Photo Life Science
Backyard Ecology
Soil, insects, and plant life become a living lab for observation.
Lab Rascals is a hands-on PK–5 STEM curriculum built for real classrooms, proven in some of the largest school districts in the country.
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From backyards to outer space, every theme invites PK–5 learners to ask, test, and discover, with lessons educators can actually run.
Photo Soil, insects, and plant life become a living lab for observation.
Photo Safe, tasty reactions that make chemical change visible and memorable.
Photo Rock layers and fossils tell the story of deep time.
Photo How traits pass on, explored through models and patterns.
Photo Design, launch, and iterate. The engineering cycle takes flight.
Photo Ocean ecosystems explored through models and data.
There's a difference between a science activity and a learning experience that stays
with a child. Lab Rascals was built to create the second kind.
No watching from a distance. Every lesson puts real materials in kids' hands, they build, test, get a little messy, and figure it out.
Step-by-step plans, instructional videos, and plain-language science background. If you can read the plan, you can run the lab.
We didn't design this for schools with everything. We designed it for schools doing a lot with less, and it works.
Teachers and school leaders are often looking at the same program through different lenses. Lab Rascals is built to meet both.
Something that feels engaging from the start, manageable in real life, and strong enough to hold your students' attention without adding pressure to your plate.
Something that supports instructional goals, aligns with meaningful learning outcomes, and gives your team a program they can use with confidence.
Hands-on exploration, instructional support, and flexible implementation for PK–5 learners.
Practical support that helps educators teach and implement inquiry-based STEM with greater confidence and clarity.
Before a school says yes, it helps to see the experience for yourself. Preview the Program gives you a guided look into the structure, style, and energy of a Lab Rascals session, without leaving the site.
Students reached since 2019
Nearly 50 schools (30 DCPS, 17 CPS)
Districts served: DC, Chicago, Detroit, Prince George's County (MD)
Delivery cycles
Los Angeles Unified School District
Full grade coverage
Districts don't just try Lab Rascals. They bring us back.
Our district partners have renewed and re-contracted our programs across 20+ delivery cycles since 2019. Spring after spring, cohort after cohort.
DC Public Schools · Chicago Public Schools · Detroit · Prince George's County · Approved vendor with LAUSD.
Three steps, honest scoping, and a partner who's been
through district-scale implementation before.
Tell us about your schools, your schedule, and your budget. We'll tell you honestly whether we're a fit.
Start with one program at one or a few sites. See how your students and educators respond.
Expand by grade, by site, or district-wide. Most of our partners come back for more, that's the plan.
I talked to my dad about how the seasons change and how it connects to the Earth's movement!
Lab Rascals has brought consistency across our after-school programs, making STEM easy to implement and highly engaging for students. Educators appreciate its hands-on approach and seamless integration.
The most valuable aspect of using Lab Rascals in the afterschool program is that my students are learning and excited about science.
Tondalaya Takapu is a retired Air Force veteran, a homeschool educator, and the founder of Lab Rascals. She built this curriculum after watching too many bright, curious kids move through school without ever getting their hands on real science. Lab Rascals is her answer.
Book a discovery call and we'll map the right next step for your students and staff,
or download the brochure to share with your team.
