scientific thinking through stories, reflection, and hands-on exploration - Beyond Box and free MIT OCW-centric wiki World Univ & Sch
Hi Aesha, Thanks for sharing. While free MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School from home, planned in all 200 countries and in their main languages, has an university and secondary education focus, this comes to mind as possibly of interest to you, as an example, and models of scientific thinking which even elementary education kids might be inspired by (and in Australia and India too) -
Omar Yaghi Chemistry Nobel 2025
Omar Yaghi Chemistry Nobel 2025
https://youtube.com/shorts/65-
Omar Yaghi: Nobel Prize banquet ...
at the ~30 second mark to the effect that
Omar Yaghi: Nobel Prize banquet ...
at the ~30 second mark to the effect that
"My journey began at the age of ten when I discovered drawings of molecules in my school ...
That said, free World University and School is developing a physical-digital realistic virtual earth (and see Peter Norvig's INCREDIBLE #ToolifyAIWUaS article and re a #RealisticVirtualEarth - https://www.toolify.ai/ai-
That said, free World University and School is developing a physical-digital realistic virtual earth (and see Peter Norvig's INCREDIBLE #ToolifyAIWUaS article and re a #RealisticVirtualEarth - https://www.toolify.ai/ai-
Brainstorming, how could you and kids at the (possible) University of Sydney-affiliated Grades 1-5 school & classroom/play learning space begin to do science and by heading into a physical-digital here, and start to write their names on the digital walls (per this picture - https://www.thebeyondbox.org/
Warm regards, Scott (https://
Aesha Bhansali
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Hello Scott,
Thank you for connecting. I’m Dr. Aesha Bhansali, founder of Beyond Box. My work focuses on helping children develop scientific thinking through stories, reflection, and hands-on exploration—especially in the early years (Grades 1–5).
I’m currently working on Humans of Science, a program that introduces children to scientists as thinkers and problem-solvers. It’s being explored as a foundational inquiry layer in progressive schools and innovation labs.
Given your long experience in education leadership, I would genuinely value your perspective and would be glad to share a brief overview if you feel it may align with your vision of learning.
Warm regards,
Aesha
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Aesha Bhansali 8:46 AM
Hello Scott,
Thank you for connecting. I’m Dr. Aesha Bhansali, founder of Beyond Box. My work focuses on helping children develop scientific thinking through stories, reflection, and hands-on exploration—especially in the early years (Grades 1–5).
I’m currently working on Humans of Science, a program that introduces children to scientists as thinkers and problem-solvers. It’s being explored as a foundational inquiry layer in progressive schools and innovation labs.
Given your long experience in education leadership, I would genuinely value your perspective and would be glad to share a brief overview if you feel it may align with your vision of learning.
Warm regards,
Aesha
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Hi Aesha,
As a further 'riffing' / brainstorming with the G 1-5 science learning examples below, perhaps students in your classroom in Sydney Australia with a single large Smart TV. screen to start could actually see and interact with the very molecules' images that Omar Yaghi Chemistry Nobel laureate 2025 did if there were pictures of them at his age 10 that ai and machine learning could add to realistic virtual earth for molecules, and even, further, in a realistic virtual earth for history, if there were for example pictures of Omar Yaghi Chemistry Nobel 2025 himself age ten, that AI and ML could make him conversational and interactive as a virtual 10 year old Omar Yaghi in Jordan .. and further such that your 10 year olds could talk with him as a 10 year old, as an avatar agent, and conversationally and learning about his love of these molecules as a kid ...
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What do you think ? Friendly greetings from Berkeley.
Warm regards,
Scott
May blog about this here today
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Oh wow, molecular health visualization in Street View?.
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Aesha,
Thanks further for this learning conversation.
Best wishes,
Scott
Dear Scott,
Thank you for your thoughtful message and for sharing these references and ideas.
The example you highlighted from Omar Yaghi’s journey resonates strongly with my own work—particularly the role that early encounters with scientific representations can play in shaping curiosity and long-term thinking. I appreciate you drawing attention to this.
Your work with World University and School, especially the MIT OCW–centric, open, multilingual vision and the idea of a realistic physical–digital virtual Earth, is interesting. I also value your emphasis on learner contribution and on complementing foundational tools like pen and paper rather than replacing them with technology alone.
At Beyond Box, my primary focus is currently on early and elementary learners, using stories, inquiry, and human-centred scientific thinking as entry points. That said, I’m open to learning more about your approach and exploring where there may be conceptual intersections or shared inspiration.
Happy to continue this conversation over email and explore these questions further.
Warm regards,
Dr. Aesha Bhansali
Founder, Beyond Box
Email: aesha.beyondbox@gmail.com
Website: https://www.thebeyondbox.org
Hi Aesha, thanks for your circumspect and thoughtful reply. I blogged a bit about this yesterday, but with chemistry examples - https://scott-macleod.
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... and which may control aging ... in a realistic virtual earth for molecules).
... Also, I or you or we could wiki-add Beyond Box to the 'Elementary Education' accessible from here eventually - https://wiki.
... Also, I or you or we could wiki-add Beyond Box to the 'Elementary Education' accessible from here eventually - https://wiki.
Warm regards, Scott
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