Goal: recognise materials in an object and describe properties relevant to a child-chosen purpose. Proposed opportunities: AC9SFU03, AC9SFI02, AC9SFI03, AC9SFI05.
Prepare: approved adult-made frame and secured panel; puppet; alternative broad hiding cover; actual prior sample log. Adult handles assembly and sample changes.
- Choose the purpose · 3 min. “Would your puppet like a peek window or a hiding cover?” No particular choice is the right personality or preferred learner route.
- Name the parts · 4 min. Show frame and panel. Use known material source information or unknown; child indicates which part gives the view/cover in the setup.
- Try the chosen object · 7 min. Test from the marked place. Child observes or directs an adult; an attributed report does not become direct visual evidence. Allow an actual accessible tactile property question instead.
- Record and change · 5 min. Child says whether the object helps this purpose, based on the actual property encountered. Adult swaps an approved cover if requested. Record a changed result separately.
- Give it a story · 4 min. Child names the paper puppet or invents a tiny scene. Keep Science property evidence separate from creative storytelling and craft success.
- Keep and next · 2 min. Save part/material/property/source and the practical choice. If no actual access happened, use the full fictional route and label it.