The Lab Coat
"Safety first! Suiting up for science."
Curious Cat putting on a lab coat that is slightly too big.
About this page
Curious Cat wriggles into a lab coat with sleeves that flop past the paws, and the too-big fit is the sweetest part of the drawing. Kids trying on grown-up roles always start a little swallowed by them. The lesson underneath the humor is that scientists prepare their bodies as well as their brains, and suiting up is how you tell yourself the careful work is starting. Safety habits like this make hands-on discovery possible, which is the whole promise of screen-free STEM play. Growing into the coat is the fun part, and this page says every scientist starts out a size too small.
Talk about it while you color
- Why do you think scientists wear special coats when they experiment?
- What do you put on to get ready for something, like sports or painting?
- How do you think Curious Cat feels wearing that big coat?