✅ Notebook Readiness Checkpoint

Students assemble their first portfolio-ready entries: launch notes, one annotated source log, the mini evidence placemat, and the revised inquiry question with method note. The teacher reviews notebooks in a short conference for completeness, organization, and readiness for the next phase, while students complete a brief written reflection on where their thinking changed. This checkpoint serves as a progression gate before students move into deeper curiosity work and formal method planning.