Seriously Cool Science For Kids
Madam Curious is on a mission to teach kids the art of critical thinking and problem solving, through the medium of Science.
Nurture these skills in your child by spending just one hour per week on our web app together, watching fun short films and chatting with
our friendly teacher-bot. It is free of cost!
For grades 5-8, Hindi (and optionally English) speakers
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What We Are Trying To Do
Our education system often rewards rote learning instead of strong
conceptual understanding, which inhibits the development of critical
thinking & problem solving skills.
This is unfortunate, because these abilities are invaluable for today's
children to be able to build a better tomorrow for themselves and for the
world.
We want to nurture and build these skills in kids, early enough that they
become ingrained forever. Madam Curious is a free experimental tool created
by a small team of passionate educators and scientists with this goal in
mind.
How It Works
Madam Curious is ideal for 5th to 8th graders who understand simple Hindi (and optionally English)
- #1Spend just an hour a week...
Using Madam Curious is as simple as spending half an hour twice a week with your child, watching short, engaging slice-of-life films and chatting with our friendly "teacher-bot".
- #2...watching entertaining short films...
Our videos are nothing like typical science lessons. Instead, they are stories that show natkhat kids encountering everyday stuff and getting curious. We follow them as they observe, question and reason, uncovering the wonders of science behind the things they see and do every day. Sometimes they even get up to some mischief, but kids will be kids!
- #3...and chatting with our friendly "teacher-bot".
Follow up each video with a chat with our friendly teacher-bot by the name of "Madam Curious". She guides your child through a series of questions designed to deepen conceptual understanding and strengthen critical thinking.
Sample Content
Concept: Pressure In Solids (The Basics)
Watch the video, then try the chat
Creators

Saumya V Kanoria
Cornell University, U of Illinois Urbana Champaign, computer scientist, entrepreneur

Rajat Toshniwal
Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Bombay, teacher, educator, edtech consultant

Vivek Dadu
IIIT - Allahabad, ex-Microsoft, teacher by passion

S K Amarnath
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, NIT - Karnataka, computer scientist, software architect