About this resource
15 mystery-driven Science Unlocked lesson sets for middle school (grades 6-8), about 15 weeks of science instruction. Each set opens with a real, surprising phenomenon, builds the science one level at a time, and ends with students cracking the case in a claim-evidence-reasoning (CER) write-up.
Topics: earth and space science, rock cycle, plate tectonics, water cycle, moon phases, climate change, claim evidence reasoning (CER), science phenomenon, review games.
Bundle price: $30 for 15 sets ($2 a set). Bought one at a time, these sets cost $45.
Sets in this bundle
- Dark at Noon (MS-ESS1-1, Moon Phases, Eclipses & Seasons)
- The Planet Found With Math (MS-ESS1-2, Gravity in the Solar System & Galaxies)
- The Seven-Planet Squeeze (MS-ESS1-3, Solar System Scale)
- The Missing Billion Years (MS-ESS1-4, Geologic Time Scale & Rock Strata)
- The Seafloor Summit (MS-ESS2-1, Rock Cycle: Earth's Materials & Energy)
- Slow, Then Sudden (MS-ESS2-2, Geoscience Processes Shape Earth's Surface)
- Fossils on the Ice (MS-ESS2-3, Plate Tectonics: Fossils & Continents)
- The Sea That Never Fills (MS-ESS2-4, The Water Cycle)
- The Blue Norther (MS-ESS2-5, Air Masses & Weather)
- Icebergs and Palm Trees (MS-ESS2-6, Ocean & Atmosphere Circulation, Climate)
- Earth’s Treasure Map (MS-ESS3-1, Earth's Natural Resources Distribution)
- Warning Signs (MS-ESS3-2, Natural Hazards & Forecasting)
- The Wrong-Way Turtles (MS-ESS3-3, Human Impact: Monitor & Minimize)
- Outweighed (MS-ESS3-4, Population, Consumption & Earth's Systems)
- Who Turned Up the Heat? (MS-ESS3-5, Rising Global Temperatures)
Every set includes
- An editable Teacher Deck with answers highlighted and speaker notes (what to say, support and GT tips).
- An interactive Student Deck (PowerPoint + PDF) where students type, drag and rate their confidence.
- Google Slides versions of both decks, with make-a-copy links.
- A Teacher Guide with a run-of-show for every level, materials, misconceptions, answer keys and sources.
- A Student Printable in 12 pt type, plus a low-ink greyscale copy, for paper days and sub days.
- A self-grading digital activity: SCORM 2004, SCORM 1.2, a web package and a single HTML file.
- Two whole-class review games (Jeopardy-style and Trashketball), plus Kahoot! and Blooket import files with an answer key.
- Leveled lessons with "I can" targets, notes, practice, checkpoints, exit tickets, a Mini Quiz and a Stretch beyond grade level.
By the numbers
- 15 one-week units, each with 5-6 levels (about one 45-50 minute class per level).
- 15 of the 15 sets include a hands-on lab with a materials list and safety notes.
- 752 Kahoot!/Blooket review questions across the bundle.
Try the digital activity first
- Not sure the self-grading activity will work in your LMS? Download the FREE HTML & SCORM Sample and test it with your students before you buy.
Save more
- Science Unlocked Mega Bundle (89 sets, $133.50)
More from Mystery Lab Learning
- See every Science Unlocked set, and follow to hear when new ones are added, at Mystery Lab Learning.
Good to know
- When a set in this bundle is updated, you get the update for free in My Purchases.
- The illustrations in these resources were created with AI image tools, and AI tools helped draft the lesson text. Every slide, answer key and lab step was then fact-checked against the sources listed in each Teacher Guide and proofread.
- Kahoot!, Blooket, Jeopardy!, Google Slides and PowerPoint are trademarks of their owners. These resources are not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
- License: one teacher, for use with their own students. Please buy an additional license for each colleague who uses it.
