Ten optional little paper-roof inquiriesFoundation Science · T4 W33–34 · Lesson sequence

Days 161–170 · ten 25-minute starting allocations. Actual child questions and useful looking/trying are central. Read one invitation at a time; source/status reference stays with adults. A small group can share one sample record; note individual useful questions/predictions/responses/support only as needed. Timings are unmeasured suggestions, adaptable/rest/split components, never a speed score. Materials, routes, exact aids, crosswalk. Complete model route available; actual results NOT TRIED when no physical trial.

Week 33 · Day 161 · What would you like to find out?

Goal/codes: Notice one approved object’s parts/materials and choose a property question. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFU03 / AC9SFH01 / AC9SFI01 / AC9SFI02.

Prepare: One optional approved unloaded roof/sample; setup/parts aids. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Invite · 3 min. “What do you wonder about this little paper roof?” Keep a spontaneous child question. Offer bend/gap as starting ideas only if needed; no story or question form to copy.
2. Meet the materials · 4 min. Adult identifies roof/support/load parts from reliable information or UNKNOWN. Child notices an accessible property. A crease is form, not proof of different material.
3. Look or try · 7 min. Explore an unloaded approved sheet on the mat by looking or a welcomed gentle bend/director action. No loaded-gap touching. Ask “What did you notice?” Keep actual sense or attributed report explicit.
4. Choose a question · 5 min. Child chooses a safe question for tomorrow’s optional card placement, or a different accessible property question. Adult checks feasibility; “What will happen?” can be narrowed together.
5. Tell one idea · 4 min. Child shares a question/property through point/sign/AAC/words/drawing or director choice. One useful phrase is enough; adult notes it privately, not a child audit card.
6. Finish · 2 min. Return actual objects safely. A model/director route is complete teaching; physical result stays NOT TRIED if absent.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 33 · Day 162 · Predict, then try the flat roof

Goal/codes: Make a prediction before an optional gentle card placement and compare with actual observation. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFU03 / AC9SFI01 / AC9SFI02 / AC9SFI04.

Prepare: Flat sheet, adult-safe setup/card; before-after aid; fresh action not pre-revealed. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Recall the question · 3 min. “Would you like to try your question today?” Child may keep/change/pass. If a relevant result was already seen, name it and choose a genuinely new question rather than pretend a first prediction.
2. Predict · 4 min. “What do you think might happen, and what makes you think that?” Save prior words/NOT SURE before action; NOT RECORDED is valid if no prior words available.
3. Observe the try · 7 min. Check the unloaded form first: discernible gap/already touching/unclear. Adult gently places one approved very light card at the chosen marked place. Child looks or directs/receives exact report; no required touch. Stop for slip/shift/discomfort.
4. Compare together · 5 min. Put prior words beside actual after observation. “Same as you thought, different, or unclear?” If it touched before loading, don’t claim load caused first contact. An unavailable gap view needs adjustment/report, not a closure inference.
5. Keep one group row · 4 min. Use one short shared before/after row; note relevant child response/support. Any interruption stays visible. No requirement to repeat or obtain a collapsed roof.
6. Care · 2 min. Adult clears load first, then returns materials. Keep result NOT TRIED when no actual action occurred; source model is separate.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 33 · Day 163 · Could another paper form act differently?

Goal/codes: Ask about an adult-prepared creased form and describe the particular comparison. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFU03 / AC9SFI01–AC9SFI04.

Prepare: Comparable flat/creased sheets only if available; flat-crease aid; adult prepares folds. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Invite a new try · 3 min. “Could this other paper form act differently? What would you like to check?” Child owns question; flat/creased is one option, not a contest.
2. Check the pair · 4 min. Adult checks actual paper source, span/end overlap, support marks/height and card/placement if matching is intended. Record other differences. Folds change form, not verified material identity.
3. Try if approved · 7 min. Capture prediction, then unloaded view and gentle placement for each available form. One form can be enough today; continue later if wanted. Same/different/unclear or slip are legitimate findings.
4. Describe the evidence · 5 min. “What happened with these forms in these tries?” Child describes observed bend/gap or another accessed property. If conditions differ, say so; never require “creased is stronger”.
5. Choose next · 4 min. A child’s question may concern why it slipped, another source or keeping the setup. Suggested explanation remains a question until checked, not proved cause.
6. Care · 2 min. Adult removes loads/returns sheets. Keep any shared rows, source/access and relevant individual response, not a full repeated log per child.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 33 · Day 164 · What could we change next?

Goal/codes: Plan one useful safe change or recheck from a child’s actual question. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFH01 / AC9SFI01 / AC9SFI02 / AC9SFI05.

Prepare: Own actual rows if present; new labelled plan otherwise; question aid. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Use their curiosity · 3 min. “What would you like to find out next?” Take spontaneous child question seriously. Adult offers a smaller accessible alternative if a proposed action is unsafe.
2. Plan simply · 4 min. Child might choose same try again, a different approved form, or a different support gap. Adult makes setup decisions/checks other conditions; no Year 1 fair-test checklist scored.
3. Make one optional try · 7 min. Predict first, check unloaded form and try only after preflight. With a changed gap, keep source/load/placement alike only if actually verified. No increased height/load or collapse goal.
4. Look at the change · 5 min. “What changed in our setup? What did we notice?” Record even unchanged/unclear and real interruptions. If several things changed, the outcome doesn’t isolate one cause.
5. Save a useful question · 4 min. Child tells next question or result, no mandatory exact wording. Use shared sample plus relevant individual response; a new plan isn’t a completed experiment.
6. Finish · 2 min. Stop/return safely. Keep Day 165 AJ source/key unseen, no held-case home rehearsal.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 33 · Day 165 · Fresh AJ: what did the notebook report?

Goal/codes: Compare a supplied prior prediction/result and ask a safe next question, bounded to fiction. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFI01 / AC9SFI03 / AC9SFI04 / AC9SFI05 (record reasoning only).

Prepare: Held AJ/exact description; key/examples closed before first response. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Settle · 3 min. “Here is a new invented notebook. You can choose how to answer.” Read one short chunk, allow sign/AAC/drawing/director/scribe and quiet time.
2. Meet the case · 4 min. Read exact AJ source and prompts without selecting answers. It reports a trial in fiction; no actual physical child trial supplied.
3. First response · 7 min. Capture initial source interpretation, comparison and own safe next question/support. Split into later short components if needed; no timed finish or preferred next question.
4. Confirm · 5 min. Read back exact response for agreement. Preserve first and revised words separately; then open key.
5. Teach afterwards · 4 min. Use prior practice ROOF-NOTE-33 or a new actual approved try for the identified next move. Keep AK held.
6. Keep · 2 min. Save limited source reasoning; REAL OBSERVATION NOT AVAILABLE for direct trial claims from the paper case.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 34 · Day 166 · A roof has parts — what did each do?

Goal/codes: Connect actual object composition/material identity and accessed property to a child-chosen question. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFU03 / AC9SFH01 / AC9SFI02 / AC9SFI05.

Prepare: Own actual roof assembly/sample or complete labelled plan; parts aid. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Choose the job · 3 min. “Would you like to find out about the paper roof or its supports?” This is a little inquiry model, not a weatherproof building.
2. Name the actual parts · 4 min. Child indicates roof/support/load; adult supplies verified material identity or UNKNOWN. An actual assembly with multiple materials is needed for that composition aspect, not a drawing label.
3. Look/try a property · 7 min. Choose a safe relevant property observation: unloaded paper bends with gentle action, support stays at a mark, or actual roof changes with the approved card. Attribute direct sense/report; no crushing, force or load escalation.
4. Connect part and result · 5 min. “Which part did your observation concern?” Bending of paper doesn’t establish support material, load mass, waterproofness or safe shelter strength.
5. Use the question · 4 min. Child says how this particular observation/question helped them learn; no invented designer/community interview. A real teacher’s actual use can be described if observed.
6. Care · 2 min. One short group sample/child response as needed. Return safely; plan-only remains NOT TRIED.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 34 · Day 167 · Keep, change or check again

Goal/codes: Use an own question to choose a small safe follow-up, preserving prediction/result. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFH01 / AC9SFI01–AC9SFI04.

Prepare: Actual earlier row if available, otherwise new labelled try/plan; adult preflight. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Child chooses · 3 min. “Would you like to keep this setup, change one thing, or ask another question?” Keeping is a decision, no requirement for a bigger/better roof.
2. Predict the next try · 4 min. Read own earlier result if real; child predicts a genuinely new action/recheck from that experience. If no earlier sample, say new evidence, not a repeat of invented history.
3. Try gently · 7 min. Adult positions approved parts. Verify matched conditions when claimed; otherwise name differences. Child observes/directs or accesses another safe actual property/report. One action only if sufficient.
4. Compare real rows · 5 min. “Did our later try look/feel the same, different, or unclear?” Describe the accessed property/source. Don’t substitute prior fictional notebook result.
5. Choose a bounded sentence · 4 min. “With this paper and this setup we noticed ___.” “We need another look” is useful. Another question is not proof of its suggested cause.
6. Care · 2 min. Save real rows/interruptions as needed. Stop with the useful result, no fixed repeat count or strength test.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 34 · Day 168 · Can our small group see a pattern?

Goal/codes: Represent one or more actual observations and identify a small pattern only if comparable rows exist. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFI02 / AC9SFI03 / AC9SFI04 / AC9SFI05.

Prepare: Shared actual rows or ROOF-NOTE-33 clearly labelled fiction; shared-try aid. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Start from real rows · 3 min. “What did our group actually notice?” One row is useful; it does not show a repeated pattern. Don’t run extra tries only to fill a target number.
2. Associate the records · 4 min. Adult/child points to form/source/before/after for each row. Child draws/directs one provided template mark/word; shared adult scribing attributed.
3. Look again if useful · 7 min. Only if a child’s question needs it and locally safe, make another agreed prediction/try. No record replacement if it differs or stops.
4. Notice with guidance · 5 min. If two or more genuinely comparable rows exist, ask “Was anything alike in these tries?” Include a contrary/unclear row. A small pattern stays local, never all paper/creased forms.
5. Choose what to tell · 4 min. Child shares one observation/pattern/unknown. In model route, say the notebook reports it; no real experiment or direct sensory evidence assumed.
6. Keep · 2 min. Keep the small shared record and relevant individual response. No neat repeat sequence, exact counts or full logs from every child.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 34 · Day 169 · Tell someone what happened here

Goal/codes: Share a useful actual question/prediction/observation or bounded model account with an optional willing listener. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFU03 / AC9SFH01 / AC9SFI05.

Prepare: Child-selected source/row/parts aid; educator/willing listener or private rehearsal. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Choose an idea · 3 min. “Which question or observation would you like to tell?” Child selects what matters to them; one idea enough, no scientific speech/performance required.
2. Name the source briefly · 4 min. “In our try…” only for actual trial; “The invented notebook reports…” for model. Material identity and form are different information.
3. Make the message · 7 min. Use actual part/sample, prior prediction if available, observation and useful next question/unknown. Drawing/AAC/sign/scribed words welcome; no required handwriting or maker card.
4. Share if wanted · 5 min. Actual educator or freely willing listener can hear/view the message; private rehearsal also valid. Keep real words only if someone actually responded, no supplied audience quote.
5. Child chooses revision · 4 min. Keep/change one chosen word/picture or ask a new question. Different interpretation doesn’t prove a wrong child feeling or universal material rule.
6. Finish · 2 min. Store private according to school rules. Keep AK held until Day 170 first response.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.

Week 34 · Day 170 · Fresh AK: which claim fits these tries?

Goal/codes: Read a new comparison, notice an actual source-condition difference and choose a safe next question. Partial/conditional opportunities: AC9SFU03 / AC9SFI03 / AC9SFI05 (record reasoning only).

Prepare: Held AK; source facts/key held; accessible description without answer cues. Local preflight/access required; all physical actions adult-owned/approved.

1. Settle · 3 min. “This is another invented notebook, not a trial done here.” Offer chosen response route, quiet chunk-by-chunk reading.
2. Meet the source · 4 min. Read exact AK rows and prompts. No extra result/material fact or preferred next test added.
3. First response · 7 min. Capture bounded comparison, condition difference/unsupported claim and child’s own safe next question. Later short component allowed; no timed completion or whole-code grade.
4. Confirm · 5 min. Read back initial response. Keep revisions/support explicit; then consult separate key.
5. Teach next · 4 min. Use a different already-practised sample/source after capture, or plan a new approved actual inquiry. No pretend direct observations from the case.
6. Keep · 2 min. Save limited record reasoning and next invitation. Return to actual child questions; no compulsory exhibit, upload or home evidence.

If not observed: keep the child’s question and access/contribution truthful. Offer a smaller welcomed route or later opportunity; pass/unavailable is not “cannot do.” Model/report can support reasoning, not invented direct sensory observation.