I think one of the ideas of the article is kids doing their experiments as they want. Using the "gie a man a fish, teach a man to fish" idea, I'd say the gist

I think one of the ideas of the article is kids doing their experiments as they want. Using the "gie a man a fish, teach a man to fish" idea, I'd say the gist of it is "Give a kid a fishing rod, and let's see what comes out of it".