Fairy Tale Science: Exploring the Science Behind Fairy Tales (Part 2)

Fairy Tale Science: Exploring the Science Behind Fairy Tales (Part 2)

Fairy Tale Science: Exploring the Science Behind Fairy Tales (Part 2)

Explore the second third of Sarah Albee's Fairy Tale Science to connect classic tales to physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and engineering through reading, hypotheses, experiments, and reporting.

Fairy Tale Science: Exploring the Science Behind Fairy Tales (Part 2)

Paid once.

Level
Beginner
Ages
7–12
Duration
30 min
Classes
1 / Week
Weeks
23

Class Experience

This course follows the middle third of the book Fairy Tale Science, examining fairy tales' origins and cultural contexts while investigating the real science behind their “magic.” Students read background material, form hypotheses, run experiments (including safe microbiology demonstrations), and report findings using the scientific method.

Learning Outcomes

  • Connect elements of fairy tales to scientific concepts in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and engineering

  • Apply the scientific method by forming hypotheses, conducting experiments, and reporting results

  • Ask focused questions about the science behind traditional tales

  • Describe cultural origins and common features of fairy tales

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Meet your Instructor

Joined August, 2026

4.3

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This educator has taught since 2009 with a strong literacy background and a long-standing fascination with science that often feels like magic. Classroom practice blends read-aloud, playful experiments, and simple hands-on exploration to investigate the science behind classic fai…

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