Online Curricula
In short: Mystery Science is listed as online curricula, for Science units on the site run from kindergarten through 5th grade. The pricing page says Mystery Writing units are for 2nd–5th.. Price as shown: Homeschool memberships, with access through June 30, 2027: Mystery Writing $149; Mystery Science $199; Science + Writing bundle $259, described as save 25% compared with buying each at full price. School prices on the same page are a different purchase: Science Only $2,199, Writing Only $1,799, and a Science + Writing bundle shown at $2,999 (save 24% from $3,998). Those school figures are not the homeschool membership.. Faith: Not stated. Checked October 28, 2026.
Price as shown on October 28, 2026: Homeschool memberships, with access through June 30, 2027: Mystery Writing $149; Mystery Science $199; Science + Writing bundle $259, described as save 25% compared with buying each at full price. School prices on the same page are a different purchase: Science Only $2,199, Writing Only $1,799, and a Science + Writing bundle shown at $2,999 (save 24% from $3,998). Those school figures are not the homeschool membership.. The starting figure stored for sorting and the price index is $149.00. Billing terms recorded with that figure: homeschool membership, Mystery Writing, access through June 30, 2027. This is not a quote. Confirm the current price on the official page before you buy. The question “How much does Mystery Science cost?” is answered again in the questions below, from the same fields.
Price source: official page. Listing page: https://mysteryscience.com/.
Mystery Science is an online science curriculum of hands-on lessons, and the same company sells Mystery Writing. The science units on the site run from kindergarten through 5th grade: animal needs, weather, traits, fossils, ecosystems, and the other bands listed there. The pricing page says Mystery Writing is standards-aligned units for 2nd through 5th grade. The matcher uses kindergarten through grade 5. The FAQ on the pricing page answers “Do you offer homeschool memberships?” with yes. Each homeschool membership is full access to that product’s lessons and resources through June 30, 2027. Mystery Writing is $149. Mystery Science is $199. The Science + Writing bundle is $259, and the page says that is a 25 percent savings compared with buying each at full price. The starting figure is $149, the writing membership. It is one subject through that date, not science plus writing and not a repeating annual price the page did not print. School prices on the same page are a different purchase: Science Only $2,199, Writing Only $1,799, and a school Science + Writing bundle at $2,999, marked save 24 percent from $3,998. Those are not stored as the family price. A teacher free trial through June 30, 2027 is on the homepage and is not recorded as a free family membership. Accreditation is n/a. A faith statement was not on the pages checked. Lessons are on a screen, with hands-on investigations a parent or teacher sets up. Our involvement estimate is medium. Teacher quotations on the page are not stored as independent reviews.
Mystery Science is filed under online curricula. People also search Mystery Science, Mystery Writing. The directory name and the URL stay stable so an old link still lands here. CurriculumQuiz does not invent its own star score, run a parent poll, or sell a review. Third-party ratings quoted below stay in that section. Numeric ratings are combined into the independent average that orders program lists. That average is not a fact in the list above, and it is not a CurriculumQuiz score.
Price as shown: “Homeschool memberships, with access through June 30, 2027: Mystery Writing $149; Mystery Science $199; Science + Writing bundle $259, described as save 25% compared with buying each at full price. School prices on the same page are a different purchase: Science Only $2,199, Writing Only $1,799, and a Science + Writing bundle shown at $2,999 (save 24% from $3,998). Those school figures are not the homeschool membership..” The starting figure is $149.00 (homeschool membership, Mystery Writing, access through June 30, 2027). It is the lowest verifiable figure we could defend, not a quote for your family. Older grades, extra students, shipping, and materials can change it. Source: official price page, checked October 28, 2026.
Mystery Science is listed for Science units on the site run from kindergarten through 5th grade. The pricing page says Mystery Writing units are for 2nd–5th.. In the quiz, that span is treated as grades 0 through grade 5. A program can still place a child by skill rather than age. Use the provider’s placement test when one exists, and do not force a level because of last year’s grade.
Accreditation is recorded as “n/a.” This listing is not marked as an accredited school. Many families use curricula that are not schools and keep their own records. That is a legal and practical question for your state and for any school you might transfer back to, not a quality score. See what accreditation does and does not mean.
Faith stance: not stated. The page we checked did not clearly say secular, Christian, or Catholic. We will not assign one from reputation. If worldview matters in your house, read a sample chapter and the publisher’s own about page.
Online delivery means the lesson is on a screen. It can cut preparation time. Younger children still need an adult nearby. For Mystery Science, the tag is a filing label from the official description, not a review of how your child will feel on a Thursday.
This is science. It does not, by itself, cover every subject. For Mystery Science, the tag is a filing label from the official description, not a review of how your child will feel on a Thursday.
Video puts a recorded teacher on the screen, so a parent may not have to invent the lesson. For Mystery Science, the tag is a filing label from the official description, not a review of how your child will feel on a Thursday.
Self-paced delivery means the student can move without a live class on the calendar. Parent time is our estimate: medium. Someone is nearby to start the lesson, watch the frustration, and check that the work happened. You are not writing the curriculum from scratch, and you are not handing the whole day to a campus. This is an estimate from the program type. It is labeled as ours so you do not mistake it for a fact on the publisher’s price page.
These notes come from the type, the style tags, and the faith and accreditation fields. They are not a quality review. A program can be a poor fit for your week and still be well made.
Recorded from the official site on October 28, 2026: The homeschool prices are in the FAQ answer to “Do you offer homeschool memberships?” Teacher quotations on the page are not stored as reviews. The school prices are printed for schools and districts. A free trial for teachers, through June 30, 2027, is not stored as a $0 family membership. A faith statement was not on the pages checked. This sentence is a quotation of what we could verify. It is not a full catalog, and it is not a recommendation.
Still unknown after the October 28, 2026 check: a stated faith stance. Unknown is a result. It is not a blank we fill in to make the table look finished.
The curriculum quiz ranks Mystery Science against the other 147 listings using your grade, style, time, budget, faith, accreditation need, and pace. Your state adds a link when we have an official source. It does not change the score. You can also put this program next to others in the compare tool. Families often look at Time4Learning, CTCMath, Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool in the same category. For the wider decision, read how to choose and the cost guide.
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No reputable independent review was found for this program on the sources checked October 28, 2026.
As shown on the official page on October 28, 2026: Homeschool memberships, with access through June 30, 2027: Mystery Writing $149; Mystery Science $199; Science + Writing bundle $259, described as save 25% compared with buying each at full price. School prices on the same page are a different purchase: Science Only $2,199, Writing Only $1,799, and a Science + Writing bundle shown at $2,999 (save 24% from $3,998). Those school figures are not the homeschool membership.. The starting figure used for sorting is $149.00 (homeschool membership, Mystery Writing, access through June 30, 2027). Prices change. Confirm on the provider’s site.
Grades listed: Science units on the site run from kindergarten through 5th grade. The pricing page says Mystery Writing units are for 2nd–5th.. Use the provider’s placement test if one is offered.
n/a. This listing is not marked as an accredited school.
Not stated, based on the provider’s own description when we could record one. Not stated means we did not assign a stance.
$39.95/month (preschool–12th, membership pricing page), including up to seven courses. Extra 6th–12th courses are $5/month. The page also says an annual plan saves 30%; it does not print that annual dollar amount.
Independent average 2 out of 5, from Trustpilot
One student $39.9 monthly or $257 yearly; more than one student $59.9 monthly or $397 yearly
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