For Archimedes it was water tipping over the edge of the bath, for Isaac Newton it was an apple falling on his head, while for Alexander Fleming it was mould growing in a petrie dish.
And the 'eureka' moment of scientific discovery for staff at Brucehill Education and Childcare Centre came when they struggled to answer the question from a puzzled child, 'Why does an ice cube stick to the table?'
It led them to develop an innovative approach to teaching science, which has transformed practice in the West Dunbartonshire nursery and established a truly child-led active learning environment where adults join children on limitless scientific explorations and experiments.
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