im curious, i think this is a powerful way to be real with your kids. show them how to be a good humans by apologizing when you get it wrong. Do you think this is a problem? why or why not?

It’s going to be hard to top the enthusiasm the 3 gif game generated but let’s see if I can pique your curiosity with some science ideas. Much like math, my experience has been science can be intimidating for adults and kids so this week, we are going to have some fun. If you look at the Harvard research on "mattering," one of the biggest stressors for kids is the fear of making a mistake. In many classrooms, science is taught as a series of known facts. You follow the instructions, you get the result, and you get the "A." If the experiment "fails," the student feels like they failed. But true science is the opposite. Science is the only discipline where "failure" is actually just data. This week, we aren't focusing on "finding the answer." We are focusing on the Science of Wonder. We’re going to encourage our kids to be "Chief Observers." We want them to realize that their questions are more valuable than their test scores. When we approach the world with a scientific lens, we move from being "performers" to being "explorers."