Babies, toddlers and little kids are just naturally good scientists. They see something peculiar and they wonder about it. Older kids often get the strange idea from their peers that it is not cool to admit that you wonder about things. Good scientists never “grow up” in this way; they just go on wondering and add just a dash of critical thinking. More of us should wonder about our teeth dragging on our fingerprints.
Babies, toddlers and little kids are just naturally good scientists. They see something peculiar and they wonder about it. Older kids often get the strange idea from their peers that it is not cool to admit that you wonder about things. Good scientists never “grow up” in this way; they just go on wondering and add just a dash of critical thinking. More of us should wonder about our teeth dragging on our fingerprints.