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Guided Lab

Lab: explain, ask, review and revise​

Use one existing Launchpad artifact so you are not building another project. A peer is useful but not required for the first attempt. Never label a solo or AI-generated simulation as an independent human review.

  1. Name an audience and a question the explanation should answer. Produce 150–250 words, a short audio explanation or an equivalent diagram with explanation. Include a concrete example and one condition or limitation.
  2. Draft a help request about a real uncertainty. Include enough context, predicted/observed behavior or conflicting interpretations, your attempts, and one answerable question. Remove identifying information and secrets. Sending it is optional.
  3. Ask a consenting peer to explain a changed case, or conduct a clearly labeled solo role-play after a delay. Record the response actually received, including uncertainty; do not invent agreement.
  4. Review the artifact against correctness, clarity and audience fit. Write one observation, its consequence for the audience and an actionable suggestion.
  5. Accept, adapt or decline the feedback with a reason. Preserve the original and revised artifact and the small check used to assess the revision.
  6. Draft a three-line study-pair agreement: roles, meeting/response expectation and fallback if one person is unavailable. No peer is required to sign it for this exercise.

Submit the explanation, help request, response/review, revision and agreement. Solo completion demonstrates preparation and self-review, not demonstrated teamwork with another person. Record that limitation for later team work.