Classroom mode
A question for the whole room
One story to open. A room full of ideas to test.
Ready in three steps
- Open the story.Read and try the first pages together.
- Pause for a prediction.At the story’s question, read its choices aloud. Invite a vote and ask, “What makes you think that?”
- Run it. Watch. Wonder.Choose the class’s prediction, run the experiment, and compare what happened with your guesses.
Different guesses are welcome. The experiment gives everyone something to rethink.
Something to put on paper
A one-page prediction and observation sheet. No answers included.
After the experiment: discussion notes
Talk about what happened
- Before we test it: which will rinse cleaner, a hand washed with plain water or one washed with soap? Why?
- Predict what happens to a grease drop when many soap tails dig into it at once. Then watch the explainer break it into tiny balls.
- Soap doesn't destroy grease, it just wraps it so water can carry it off. Predict why you still need running water even after using soap.
Where it shows up in real life
- Washing greasy hands after eating pizza or fries
- Dish soap cutting through a greasy pan after dinner
- Shampoo lifting oil off your hair in the shower
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