Summary
The feature-length special. On a trip to a nature preserve, Elinor's endless questions feel like a problem — until wondering, observing, and asking turn out to be exactly what saves the day. A celebration of curiosity itself, in one 56-minute movie night.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Elinor's questions turn out to be her superpower.
- Why did Elinor worry about asking so many questions?
- How did observing carefully help the kids on their journey?
- What was your favorite thing Elinor wondered about?
- What is something YOU wonder about? How could we find the answer?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: wonder, curious, observe, explore, nature preserve.
Try it: Start a class 'Wonder Wall': everyone adds one question they wonder about.
Try it: Pick one wall question and brainstorm how a scientist would investigate it.