Mystery Science: Best choice for video-based learning
Mystery Science provides an immersive experience for young children to learn science via different tools such as interesting videos and experiments. It provides an outstanding environmental science program within a complete science curriculum aligned with state standards. Mystery Science provides chances for in class experiments along with eye-catching videos to provoke children's curiosity for learning. The creators would like to ignite a child's curiosity towards their surroundings in the first ten years so that they can develop crucial life skills. Teachers play the videos made by Mystery Science in class and add in class discussions and prompts along the way so that children can voice out their own ideas before finding out the answer. Parents and teachers love that the videos are well crafted to the curiosity of small children, the narrator often uses an engaging voice and acts surprised along with the children as they find out new facts. Some parents do not like that each unit covers a lot of knowledge, which might make it hard for young kids to absorb. To get the most out of Mystery Science, parents and teachers can pause the video before some facts are revealed, so that children can discuss and use their imagination to think up answers.
Grades: Kindergarten to grade 5
Cost: There are different types of packages which has different prices ranging from US$69 to US$1249 each year
OTHER DETAILS
Key features
Type of Tool: Kit
Time required: Students generally spend the whole lesson time watching videos by Mystery Science in order to gain knowledge on a specific subject. It usually acts as a supplementary tool for teachers while teaching.
Special Needs:
Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read):
Screens
Screens: Yes, an electronic device is required
Online requirement:
Time
Parent/Caregiver Involvement: No, parent/teacher/caregiver involvement is necessary
Prep Time: Minimal prep time
Other characteristics
Modality: Audiovisual, Multimedia, Hands-on/kinesthetic
Adaptive: No, it is the same for every student
Educational Philosophy: Not really, doesn't seem to be influenced by a particular educational philosophy
Other characteristics: Hands-on, Project-based, STEM, Fun and entertaining
Accountability
Assessment: unsure
State Standards: Yes
Teacher Accounts:
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