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Integrated guide — Choice labYear 6 · T1 · Week 01 Choice Lab

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Version: v0.1, 29 September 2026. Five 35-minute sessions. Draft for educator, local-syllabus, accessibility and financial-literacy review. Children practise an informed choice from fictional product cards. No one discloses household income, purchase history or brand use. Use English source cards to support language analysis, but this HASS block asks a broader decision question and does not duplicate the daily English or mathematics lessons.

National links: AC9HS6K08 (influences on consumer choices and strategies for informed personal consumer/financial choices), AC9HS6S01 (questions), AC9HS6S02 (locate/organise source information), AC9HS6S04 (evaluate source origin/purpose/perspectives), AC9HS6S05 (evidence-based conclusions), AC9HS6S06 (assess possible effects of proposed actions), AC9HS6S07 (present explanation using sources/terms). Exact Year 6 content-description codes checked against the ACARA v9 download, retrieved 29 September 2026, pinned workbook SHA-256 db446882d2c00cf7c085a03e250e2442fda6c44011fc114680c46c1dc7a822c3. This is a partial HASS inquiry, not a full assessment of consumer competence or a school financial recommendation.

Primary source cross-check: ACCC unit-pricing guidance explains that a standard-unit price helps comparison; ACCC guidance on potentially misleading claims identifies broad vague claims and unfair comparisons as concerns. These pages are linked, not reproduced. The specific products/prices below and in English are invented. Students analyse what follows from invented card data; they do not adjudicate a real advertisement's legality.

Prepare/access: Print the original decision card below and the invented notebook source packet. Give calculator for price arithmetic so source/decision reasoning is accessible. Supply large print, screen reader, tactile numbers, AAC, signed discussion or adult transcription. A learner may select “insufficient information” as a justified response. Keep Card D sealed for final English transfer. Do not photograph or post pupil financial choices. Avoid framing the cheapest option as morally best or a person's budget as a measure of worth.

Day 1 — What question are we answering?

Question: “Best” by which criterion? 35 = 5 launch + 7 model + 12 criteria lab + 8 compare + 3 check.

  1. Launch 5: Show two fictional notebook outlines without prices. Ask what a chooser might care about: upfront cost, sheet count, carrying size, durability, accessible format. Record criteria without requesting a learner's personal situation.
  2. Model 7: Teacher frames two imaginary users: User A has a fictional immediate $7 limit; User B needs many sheets. “The same option might suit these different criteria differently. I need source details.”
  3. Criteria lab 12: Groups select two criteria and write a question each that a source could answer. They label criteria as known, unknown or needing direct user input. A “what matters to you?” card is a hypothetical user consultation, not an assumption about disability/finance.
  4. Compare 8: Groups exchange questions. Peers check whether any criterion is being presented as universal and refine it.
  5. Check 3: “What must come after ‘best’ for an informed choice?” Key: a criterion/user need and evidence. Next: if child gives a brand preference alone, ask “best for what?”

Day 2 — What can an advert tell us?

Question: Which claims are evidenced on the fictional source? 35 = 5 retrieve + 7 model + 12 audit + 8 discuss + 3 check.

  1. Retrieve 5: Revisit criteria; make clear advert Card A is invented and interested in promoting B.
  2. Model 7: Teacher points to “100 sheets” and $8 as stated card details, and “BEST CHOICE FOR EVERYONE!” as a universal opinion/claim. “I need a second source and user criterion.”
  3. Audit 12: Pairs fill claim / card detail / missing evidence in original record card. Include quality, use and durability as unknown; do not infer them from font size.
  4. Discuss 8: Compare advert with the neutral Card B table. Ask why a table and an advert may foreground different information. “Neutral” describes layout of this invented table, not a guarantee it contains every needed fact.
  5. Check 3: “Does 100 sheets establish best choice for a person needing 20?” Key: no, because their criterion may differ. Next: add user scenario before recommendation.

Day 3 — Unit cost and upfront cost answer different questions

Question: How can two true figures point to different choices? 35 = 5 notice + 7 model + 12 calculate/check + 8 decide + 3 check.

  1. Notice 5: Identify Card B listed totals A $6/60 sheets, B $8/100. Ask which is lower upfront. Key: A by $2.
  2. Model 7: Divide with calculator or written working: $6/60=$0.10 per sheet; $8/100=$0.08 per sheet. “B is 2 cents lower per included sheet; this does not make the $8 upfront disappear.”
  3. Calculate/check 12: Groups check both divisions and record assumptions: same usefulness/quality of each sheet, use of sheets, no extra costs. Arithmetic support is allowed; this HASS check is choice reasoning.
  4. Decide 8: For fictional $7 immediate limit, A fits; for fictional need of 100 sheets and enough upfront money, B may lower per-sheet spend if all are used. Both conditional conclusions are defensible; neither asserts actual durability.
  5. Check 3: “Which is cheaper upfront, and which has lower listed price per sheet?” Key: A upfront; B per sheet. Next: make two labelled columns if learner collapses them.

Day 4 — What we still need to know

Question: How do missing information and perspectives affect a recommendation? 35 = 5 revisit + 7 model + 12 source questions + 8 rank + 3 check.

  1. Revisit 5: Read fictional Sam's preference on Card C. Attribute it to one invented character, not all consumers.
  2. Model 7: Teacher says “I cannot claim B is more durable from the price table. I would ask for paper quality/use evidence.” Distinguish advertiser, table author and user perspective.
  3. Source questions 12: Children generate questions about accessibility, return conditions, repairability or size without asserting answers. Sort which could be answered by product specification, comparison test or user's preference. Avoid unverified environmental claims.
  4. Rank 8: Each group picks one missing fact that would most change a specified fictional user's choice and explains why. A different reasonable criterion is acceptable.
  5. Check 3: “Can we write ‘recycled’ on either product from these cards?” Key: no such information. Next: model “unknown” and a source request.

Day 5 — A cautious recommendation for a fictional user

Question: Can we explain a choice with source, criterion and limit? 35 = 5 recap + 7 model + 12 create + 8 peer audit + 3 check.

  1. Recap 5: Class retrieves purpose, upfront price, unit price, missing data. Correct any number errors against cards.
  2. Model 7: “For fictional User A with $7 now, A is the listed affordable option: $6 versus $8. I cannot conclude it is more durable. I would ask about paper quality before a broader recommendation.” Show criterion/evidence/limit.
  3. Create 12: Learner chooses a fictional user card or writes a nonpersonal criterion. Make a short written, spoken, AAC, tactile or visual recommendation. Include one counterpoint or uncertainty; adult records exact child wording.
  4. Peer audit 8: Peer checks two figures, citation to Cards A/B/C, condition and missing information. No peer critiques the child's family spending or identity.
  5. Check 3: “What would change your choice?” Accept: a relevant new source or different criterion; clear condition. Next: if answer “nothing” despite unknowns, revisit one missing fact and its possible effect.

Original decision record card

FICTIONAL USER/SCENARIO: _______________________________
DECISION QUESTION AND CRITERION: ________________________
SOURCE A CLAIM / PURPOSE: ______________________________
SOURCE B STATED FIGURES: A ____ for ____; B ____ for ____
UPFRONT COMPARISON: ______________   PER-UNIT: __________
SOMETHING UNKNOWN: _____________________________________
MY CONDITIONAL CHOICE: If __________, then _____________
ONE POSSIBLE EFFECT / WHAT MAY CHANGE IT: ______________
RESPONSE MODE / ADULT SUPPORT: __________________________

Evidence key: From the original invented cards, A $6/60 sheets =10c/sheet and B $8/100=8c/sheet; B costs $2 more upfront and 2c less per sheet. There is no durability, real-world demand, shipping, accessibility or environmental performance evidence. An accurate student may choose A, B or defer, provided criterion and support are explicit.

Rights: Original guide/card © NeuroForgeIO Pty Ltd 2026, CC BY 4.0. Credit SubjectNest Year 6 Australian-first opening pack, v0.1, source, licence and changes. ACARA and linked ACCC material retain their separate rights; no third-party worksheet is reproduced. Integrated-file hashes. Educator/local review pending.

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