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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.