For kids, teens, families & educators
Raising kids who ask good questions and look for real answers.
Guided write-in notebooks that turn curious kids into young social scientists: noticing the world around them, asking why, gathering evidence, and sharing what they find.
Field Notebook · Vol. 1
Young Social Scientist
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Research Notebook · Vol. 1
Social Scientist in Training
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The notebooks
Two series. One big skill.
Kids write right in the pages, so every notebook becomes a record of their own questions and discoveries.
VOLUMES 1 & 2 · FOR YOUNGER EXPLORERS [GRADES K-5]
Young Social Scientist Field Notebook
Short, playful activities that build the habits of a researcher: look closely, wonder out loud, ask people questions, and write down what you notice.
VOLUMES 1 & 2 · FOR OLDER KIDS & TEENS [GRADES 6-12]
Social Scientist in Training Research Notebook
A guided path through a real research project: choose a question that matters to you, collect your own data, make sense of it, and share what you found.
What kids practice
The same skills researchers use, sized for curious kids.
Notice
Look closely at people and places.
Wonder
Turn "huh?" into a real question.
Ask
Interview family and friends.
Gather
Collect and record evidence.
Make sense
Spot patterns in what they found.
Share
Explain it so others act on it.
Meet the creator
Made by a social scientist who homeschools.
Dr. Jodie Boisvert has a Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology and has spent her career teaching adults to ask better questions. As a homeschooler, she brings that same work home: helping kids notice, wonder, and find real answers for themselves.
So she built the notebooks she wanted to use: real social science methods, broken into activities kids can do on their own or together, with plenty of room to write, draw, and wonder.
For homeschool co-ops & educators
Bring young social scientists to your whole group.
The notebooks are made for group learning too, in a co-op or classroom, where kids can compare questions, interview each other, and share findings out loud.
Bulk pricing
Discounted sets for co-ops and classrooms.
Co-op pilot program
Try the notebooks with your group and help shape what comes next.
Full curriculum, coming soon
Lessons plus a parent and teacher guide, built on the notebooks.
Free family activity
Try it at your kitchen table.
Get a taste of the notebooks with a free family research adventure you can do this week.
For families · Free activity
Culture Detectives
Find culture clues at home, interview someone you love, compare their life with yours, and keep a family tradition alive. Includes tips for grades K–12.
Be the first to know
Hear first when the notebooks launch.
Join the family and educator list for launch dates, co-op pilot openings, and news about the full curriculum.