[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":152},["ShallowReactive",2],{"hs-homeschool\u002Fcurriculum\u002Fage-tracks":3},{"id":4,"extension":5,"meta":6,"stem":150,"__hash__":151},"homeschool\u002Fhomeschool\u002Fcurriculum\u002Fage-tracks.yml","yml",{"pageType":7,"title":8,"description":9,"breadcrumbLabel":10,"parentCrumb":11,"hero":14,"ageTracksDetail":25,"sections":53,"finalCta":146},"curriculum","Age-Banded Learning Tracks — Explorer · Discovery · Mastery","One Recipe Box. Three learning experiences. Built so your 6-year-old, 10-year-old, and 14-year-old can all do the same project at their level — same kitchen table, three different lab notebooks.","Age Tracks",{"label":12,"url":13},"Curriculum","\u002Fhomeschool\u002Fcurriculum",{"eyebrow":15,"headline":16,"subhead":17,"image":18,"primaryCta":19,"secondaryCta":22},"ONE BOX · THREE LEARNING EXPERIENCES","Your 6-year-old stirs. Your 10-year-old experiments. Your 14-year-old builds a business plan.","Every Recipe Box ships with age-banded learning guides for three tracks — Explorer (4–7), Discovery (8–11), and Mastery (12+). Same project, same supplies, three completely different lab notebooks. No buying separate curricula. No kid left out. No one held back.","https:\u002F\u002Fplacehold.co\u002F720x560\u002FF7F4EB\u002F3D5A3E?text=Three+Kids+%C2%B7+Three+Notebooks",{"label":20,"url":21},"Start the Recipe Box — $540\u002Fyear","\u002Fhomeschool\u002Frecipe-box",{"label":23,"url":24},"See a sample lesson →","\u002Fhomeschool\u002Fcurriculum\u002Fsample-lesson",{"headline":26,"subhead":27,"tracks":28},"How the three tracks differ","Same Saturday morning. Same bar of soap on the counter. Three completely different learning experiences happening at once.",[29,37,45],{"mascot":30,"name":31,"ages":32,"role":33,"notebookStyle":34,"assessmentStyle":35,"sampleConcept":36},"🐿️","Explorer · Little Makers","Ages 4–7","Parent handles essential oils + heat. Child stirs, scents, observes.","Drawing-led. Coloring pages. Sensory journals. Pictures-first instruction cards.","Draw-what-you-made · circle-the-smell-you-liked · sensory observation journal","What changed when we added the lavender? What does it smell like?",{"mascot":38,"name":39,"ages":40,"role":41,"notebookStyle":42,"assessmentStyle":43,"sampleConcept":44},"🦊","Discovery · Young Scientists","Ages 8–11","Child runs the recipe with parent supervision. Reads instructions. Wants to know WHY.","Lab notebook: hypothesis → procedure → observation → conclusion. Vocabulary quizzes.","Lab notebook entries · vocabulary quizzes · short reflection writeups","Predict: will adding more lye make the soap harder or softer? Then test.",{"mascot":46,"name":47,"ages":48,"role":49,"notebookStyle":50,"assessmentStyle":51,"sampleConcept":52},"🦉","Mastery · Apprentice Formulators","Ages 12+","Student works independently. Parent reviews. Ready for real chemistry + business.","Full lab reports. Safety data sheets (SDS). Cost analysis. Business plans.","Written lab reports · research papers · teach-back presentations · cost-per-unit math","Diagram the saponification reaction at the molecular level. Calculate cost per bar.",[54,82,102,124,128,132],{"eyebrow":55,"headline":56,"body":57,"layout":58,"background":59,"items":60},"EXPLORER · AGES 4–7","🐿️ Little Makers — sensory, hands-on, short attention span.","Your 4-7 year old isn't reading recipe cards yet. They're smelling lavender, watching wax change from solid to liquid, picking which color of soap to make. Explorer guides are picture-led, parent-read-aloud, and observation-based. Math means counting drops. Science means 'what do you see happening?' Safety means parents handle all essential oils — kids do the safe steps. The goal: build a child who loves the smell of citrus, knows what 'mix' and 'pour' mean, and beams with pride at the bar of soap they decorated.","list","white",[61,64,67,70,73,76,79],{"title":62,"body":63},"Science","Observation-based — \"What do you see happening?\" \"How does it feel\u002Fsmell?\"",{"title":65,"body":66},"Math","Counting drops, simple measuring (tablespoons, cups), \"more vs less\"",{"title":68,"body":69},"Vocabulary","Simple words: mix, stir, pour, smell, melt — no Latin plant names",{"title":71,"body":72},"Reading","Picture-based instruction cards, parent reads aloud",{"title":74,"body":75},"Assessment","Coloring pages, draw-what-you-made, sensory journal (circle the smell you liked best)",{"title":77,"body":78},"Safety","Parent handles all essential oils. Child does safe steps: stirring, pouring, choosing colors",{"title":80,"body":81},"Standards","Aligned to K–2 NGSS (documentation included for state reporting)",{"eyebrow":83,"headline":84,"body":85,"layout":58,"background":86,"items":87},"DISCOVERY · AGES 8–11","🦊 Young Scientists — curious, follows instructions, wants to know WHY.","Your 8-11 year old can read recipe cards on their own. They want to know why oil and water don't mix until the soap base is added. Why does pH matter? What's actually happening when the lye hits the oils? Discovery guides introduce the scientific method — every recipe becomes a hypothesis your child predicts, tests, and writes down. Math is real measurement (mL, grams, ratios). Vocabulary is real chemistry words with kid-friendly definitions. By year's end, your kid has a lab notebook full of hypotheses, results, and 'I figured this out' moments.","cream",[88,90,92,94,96,98,100],{"title":62,"body":89},"Scientific method: hypothesis → experiment → observation → conclusion",{"title":65,"body":91},"Measuring in mL and grams, ratios, unit conversions, doubling\u002Fhalving recipes",{"title":68,"body":93},"Real terms with kid-friendly definitions: saponification, glycerin, pH, emulsification, terpenes",{"title":71,"body":95},"Reads recipe cards independently, answers comprehension questions",{"title":74,"body":97},"Lab notebook entries (hypothesis → materials → procedure → results → conclusion), vocabulary quizzes",{"title":77,"body":99},"Child handles most steps with supervision. Learns WHY certain oils need dilution",{"title":80,"body":101},"Aligned to 3–5 NGSS + Common Core Math (documentation included)",{"eyebrow":103,"headline":104,"body":105,"layout":58,"background":59,"items":106},"MASTERY · AGES 12+","🦉 Apprentice Formulators — independent, abstract, ready for real chemistry + business.","Your 12+ student isn't being taught — they're studying. Mastery guides ship with full lab report templates, GC\u002FMS test reports for every oil, dilution charts, INCI nomenclature, and cost analysis worksheets. They read Safety Data Sheets. They scale recipes by percentage. They calculate cost per unit and design product labels. Some of them ask 'Could I sell this at a farmers market?' — and many do. By the end of the year, your teen has a portfolio of lab reports, a business plan, and the chemistry vocabulary of a college freshman. This is college-prep work disguised as making lotion.",[107,109,111,113,115,117,119,122],{"title":62,"body":108},"Molecular chemistry, pH testing with strips, GC\u002FMS test reports, research-level questions",{"title":65,"body":110},"Percentage calculations, cost analysis, profit margins, scaling formulas for batch sizes",{"title":68,"body":112},"Full scientific terminology, molecular structures, INCI names",{"title":71,"body":114},"Safety data sheets (SDS), independent research, formal technical writing",{"title":74,"body":116},"Written lab reports, research papers, business plans, teach-back presentations",{"title":77,"body":118},"Full EO safety training — dilution charts, contraindications, patch testing. Responsible for own safety.",{"title":120,"body":121},"Entrepreneurship","Cost per unit, pricing strategy, product labels, \"could you sell this at a farmers market?\"",{"title":80,"body":123},"Aligned to MS\u002FHS NGSS + Common Core Math + ELA (documentation included)",{"eyebrow":125,"headline":126,"body":127,"background":86},"MULTI-CHILD FAMILIES","Your 6-year-old, 10-year-old, and 14-year-old — same kitchen table, three different experiences.","This is the magic. Same Recipe Box. Same Saturday morning. Same bar of soap on the counter. Your 6-year-old stirs and picks the lavender. Your 10-year-old measures the lye in grams and predicts what'll happen to the pH. Your 14-year-old designs a variation (\"What if I doubled the shea butter?\"), writes the lab report, and calculates how much it would cost to make 50 bars to sell at the farmer's market. One product. Three depths. No separate curricula. No kid bored, no kid overwhelmed.",{"eyebrow":129,"headline":130,"body":131,"background":59},"YEAR-OVER-YEAR","The Recipe Box grows with your kid.","A child who starts in Explorer at age 7 moves to Discovery at age 8 — same curriculum, deeper science. A 13-year-old who tops out of Mastery levels up to a Maker Kit deep-dive. Same product, harder curriculum each year. This isn't a one-year purchase. A child who starts at age 5 gets 12 years of progressively harder content from the same 12 monthly themes. The chemistry deepens. The math gets harder. The lab reports get more sophisticated. The Recipe Box grows with your kid.",{"eyebrow":133,"headline":134,"layout":58,"background":135,"items":136},"SAMPLE: MONTH 2 — SOAP, ACROSS ALL THREE TRACKS","What \"making soap together\" looks like at three depths.","sage-light",[137,140,143],{"title":138,"body":139},"🐿️ Explorer (6 yrs)","Picks lavender essential oil. Stirs the melted soap base. Draws the bars in her observation journal. Names her soap \"Sunshine.\" Parent handles the heat + EOs.",{"title":141,"body":142},"🦊 Discovery (10 yrs)","Reads the recipe card. Predicts what'll happen if she uses too much colorant. Measures in grams. Records the pH (8.5). Writes 3 sentences in his lab notebook about saponification.",{"title":144,"body":145},"🦉 Mastery (14 yrs)","Designs a variation — higher-glycerin formula for sensitive skin. Reads the SDS for the lye. Calculates cost per bar ($1.27). Writes a 1-page lab report including reaction equation, pH target, and post-batch reflection.",{"headline":147,"subhead":148,"cta":149},"Three ages. One box. Twelve months of science your whole family does together.","Start the Recipe Box — your family gets all three age tracks in every box. Zero extra cost. Zero extra planning.",{"label":20,"url":21},"homeschool\u002Fcurriculum\u002Fage-tracks","jO7Syigwq2CtWVhhiahrU_N2Kc6aoG3EK-IP2cdrq4E",1783523514048]