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Day 152 · Predict before peekingFoundation Science · T4 W31–32 · Day 152 lesson

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Foundation / Science / Term 4 / Weeks 31 32

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 · Aids and text routes.

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Goal: make a prior prediction grounded in experience. Proposed opportunities: AC9SFH01, AC9SFI01, AC9SFI02, AC9SFI04.

Prepare: approved sample not yet viewed against the puppet; no-cover baseline; setup and prediction log. Model option: keep one supplied notebook result covered until after prediction.

  1. Choose the job · 3 min. “Should this window show Pip's circle or hide it?” Child chooses. Check the uncovered target is available from the viewing place. If not, pause/adjust, change to an accessible property or use an attributed report; do not attribute nonvisibility to the cover without an available baseline.
  2. Predict · 4 min. Ask “What do you think you will see through this sample, and what makes you think that?” Record exact words before the first view. “Not sure” is welcome.
  3. Try one view · 7 min. Put the sample at the marked position. Child observes or receives a named adult report. In the model route reveal the specified row; do not present it as an experiment.
  4. Compare · 5 min. Read the prior words beside the later observation. Ask “Same as you expected, different, or unclear?” Avoid turning a later guess into an earlier prediction.
  5. Use the result · 4 min. Would this sample help the chosen show/hide job in this setup? Accept changing the choice after seeing the result.
  6. Keep and next · 2 min. Save both records and any interruption. Tomorrow we compare samples from the same viewing place.