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Day 26 · Choose a paper property to inspectFoundation Design Tech · T1 W5–6 · Day 26 lesson

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Foundation / Design And Technologies / Term 1 / Weeks 05 06

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

Open for this lesson: Pack guide · Sources and materials · Worked swaps · Fresh learner checks · Aids and text routes.

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Target/codes: Choose broad material and a view criterion for a purpose, separating prediction from observed property; AC9TDEFP01.

  1. Welcome and purpose · 3 min. Say “Our source has marks; our material could cover some. We must look before saying what it did.”
  2. Notice source · 4 min. Show material-feature mat. Teacher inspects two school-approved large sheet samples for edge safety, size and light passage; no assumed opacity.
  3. Model one inference · 5 min. For WAVE as target, choose one possible border and state a criterion: after placement, note which marks are actually visible. A translucent sample might not cover marks; a blank white drawing cannot establish opacity.
  4. Child design talk · 7 min. Children compare two safe broad samples by what they can actually see, or use source descriptions when tactile/visual access differs; choose one to try and specify what “helped focus” would mean. Keep sample inspection distinct from a completed window test.
  5. Check/respond · 4 min. Capture the chosen material, directly inspected feature (or supplied description), and proposed criterion. If a child generalises “all paper blocks marks,” ask which sample was checked.
  6. Exit · 2 min. State one unknown to take into Day 27.