At first, Jamie thought this teacher research study would be about an inquiry-based project on fire building and camping. She had observed a small mixed gender group made up of a majority of girls who were showing exceptional interest around the idea of building a fire. On a field trip in a nearby natural area, Jamie was struck by how the girls engaged in a great deal of physical labor to gather logs and sticks, and how eagerly they sat in the dirt trying to create a “real fire.” Later, back in the classroom, Jamie provided hand tools to encourage the children to continue experimenting with the wood, and again noticed the same group of girls, showing the same intensity of interest and a high level of physical exertion in their efforts to try to transform the wood.