Investigation-based science education (IBSE), an approach to science teaching that places direct experience at the center of learning, is not sufficient to motivate students if the proposed activities do not arouse interest.
With Happy Sciences the didactic and pedagogical approach aims to make students want to learn scientific subjects through simple but non-trivial experiments that use toys and easily available material.
In happy sciences the activities start from the game and through the game capture the interest, the wonder, the amazement in observing the apparent simplicity of a common phenomenon.
The students are directly involved, not necessarily, but because they cannot resist doing so.
The reality of the facts comes into conflict with common sense, leaves us speechless, insinuates doubt and a strong push towards cognitive activation, it is inevitable to ask ourselves questions.
It is not always necessary to give an immediate explanation, but it is necessary to give students the time and privilege to arrive at it on their own and seek confirmation without feeling stupid.