science told in stories
Introduction
The world works in wonderful ways. Appreciating them is what Wonderment is all about. But this isn’t a textbook. There are no calculations or quizzes. No vocabulary lists to memorize.
There are stories: episodes of science in the everyday. In the kitchen, at a cabin, at a garage sale, in dirty laundry. Stories are familiar and approachable and make big ideas easier to remember.
Big ideas in science are patterns. For instance, objects are lazy by nature. Inertia. Things wear down unless kept up. Entropy. Wonderment explores these patterns in stories to focus on the big picture. To appreciate how life happens and, in doing so, see the familiar as if for the first time.
Modules
Warm up to Winter: Heat and Energy
Spring into Action: Matter and Motion
Summer Sights and Sounds: Light and Sound
Eclectic Autumn: Electricity and Entropy
Beyond the Year: Ideas on the Whole
Cast
- Ajay and Jaya, neighbours
- Alex (nephew of Ajay) and Lexa, spouses
- Alan and Lana, children of Alex and Lexa
- Clay and Lacy, friends of Alan
- Mona (Clay’s mom) and Noam (Lacy’s dad), life partners
- Karl and Lark, neighbours of Noam and Mona
