Brick by Brick

Build a solid chemistry foundation as your student learns how small things stick together to make big things. Make rocks bubble, construct bricks and mortar, and design a tiny house! Test the strength of stones and build a series of structures with this exciting chemistry curriculum kit.

This Wonder level kit includes a full-color student workbook and a detailed teacher guide, with step-by-step instructions for both hands-on and reading-based activities designed to engage students in the properties of materials and the relationship between structure and function. Both teacher and student will be able to open the box and start within minutes, and the kit will provide over 8 hours of engaging learning.

In this kit, the student will engage in these hands-on learning activities:

1. Discover the strengths and weaknesses of limestone using water and vinegar.
2. Study the small pieces that make up large structures in your world by taking a walk
3. Think about the properties of building materials as you complete construction challenges.
4. Use water to make certain building materials stronger and more useful.
5. Put your construction know-how to use by designing a tiny house.

Use Brick by Brick to answer questions such as:

• Why are some rocks changed by acid and water?
• What rocks are used as building materials?
• What must be done to rocks before they can be used to build things?
• How do building materials stick together?
• Why are some materials better for building than others?

Your student is ready for this kit when they are curious about how the buildings and other structures around them are made and they enjoy building larger objects out of smaller ones.

Our Brick by Brick chemistry curriculum kit is a part of the Science Unlocked Wonder series and is recommended for elementary students in grades K-2.

Interested in learning more? Check out our Student Workbook Sample and Teacher Guide Sample!  

More Information

• Safety Information (SDS)

This kit contains:

• 2 Aluminum Foil Sheets
• 4 Craft Sticks
• 1 Flour
• 1 Foam Tray
• 1 Granite 
• 1 Halite 
• 1 Ice Cube Tray
• 1 Limestone 
• 1 Magnifying Lens
• 1 Measuring Scoop
• 1 Bag of Paper Clips
• 1 Bag of Pebbles
• 1 Pipet
• 1 Plaster of Paris
• 2 Plastic Graduated Cups
• 1 Bag of Sand
• 1 Sandstone
• 3 Salt Packets
• 8 Straws
• 1 Vinegar

You will also need:

• Scissors
• Water

• Learning outcome: Build a solid chemistry foundation: learn how small things stick together to make big things. Make rocks bubble, construct bricks and mortar, and design a tiny house.
• NGSS science standards alignment
• 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.