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Mystery Boxes

 
 

Overview

How to order

Mystery Boxes costs £37 + VAT (£44.40).

Place an order.

The kit is supplied by our partner Philip Harris who will manage your order. Delivery within the UK is free. Prices differ for overseas orders.

Philip Harris is a division of Findel Education Ltd. Registered in England no. 1135827.

What's in the kit?

Mystery Boxes is a complete lesson that helps you to teach key elements of How Science Works to your students through a practical activity. This memorable activity is perfect for KS3 and KS4 students, and is guaranteed to keep them talking about it for weeks afterwards!

Each set contains everything you need to run the activity:

  • a set of sealed Mystery Boxes
  • a teacher’s guide
  • CD-ROM including a presentation, student support materials and instructional video.

 

Contents from Mystery Boxes

 

Tried and tested
We have worked with teachers and students across the UK to ensure that Mystery Boxes is an effective classroom resource.

Want to find out more?
Watch this short video to see the activity in action. (Running time approx. 50 seconds.)

Watch Scientists do Mystery Boxes, a short film in which scientists use Mystery Boxes and talk about them as an analogy for how they do their work. (Running time approx. 4 minutes.)

Make your own version

Download these teacher notes (pdf) to make your own DIY version of Mystery Boxes.

 

Containers you could use for DIY Mystery Boxes