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Day 136 — Ask a material question without guessingFoundation Science · T3 W27–28 · Day 136 lesson

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Foundation / Science / Term 3 / Weeks 27 28

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Goal: pose a neutral question that distinguishes a maker's material statement from a child's own feature observation. Proposed codes: AC9SFH01, AC9SFI01, AC9SFI05. Prepare: Model N, ask/source/explain mat, Card 136.

  1. Consent/source · 3 min. N's maker is fictional; any real teacher-maker answer is optional, willing and locally recorded without identity.
  2. Listen · 4 min. Read N's exact question and attributed answer, including the hidden join unknown.
  3. Model · 5 min. Adult asks “Which part did you attach, and what is your source?” rather than “It is fabric, isn't it?”
  4. Child try · 7 min. Card 136 routes form one neutral material/source question and attribute an answer to MODEL N or a genuinely willing maker.
  5. Probe · 4 min. Ask if hearing a maker answer means the child directly felt a material; child separates report from own sense.
  6. Exit · 2 min. Save the question, exact source answer or no answer; a pass needs no reason.

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