Yep, really free. The complete set of our unit, lessons, and assessments are all free for teachers to use. The hands-on classroom activities and teacher demos are  designed with accessibility in mind, utilizing common household supplies that are easy to find and low cost. In the future, we may offer classroom kits for purchase if enough teachers ask us for them!

Yes, Class Crunchlabs is a comprehensive science program designed from the ground up to help you engage students in all three dimensions of state science standards in new and epic ways. Each unit includes high quality instructional materials, entertaining and educational content, hands-on activities, interactive assessments, and student resources that are designed to take up 1-2 weeks of classroom time. Going through an entire unit should help students meet a complete NGSS performance expectation, but it can be modified by you to fit your needs. Use as much or a little of it that works for you.

Yes! Our lessons, videos, ‘minds-on, hands-on’ activities, and support materials are specifically designed for most state science standards, including the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Our initial focus for Class CrunchLabs is middle school science instruction (grades 6-8), then we plan to expand to upper elementary grade levels (3-5). Be sure to join our ‘Class Catalyst’ Community for program updates and invite your colleagues to sign up, as well!

No way! This is much more. In addition to the videos, we walk you through interactive teacher demonstrations and classroom activities. We share comprehensive teacher guides with prompts and pedagogical strategies. We provide assessment opportunities, engineering design challenges, and graphic organizers for students. We also provide editable slide shows with video links and student prompts. 

Each unit is developed in partnership with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). We also work with a team of teacher co-designers who share feedback and enable us to improve the resources for you and your students.

And good news: Every video on our unit page is available as an embedded Wistia video. (No classroom blocks!)

Each unit is designed to take 1-2 weeks of classroom instruction for students to fully meet the performance expectation(s), assuming a 45-minute class period. However, the units are modular by design, so the activities and videos could be used for shorter segments if you don’t have time to complete the entire storyline.

We've carefully balanced engaging content that students will love with the academic rigor needed to meet state science standards, including the NGSS. Our approach is backed by solid research from studies involving schools, teachers, and students nationwide.

We focus on 'minds-on, hands-on' activities, like engineering design challenges and interactive assessments, to keep students engaged and deepen their understanding. To make things easy for you, we include instructional video demonstrations and tips from respected educators like Science Bob.

We believe in representation, showcasing diverse perspectives and role models for all students. Each unit features a career exploration that connects science to real-world jobs.

Our curriculum is developed through close collaboration with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and other respected organizations. We also value input from teacher co-designers and our 'Class Catalyst' Community to ensure our materials are practical and effective in your classroom.

We sure do. There are interactive video-based assessments, formative assessment opportunities, and summative assessments that you can use.

We are here to help - please shoot us an email at class@crunchlabs.com.