Step-by-step lesson plan
Built on the 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate).
Hands-on PK–5 STEM units with everything a teacher needs to run them: lesson plans, videos, materials lists, and assessments. Low prep. High engagement. Standards-informed.
Students collaborating on an inquiry investigation 
Hands-on by designLab Rascals is built around the idea that children learn best when they are invited into the process, not just told what something means, but given the chance to investigate, ask, test, and connect.
That is why the curriculum blends structure with discovery. It gives educators a clear path while giving students room to think, notice, and explore.
Every Lab Rascals lesson includes:
Built on the 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate).
Models the lesson before the educator leads it.
The science in plain language, plus scripted discussion questions with sample answers.
Real materials, real investigations.
With answer keys included.
Objective-based rubrics (Does Not Meet / Meets / Exceeds).
Flexible schedules for full-day, half-day, weekly (8-week), and workshop formats.
Household and affordable items, with a one-click Amazon shopping link per unit.
Every unit runs on affordable, everyday materials, with a ready-made shopping list and one-click ordering link.
Every lab maps to specific NGSS performance expectations and ISTE technology standards, with alignment documentation ready for district review.
Schedules, field-trip ideas, guest-host suggestions, and student engagement ideas beyond the labs.
Per-site and district-wide licensing available. Book a discovery call and we'll scope the right model for your schools.
Lab Rascals covers a wide range of STEM subjects through themes that invite curiosity and active participation.
New curriculum in development.Our catalogue is always growing, and district partners get input on what we build next.
PhotoPush it, roll it, race it down the ramp. How things move, discovered by moving them.
PhotoWaves, shells, and what lives underneath. An ocean sized for small hands.
PhotoSquishy, hard, wet, dry. Sorting the world by touch is where science starts.
PhotoRamps, levers, and pulleys. Big lifting for little hands.
PhotoChicks, cubs, and tadpoles. Matching who grows into what, and figuring out how.
PhotoSun up, moon out, stars on repeat. The sky keeps a schedule, and kids learn to read it.
PhotoFizz it, mix it, measure it. Real reactions, safe enough for second grade.
PhotoRock layers, fossils, and deep time. Kids dig into a story millions of years old.
PhotoDesign it. Launch it. Watch it fail. Fix it. Launch it again. That's engineering.
PhotoBuild the tools, track the sky, call the forecast. Weather becomes something kids can predict.
PhotoThe schoolyard becomes the lab. Soil, insects, and plants, right outside the door.
PhotoKitchen reactions kids can see, smell, and (sometimes) taste. Chemical change becomes unforgettable.
PhotoPluck it, drum it, make it hum. Vibrations kids can hear, feel, and finally see.
PhotoRocks that fizz, crystals that grow, minerals that scratch glass. Earth's toolkit, hands-on.
PhotoPlanets, rovers, and rocket launches. The solar system, scaled down to fit the classroom.
PhotoWires, batteries, and bulbs. If it lights up, they built it right.
PhotoFrom tide pools to deep trenches. Kids build the food web and figure out who eats whom.
PhotoCircuits, codes, fingerprints, and camouflage: the STEM behind the world's best-kept secrets.
Our full PK–5 scope and sequence is already mapped. If your district needs a unit we haven't released yet, or a topic tailored to your standards and schedule, we develop custom curriculum for our district partners. It's part of how we work, not an exception.
Lab Rascals runs wherever learning happens: full-day, half-day, 8-week, or workshop formats, PK–5.
Preview the program or book a discovery call to talk through fit.
