Ethics Police
"We must always be kind and safe in our research."
Professor Hoot holding a stop sign.
About this page
Professor Hoot raises his stop sign on page 55, and the whole adventure pauses for the most important rule of all. Before any experiment begins, researchers agree to be kind and safe, to people, to animals, and to themselves. Real scientists call this ethics, and it is never an afterthought, it comes first. For young children, the idea lands simply: we check with a grown-up, we are gentle with living things, and we stop when someone says stop. It is the same ground rule that makes hands-on kitchen science experiments at home both fun and worry-free.
Talk about it while you color
- Why do you think Professor Hoot wants everyone to stop before they start?
- How could the Squad be extra gentle with the snails they are studying?
- What is a rule that keeps you safe when you try something new?