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Day 1 — What can we actually notice here?Foundation Science · T1 W1–2 · Day 1 lesson

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Foundation / Science / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02

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 · Optional practice · Check guide.

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Goal: ask one question about a safe local object and separate an actual noticed feature from a guess. Proposed codes: AC9SFH01, AC9SFI01, AC9SFI02. Prepare: one preflighted broad local object, date/source card, safe-notice poster, Card 1.

  1. Welcome/safety · 3 min. Read LOOK/ASK/TRY SAFELY. Identify the approved table boundary and no-touch option; do not require tasting, smelling or handling.
  2. Source · 4 min. Name the actual object and local date, then let the child access it directly if possible or hear an exact adult report, with access route logged. If none available, use C as MODEL ONLY.
  3. Model · 5 min. Teacher says, “I see this edge is straight” only if actually observed; then “I wonder whether it will bend” as a question, not a result. Point to two record fields.
  4. Child try · 7 min. Child chooses desk-tray, book area or making-table route on Card 1; gives one actual feature and one question, with source/date and mode recorded. An adult description is attributed as reported information.
  5. Check · 4 min. Offer “It must be soft because it looks pale.” Child identifies that colour alone has not tested softness; choose a safe way or leave UNKNOWN.
  6. Exit · 2 min. Ask what would be needed before saying a different real object has the same feature. Keep one observation for later, not a class-wide claim.