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
- What do all three choices predict about the same starting setup?
- Which general clue from the earlier pages applies to this new case?
- What would you hold fixed in a fair follow-up test?
Where it shows up in real life
- A child peers sideways at a straight metal spoon that appears kinked where it enters a clear glass of water.
- A child shines a narrow golden flashlight beam diagonally through the side of a clear water tank.
- The same child lifts the perfectly straight spoon from the water and compares it with the bent-looking view through the water-filled glass.
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