Kiddos

30 science discoveries · Ages 4–8 with a grown-up

Wonder with
Gina & Ollie.

One picture. A good question. Something new to notice together. Explore science with Gina the giraffe and her owl friend Ollie, at home or in class.

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Gina and Ollie look down at an illustrated soil cutaway with mineral grains, decaying leaf pieces, branching roots and an earthworm. An enlarged detail shows spaces between soil pieces holding air and water.

Ideas that connect

Choose your next little adventure.

Follow a suggested sequence, then choose another discovery when a new question catches your attention.

5 discoveries

A garden grows

How can one seed lead to more seeds?

Gina and Ollie look down at an illustrated soil cutaway with mineral grains, decaying leaf pieces, branching roots and an earthworm. An enlarged detail shows spaces between soil pieces holding air and water.Follow this journey

7 discoveries

Animals around us

How do animals grow and live in their surroundings?

Gina and Ollie compare labeled examples of fur, feathers, scales and a turtle’s shell.Follow this journey

4 discoveries

Water and weather

What changes outside, and what can we notice?

Gina and Ollie compare solid ice, liquid water in a container and invisible water vapor, with melting and evaporation explanations.Follow this journey

3 discoveries + 4 choices

Light and sky

What can light help us discover?

Gina and Ollie explore a flashlight shining toward a solid object and a screen, showing how blocked light makes a shadow.Follow this journey

2 discoveries + 2 choices

Everyday investigations

What happens when we try something and look closely?

Gina pushes a red ball with one forehoof while smaller Ollie pulls an empty wooden cart by a rigid handle. Rightward force arrows point away from Gina and toward Ollie.Follow this journey

2 discoveries

Beneath our feet

What is the ground made of?

Gina and Ollie compare three labeled rock types: igneous granite, sedimentary sandstone and metamorphic marble, with short formation explanations.Follow this journey

A small rhythm to share

A conversation can be enough.

  1. 1

    Remember

    Recall one earlier discovery or invite a first idea.

  2. 2

    Discover

    Read one small part of the picture together and follow the child’s question.

  3. 3

    Try

    Choose the lesson’s short activity, or stay with pointing and conversation.

  4. 4

    Return

    Revisit a drawing, observation or idea on another day.

  5. 5

    Continue

    Choose a connected poster when curiosity leads there.

Five minutes at home

Choose one poster detail and one question. Read the answer cue only when it helps. The activity is optional; a child’s question is a good place to stop and return.

A short classroom lesson

Use one poster for a short lesson, or follow a journey across several sessions. Each lesson includes an observable aim, vocabulary, a 20-minute plan, answer cues and participation options. Timing is a suggestion; adapt it to your learners.

Get the teacher companions

Follow a question of your own

Every poster, ready to explore.

Showing 6 of 30 posters

Gina the giraffe and Ollie the owl accompany six illustrated stages from seed and germination to a flowering plant and new seeds in a pod.

A Plant’s Life Cycle

How can one seed lead to more seeds?

Look, talk & try
Gina and Ollie beneath the Sun and eight labeled planets in order, with planet facts, the Moon and an asteroid belt; sizes and distances are not to scale.

Our Solar System

How can we compare planets using reliable clues?

Look, talk & try
Gina and Ollie beside a lake, with the Sun, rising evaporation symbols, clouds, rain and a river illustrating four water-cycle stages.

The Water Cycle

Where can water go after a puddle gets smaller?

Look, talk & try
Gina and Ollie guide a four-stage butterfly life cycle: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and adult butterfly, with enlarged details.

A Butterfly’s Life Cycle

How does a caterpillar become an adult butterfly?

Look, talk & try
Gina and Ollie beside a Sun-and-Earth diagram showing Earth turning and its daytime and nighttime sides; sizes are not to scale.

Day and Night

Why can a place have daylight and later have night?

Look, talk & try
Gina and Ollie introduce sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste through five labeled examples.

Five Familiar Senses

How can we notice and describe something together?

Look, talk & try

A little Playtime, too

Look for the story in the picture.

Keep exploring this world through a seek-and-find panorama, with picture clues and ideas to try together.

Gina & Ollie

Little Clues, Big Discoveries

Gina and Ollie fill a green valley with little questions: a cup of water, growing sunflowers, a flashlight, a springy trampoline and a wonderfully fizzy model volcano.