A Story to Start Maya loved reading when she started middle school, but she often copied answers from friends when homework felt too hard. One day her science teacher handed the class a mystery: a plant had grown sideways in its pot, and no one knew why. Instead of giving hints, the teacher asked the

A Story to Start: Thinking Beyond the Obvious Picture this: you’re sitting in science class when your teacher flashes a strange photo of the night sky. Some classmates instantly guess it’s a comet. Others whisper it’s just a camera glitch. You stay quiet, reread the notes, and ask yourself, “What evidence proves either answer?” That pause is