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Interesting things to explore with a 12-year-old
A growing collection of ideas that can spark conversation, wonder, and new connections at age 12.
These are invitations to explore, not a checklist or curriculum. Choose what catches your child’s attention and follow the conversation.
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Why do some animals glow?
Meet living things that make their own light and wonder why it helps them.
ExploreHow can a bridge stay up?
Notice shape, force, and clever engineering in structures around us.
ExploreWhat can an old map tell us?
Use maps as stories about places, people, and changing knowledge.
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