How it works

From first wero to last tohu — one arc, many voices.

THE VOICE FRAMEWORK

How VOICE works

Every inquiry follows the same five moves. Students build a scientific voice one step at a time.

VENTURE

– Challenge

Start with curiosity.

OBSERVE

– Explore

Gather real evidence over time.

INFER

– Make Sense

Make meaning from what you found.

CREATE

– Design

Design a response to your evidence.

EVALUATE

– Explain & Share

Refine and communicate your thinking.

Eight-step student journey

Choose a real question about a system you can observe.
Venture In — name what you already know and what surprises you.
Observe — add measurements over time with honest notes.
Infer — write a claim, link evidence, set confidence.
Create — explain mechanisms and design a response.
Evaluate — revise in public and reflect on consequences.
Share your portfolio — your tohu carries across the inquiry.
Optional pathways — makerspace and fabrication from findings.

AI Design Partner

After your claim is grounded, the Design Partner helps you translate inquiry into a brief for something you could make. It asks clarifying questions — it does not replace your design decisions. Feedback events are logged so we can study uptake and usefulness, not for automated grading.

What teachers see

Teachers get an orchestration view: who is blocked, where VOICE phases sit, and qualitative signals from saved artefacts. The goal is to support a conversation, not to sort students using opaque totals.