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

Mystery Packs will be available on a first-come-first-served basis.

*NEW* Orders will ship on a rolling basis, beginning in June 2021. Your shipment timeline is based on when you submit a PO or pay by credit card.

• Submit a PO by 06/01 to ship in Summer (July-August)
• Submit a PO by 7/15 to ship in Fall (September-October)

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

We are currently able to ship packs within the United States using standardized shipping. To order packs for schools in Alaska and Hawaii, please contact us for a custom shipping quote. We are unable to ship to any country outside of the United States.

Returns must be shipped to our warehouse, postage paid, and will be refunded, minus a restocking fee. We cannot refund shipping and handling.

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.