Local gate: The school chooses/approves context, adult preparation, paper size, safety and access. This pack's source marks are invented graphic shapes, not biological observations, species claims or cultural artefacts. No child touches or collects a plant/animal for this Design task. If a teacher later uses a school-approved real image/object, record its source/licence and what the child actually saw; do not transfer the fictional result to it.
No-purchase kit: A4/reused broad paper, a large printed source card, two large adult-prepared paper windows with broad edges/openings, a thick pencil if useful, and a clear stable tabletop. Adults alone do any cutting before class, removing scraps; no child scissors, blades, pins, staples, tape, string, magnets, small parts, electricity, water, food or forced physical handling. The teacher checks edges, size, supervision and whether the chosen sheet actually hides a mark before claiming that property. A child may touch/fold/position a safe large window, direct an adult exactly, use AAC/sign/point/draw, or choose plan-only. A home drawing is enough; no home cutting or purchase.
| Source | Exact invented data/brief | Evidence limit |
|---|---|---|
| A · Three-mark source | Three large left-to-right original neutral marks: WAVE, RING, STRIPE. Purpose for a pretend reader: look at one chosen mark at a time. The printed sheet does not state which is best or show a real reader. | These are not real living features. Reading a print is not an actual window material test. |
| B · Two window ideas | WIDE WINDOW IDEA: one broad rectangular opening; NARROW WINDOW IDEA: a smaller broad rectangular opening. Both are diagrams for adult-prepared paper, not tested solutions. | Do not claim either reveals only one mark before actual placement; sheet thickness, opening and position matter. |
| C · Safe window steps | Adult prepares broad openings. Child may 1 CHOOSE, 2 FOLD BORDER, 3 PLACE OVER SOURCE, 4 LOOK AND REPORT. Unselected actual result options: TARGET ONLY / EXTRA MARKS / NOT TRIED. | Adult cutting is not child handling; fold/position/result need real approved action/observation. |
| D · Material/feature decision mat | Blank SOURCE/USER/PURPOSE, TWO IDEAS/CHOICE, ACTUAL PAPER ACTION/RESULT, NEXT CHANGE/UNKNOWN. | Keeps planned visibility separate from observed visibility. |
| E · School source slot | Blank real familiar product/service/environment source/date and child-seen feature fields. | Leave blank without an approved local source; no invented school or First Nations detail. |
| F · View comparison card | Large blanks for TARGET MARK, BEFORE WINDOW, WITH WINDOW, WHAT CHANGED/NOT TRIED. | A view is recorded from what the child actually saw or from an explicitly labelled adult description; no visual ability is presumed. |
Held public checks: Day 25 Paper Pattern Gallery is a new fictional two-mark display, ZIGZAG and DOT ROW, with a purpose to keep both printed labels visible for a pretend comparison. It asks for two broad-paper layout ideas and a source-based choice; it is not a material trial. Day 30 Paper Direction Pointer is a separate physical transfer: an invented left-to-right ARC, GRID, CROSS card, target GRID in the middle, and one broad blank paper sheet. Child chooses/makes or directs a safe blunt paper pointer to indicate GRID while its printed label stays clear. Record TARGET CLEAR / LABEL COVERED / NOT TRIED from an actual supervised try only. These names/criteria are held from routine practice until first responses.
Evidence note: record the child's two ideas, chosen purpose/criterion, access route, adult content cue, who actually folded/placed/pointed, what happened, and one revision. If the child directs an adult, credit design agency and record adult physical handling separately. A plan-only route has physical action not observed. Keep any actual child evidence in the school's private records, never this public pack.