Curiosity Box. 4 sets/year subscription. One year
Childrens science kits
PEP policy guidance
A deterministic result from the reviewed 2026–27 rule pack. It is guidance, not a funding guarantee.
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- Program and school year
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
- Evidence level
- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
<b>The Curiosity Box – Inspire STEM & Science Learning at Home. Ages 12+</b><br><br>Ignite curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning. <b>The Curiosity Box is a science and STEM subscription box</b> designed for curious minds of all ages, homeschooling families, and classrooms. Delivered four times a year, each box features hands-on activities, <b>math, physics, chemistry</b> and earth science experiments, <b>engineering</b> challenges, and projects exploring matter, biology, and other science disciplines. Once a box sells out, it’s gone forever—making every delivery a unique collectible for young scientists and budding engineers.<br><br><b>What’s Inside Each Box?</b><ul><li><b>STEM learning tools</b>: groundbreaking inventions, timeless gadgets, lego stem models, and engineering kits.</li><li><b>Hands-on experiments</b> in physics, math, and engineering—from angular momentum to optical illusions and chemical reactions.</li><li>Each box also includes a <b>book</b> on scientific topics—ideal for reading and enrichment.</li><li>Exclusive <b>Vsauce</b> video lessons in our app for guided, real-world learning.</li></ul><br><b>Why Families Love It</b><br>Every quarterly collection is built from scratch—no repeats, no shortcuts—to spark curiosity, encourage problem-solving, and support <b>homeschool</b> lesson plans, enrichment activities, and <b>hands-on science</b> projects for kids and teens.<br><br>Boxes sold via StepUp do not contain a T-shirt per the platform terms of use.<br><br><b>The Vsauce Legacy</b><br>Founded in 2010 by Michael Stevens, <b>Vsauce</b> is one of the most trusted names in science and education—26M+ subscribers, 3B+ views—and a mission to turn every question into a STEM & science adventure.<br><br>
Source evidence
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- Catalog
- A Curiosity Box
- Source type
- Search
- Link status
- Stepup product link
- Enrichment confidence
- Unknown
Official policy source
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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