Many of the mishaps in folktales could be remedied if the protagonists knew some scientific principles.
When Chicken Little gets on the head, she thinks the sky is falling until she sees the acorn. With the help of her friend, Henny Penny, Chicken Little does experiments and learns about the power of gravity. On the way to tell the king of this new scientific discovery, they are captured by a sly fox and need to outsmart him before they become his dinner.
Learn about Gravity and doing experiments to test an idea
Goldilocks, the curious explorer, is a homewrecker no more. She must learn to use six simple machines in order to leave the three bears’ home better than she found it, but some tools are too big, and some tools are too small. Will Goldilocks ever be able to figure it out so she can go back home?
Learn about how to use the six simple machines.
When Jacqueline trades the cow at the market for a few worthless beans, her mom tosses them out the window in a fit of anger. When Jacqueline discovers the beans are magic, she climbs the giant beanstalk and learns that her family is not the only one suffering from hunger. In an effort to help the family of giants not be hungry, Jacqueline learns the real magic of the beans, which not only helps them, but her own family as well.
Learn about growing beans from seed and problem solving.
Grandma has been teaching Little Red Riding Hood to recognize flowers. When Grandma asks Little Red to visit for her new sweater fitting, she asks for coneflowers. Little Red has her flower identification book with her. The wolf gives her the wrong flowers; she isn’t fooled. But it takes time to find the right flowers and check them in her book. By the time she gets to Grandma’s house, the wolf has done his sneaky deed. Little Red is suspicious. She gets out her fingerprint kit and takes the wolf’s prints. They don’t match Grandma’s. How will she use her knowledge to rescue Grandma and capture the wolf?
Learn about fingerprint identification and flower identification.
Is the Witch really going to enter the House Beautiful Contest? For that matter, is there really a witch? Something is tapping in the woods. Hansel and Gretel investigate. It’s not a witch building a beautiful home. It’s a woodpecker. They were in such a hurry to find the source of the sound, now they are lost. They come upon a beautiful home. It’s made of gingerbread. Animals are nibbling. Hansel and Gretel, eat some, too. Then the owner comes out. Have the hungry children ruined her chance to win that contest? What will she do?
Learn about finding your way in the woods, and keeping your word.
The magic mirror shows Nobody is Fair. Snow White is sent to investigate. What she finds can change the kingdom forever.
The cupboards are bare. Someone stole the gold. None of the usual suspects is responsible.
Mirror, mirror, look at me. Am I as fair as I can be?
Can Snow White discover the true cause of the Dwarves’ dispute before it spreads to the rest of the kingdom?
Learn about what it means to be fair and how to recognize truth.
The three little pigs want to bake bread, but their windmill has no wind to grind the flour. Even though they built a wolf-proof house, the wolf won’t leave them alone. They’ve been trapped inside ever since and can’t get out to find a solution for the windmill. One day, they have a brilliant idea that might just solve both problems.
Learn about windmills and cooperation.
