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Science Explorers

Expeditions into plants, weather, oceans, space and the human body, where your child is the one who notices first.

Ages 5–9 Β· 8 story worlds

How the story works

The child feels like a young scientist making real discoveries β€” noticing, wondering aloud and testing an idea that turns out to matter to someone in the story.

Learning objectives

  • Β· Plants
  • Β· Animals
  • Β· Habitats
  • Β· Weather
  • Β· Space
  • Β· Human body
  • Β· Scientific curiosity
  • Β· Observation skills

Curriculum alignment

  • Key Stage 1 Science
  • Living Things & Habitats
  • Plants
  • Seasonal Change
  • Earth & Space
  • The Human Body

Key skills: Observation, Hypothesising, Curiosity, Recording findings

What parents get with every story

Discussion questions

  • β€œWhat was the most surprising thing you discovered?”
  • β€œWhat did the hero notice that nobody else did?”
  • β€œWhat would you want to investigate next?”

Conversation prompts

  • β€œWhat do you think would happen if we tried that at home?”
  • β€œLet's watch the sky tomorrow and see if the story was right.”

Optional follow-up activity

Grow a bean in a jar on the windowsill and draw what changes every few days, like a real scientist's journal.

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