for free.
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them however they might be helpful! Mystery Science is the creator of the most popular science lessons
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All of the lessons below are expertly designed to engage students, achieve learning outcomes, and be easy for teachers to use. We have short mini-lessons that are completely digital and full lessons that include an activity. All of the activities are designed to use simple supplies a parent will likely already have at home.
Jump to lessons for: Kindergarten | 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade
Kindergarten Lessons
Mini-Lessons (15-30 minutes, all digital)
Can animals laugh?
What's the biggest tree in the world?
Why do we get hiccups?
How do germs get inside your body?
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?
Mini-Lesson
Who invented pizza?

Mini-Lesson
Can animals laugh?

Mini-Lesson
What's the biggest tree in the world?

Mini-Lesson
Why do we get hiccups?

Mini-Lesson
How do germs get inside your body?

Mini-Lesson
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?

Full Lessons (45-90 minutes, w/ hands-on activity)
How can you find animals in the woods?
Have you ever watched a storm?
What will the weather be like on your birthday?
What's the biggest excavator?
Animal Needs: Food
Why do woodpeckers peck wood?

Animal Needs: Safety
How can you find animals in the woods?

Weather Conditions
Have you ever watched a storm?

Weather Forecasting & Seasonal Patterns
What will the weather be like on your birthday?

Pushes & Pulls
What's the biggest excavator?

1st Grade Lessons
Mini-Lessons (15-30 minutes, all digital)
Were dragons ever real?
How is syrup made?
How were emojis created?
How do germs get inside your body?
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?
Mini-Lesson
Why do baby animals look so cute?

Mini-Lesson
Were dragons ever real?

Mini-Lesson
How is syrup made?

Mini-Lesson
How were emojis created?

Mini-Lesson
How do germs get inside your body?

Mini-Lesson
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?

Full Lessons (45-90 minutes, w/ hands-on activity)
Could a statue's shadow move?
How can the sun help you if you're lost?
How do they make silly sounds in cartoons?
How could you send a secret message to someone far away?
Camouflage & Animal Survival
Why are polar bears white?

Sun, Shadows, & Daily Patterns
Could a statue's shadow move?

Sun & Daily Patterns
How can the sun help you if you're lost?

Sounds & Vibrations
How do they make silly sounds in cartoons?

Light, Communication, & Engineering
How could you send a secret message to someone far away?

2nd Grade Lessons
Mini-Lessons (15-30 minutes, all digital)
How is glass made?
Why is the ocean salty?
How are toys invented?
How do germs get inside your body?
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?
Mini-Lesson
Are unicorns real?

Mini-Lesson
How is glass made?

Mini-Lesson
Why is the ocean salty?

Mini-Lesson
How are toys invented?

Mini-Lesson
How do germs get inside your body?

Mini-Lesson
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?

Full Lessons (45-90 minutes, w/ hands-on activity)
How many different kinds of animals are there?
Why do frogs say "ribbit"?
Why is there sand at the beach?
If you floated down a river, where would you end up?
Materials, Properties, & Engineering
Could you build a house out of paper?

Biodiversity & Classification
How many different kinds of animals are there?

Biodiversity, Habitats, & Species
Why do frogs say "ribbit"?

Rocks, Sand, & Erosion
Why is there sand at the beach?

Mapping & Earth's Surface Features
If you floated down a river, where would you end up?

3rd Grade Lessons
Mini-Lessons (15-30 minutes, all digital)
Why do cats purr?
Can animals get a sunburn?
Why is the sky blue?
How do germs get inside your body?
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?
Mini-Lesson
What is the most dangerous animal in the world?

Mini-Lesson
Why do cats purr?

Mini-Lesson
Can animals get a sunburn?

Mini-Lesson
Why is the sky blue?

Mini-Lesson
How do germs get inside your body?

Mini-Lesson
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?

Full Lessons (45-90 minutes, w/ hands-on activity)
Why do dogs wag their tails?
What's the best way to get rid of mosquitoes?
How can you keep a house from blowing away in a windstorm?
What makes bridges so strong?
Habitats, Fossils, & Environments Over Time
Where can you find whales in a desert?

Animal Groups & Survival
Why do dogs wag their tails?

Environmental Change & Engineering
What's the best way to get rid of mosquitoes?

Natural Hazards & Engineering
How can you keep a house from blowing away in a windstorm?

Balanced Forces & Engineering
What makes bridges so strong?

4th Grade Lessons
Mini-Lessons (15-30 minutes, all digital)
Can you make lava?
Could a mountain turn into a volcano?
How do broken bones heal?
How do germs get inside your body?
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?
Mini-Lesson
How do earthquakes happen?

Mini-Lesson
Can you make lava?

Mini-Lesson
Could a mountain turn into a volcano?

Mini-Lesson
How do broken bones heal?

Mini-Lesson
How do germs get inside your body?

Mini-Lesson
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?

Full Lessons (45-90 minutes, w/ hands-on activity)
How could you survive a landslide?
Why do your biceps bulge?
How does your brain control your body?
Where does energy come from?
Volcanoes & Patterns of Earth's Features
Could a volcano pop up where you live?

Erosion, Natural Hazards, & Engineering
How could you survive a landslide?

Muscles & Skeleton
Why do your biceps bulge?

Brain, Nerves, & Information Processing
How does your brain control your body?

Renewable Energy & Natural Resources
Where does energy come from?

5th Grade Lessons
Mini-Lessons (15-30 minutes, all digital)
How deep does the ocean go?
How old is the Earth?
What is a black hole?
How do germs get inside your body?
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?
Mini-Lesson
How do things glow in the dark?

Mini-Lesson
How deep does the ocean go?

Mini-Lesson
How old is the Earth?

Mini-Lesson
What is a black hole?

Mini-Lesson
How do germs get inside your body?

Mini-Lesson
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?

Full Lessons (45-90 minutes, w/ hands-on activity)
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?
Why do the stars change with the seasons?
How much water is in the world?
When you turn on the faucet, where does the water come from?
Food Chains, Predators, Herbivores & Carnivores
Why would a hawk move to New York City?

Food Webs & Flow of Energy
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?

Seasonal Patterns & Earth's Orbit
Why do the stars change with the seasons?

Hydrosphere & The Roles of Water
How much water is in the world?

Groundwater as a Natural Resource
When you turn on the faucet, where does the water come from?
