Day 36 · Known, not seen, not recorded and not tried

Child start: “Keep the recorder's words. Which parts do we know? Which question is still open?”

Useful finish: A status key for an honest notebook. Prerequisite: Days 31–35 and earlier unknown/zero work. Prepare: Four complete source cards; empty status strip. Opportunities: I03/I04/I05/I06, U01 as context.

Complete model: Fictional recorder P: day 4, named Moon, observation attempted, view cloud-hidden, position unavailable. Q: day 5, question written, observation not attempted. R: day 6, no result record supplied; whether observing occurred is unknown. S: day 7, model marker at baseline, measured 0 equal paper units from that baseline by a fictional helper. S is a real measurement only inside the fictional account, not a real child sky finding. Zero distance does not mean no Moon, no light or no action.

Run:2 min choose a notebook problem;3 min read each action/status exactly;7 min route;3 min let child distinguish the missing-record event from explicit no-action. Extension compare a willing actual record only if one exists, otherwise another labelled source, without fabricating an interview.

Route1 — Build a status key: Match complete records to attempted-unavailable / not attempted / unknown event / known model value. Child explains a disputed placement. Route2 — Repair a database row: Use paper or the blank Sky Record Desk: a draft turns R into “not tried” and P into0. Restore both and explain what additional question could resolve R. Route3 — Stage a recorder interview: Child asks “Was it tried? What was recorded?”; helper's answers are the literal card facts. Unknown remains an answer, not pressure to invent one.

Notice/next: Preserve source roles, the actual action statement and unknown outcome. If missing implies no-action, contrast Q/R. If0 becomes absence, contrast marker-distance field with identity field. C-first after this teaching. Home H06; C11–12; X06.

Ready doors

Ordinary example C11 · Another example C12 · Home H06 · Project X06 · Read-aloud · Paper and picture aids · Sky Desk

Participation and preparation · Mapping Sources and reuse · Choose another route