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RF1 · First source and own blankYear 6 Science · T1 W1–2 · Rf1 First

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Unused recommendation recheck. Deliver this first page alone; later cohort/reader information and keys stay separate until first collection. No actual local place or people are represented.

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A fictional display committee is comparing two assigned growing-position arrangements, A and B. Each group has six initially labelled bean seedlings, with a supplied starting group mean height of 12 mm. Every final mean includes all six recorded labelled heights, including stems not marked alive; no height is missing. The alive-at-check count is separate. The plan specifies the same seed variety/stage, pots, mix, water schedule and check time; actual temperature, light, moisture and adherence are unrecorded. These constructed records are not a controlled causal finding, actual community consultation, plant care prescription or permission to move/alter living things.

Both requirements apply: mean height increase at least 8 mm over eight days AND at least 5 of the original six alive at Day 8. Do not combine A's measure with B's measure to invent an option. If neither meets both, say neither and ask for a reviewed next check.

First cohort, Day 8 Starting mean (mm) Final mean (mm) Alive at check Original sample
A 12 20 6 6
B 12 25 5 6

First reader: the fictional display coordinator, using both requirements above. If more than one option qualifies, prioritise greater recorded mean height increase. Equal priority measures permit a stated tie/defer with a reason. No result for any new cohort, longer period or different species is available.

Your first job

  1. Calculate A's and B's mean height increases from the start to Day 8, with mm and eight-day period. State each alive count with its original sample and check time.
  2. Make a two-requirement table for each option. Choose A, B, both/tie or neither under the first reader's complete rule; explain with two exact source details.
  3. Explain how the growth/survival knowledge informs this fictional proposed decision, identify one condition/method limit and give a specific next evidence question before a real decision. A recommendation is not permission, observed impact, consultation or a conducted investigation.

Use any communication/access mode; an adult may read exact directions or record exact words. First response is individual and preserved before later information.

Your own first blank

SOURCE / SAMPLE / EIGHT-DAY PERIOD: _______________________
A INCREASE / WORKING / UNIT / ALIVE COUNT: _________________
B INCREASE / WORKING / UNIT / ALIVE COUNT: _________________
A REQUIREMENT 1 / REQUIREMENT 2: __________________________
B REQUIREMENT 1 / REQUIREMENT 2: __________________________
FIRST READER / PRIORITY / MY CONDITIONAL DECISION: _________
TWO SOURCE DETAILS / GROWTH VERSUS SURVIVAL: ________________
LIMIT / NEXT EVIDENCE / PROPOSED NOT APPROVED: ______________

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