Wonder Year 3 (Grades K-2)

This curiosity-building bundle of six Wonder-level Science Unlocked kits will engage your student in hands-on learning for an entire school year. This full-year science curriculum includes:

• Introduction to biology, chemistry, earth & space, and physics
• Full-colored student workbook
• Student assessments
• Supplies and equipment needed for experiments
• Real-world application

No prior teaching or science experience is needed! Teachers and parents, you will be well-equipped. Science Unlocked detailed teacher guides will help guide you through assisting with hands-on learning experiences with:

• Context and answers to student questions
• Options for including children of different ages and abilities
• Step-by-step experiment instructions
• Lesson planning timeline

The Wonder Year 3 (Grades K-2) Science Unlocked bundle includes the following six kits:

Unit 1: Life Science (2 Kits)

Penguin Parenting

Penguin Parents Risk It All

Learn about penguin parenting and the reasons penguins will risk their lives to provide for and raise their offspring.

Super Seeds

Amazing Diversity of Seeds

Design and carry out investigations to discover diversity and dispersal of seeds, and explore pollination and germination.

Unit 2: Engineering & Technology (2 Kits)

From Here to There

Moving Objects with Simple Machines

Use simple machines to build and test ways to transfer objects from one location to another.

Slingshots, Crossbows, and Catapults, Oh My!

Design and Test Tools to Solve Problems

Build and test different launchers to decide which works best to solve human problems.

Unit 3: Physical Science (2 Kits)

The Sun Blocker

Light and Warmth From the Sun

Learn why the Sun is important to Earth by finding out how to melt chocolate faster, making art using the Sun, and more!

Parts in Place

Small Pieces Make Big Structures Work

Make a toy car with working headlights, mix up two kinds of modeling dough, and build a bridge, all while learning about the smallest pieces of matter.

More information about the learning objectives in each kit can be found in the contents section below. This curriculum is based on NGSS science standards for kindergarten through 2nd grade science education. Read below in the contents section to learn more about the standards met in each kit. 

More Information

• Parts in Place Safety Information (SDS)
• Super Seed Safety Information (SDS)

This Wonder level Science Unlocked bundle includes:

• Parts in Place
• Penguin Parenting
• The Sun Blocker
• Super Seeds
• Slingshots, Crossbows, and Catapults, Oh My!
• From Here to There

• Parts in Place
• Learning outcome: Make a toy car with working headlights, mix up two kinds of modeling dough, and build a bridge, all while learning about the smallest pieces of matter.
• NGSS science standards alignment
• 2-PS1-1: Do an investigation to describe and classify matter based on physical properties.
• 2-PS1-2: Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
• 2-PS1-3: Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.
• Penguin Parenting
• Learning outcome: Learn about penguin parenting and the reasons penguins will risk their lives to provide for and raise their offspring.
• NGSS science standards alignment
• 1-LS1-2: Do research to determine how behavior of parents and offspring helps organisms survive.
• 1-LS3-1: Make observations to provide evidence for offspring being similar to but not exactly alike their parents.
• The Sun Blocker
• Learning outcome: Learn why the Sun is important to Earth by finding out how to melt chocolate faster, making art using the Sun, and more!
• NGSS science standards alignment
• K-PS3-1: Make observations of sunlight's effects on Earth's surface.
• K-PS3-2: Design a solution to reduce warming from the Sun.
• Super Seeds
• Learning outcome: Design and carry out investigations to discover the diversity and dispersal of seeds, and explore pollination and germination.
• NGSS science standards alignment
• 2-LS2-2: Develop a model for an animal causing seed dispersion or pollination.
• 2-LS4-1: Make observations to compare the diversity of organisms in habitats.
• Slingshots, Crossbows, and Catapults, Oh My!
• Learning outcome: Build and test different launchers to decide which work best to solve human problems.
• NGSS science standards alignment
• K-2-ETS1-1: Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
• K-2-ETS1-2: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem. 
• K-2-ETS1-3: Analyze data from tests of two objects to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs. 
• From Here to There
• Learning outcome: Use simple machines to get the objects you need.
• NGSS science standards alignment
• K-2-ETS1-1: Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
• K-2-ETS1-2: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem. 
• K-2-ETS1-3: Analyze data from tests of two objects to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.