Seeing the World with a Sense of Wonder

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1: How You Learn About the World . .
Sensation and Perception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mistakes in Perception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limitations of Perception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indirect Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Why Visualization is Not Enough When You

Learn About the World . . . . . . . . . . . .

How Good is Science? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2: The Scale of the World . . . . . . . . .
Thinking About Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Large and Small Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When You Think Small, Think Many! . . . . . . .
World Within Worlds, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
World Within Worlds, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Large and Small Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long and Short Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Break Between Chapters: Borders! . . . . . . .
Chapter 3: Movement and Life from

the Atom to the Cosmos . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thinking about Movement and Life . . . . . . . .
Movement on the Smallest Scales:

Atoms and Molecules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Amazing Cell, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Amazing Cell, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Is Life a Mystery? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Incredible Adaptability of Organisms . . . .
Is the Earth Alive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Is the Cosmos Alive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4: Wonder and Your Life . . . . . . . . . . .
Finding Time for Wonder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bringing a Sense of Scale into Your Life . . . . . .
Finding Better Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Living with Wonder in a Confusing World . . . .
"The Journey of Our Life". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A: Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B: Continuation of Activities that Didn’t Fit . .
C: Suggestions about Supplies

for the Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D: List of Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E: Acknowledgements and Credits . . . . . . . . .
F: Preface for Adults and Last Activity . . . . . .