The question was already waiting in the pond.
A tadpole and later froglet became a small demonstration of the REAL habit: notice something ordinary, stay with it long enough to see change, document carefully and share what was learned.
The significance is not the species itself. It is the practice of attention.
Mathematics is a practice of attention.
We notice patterns, measure change, question evidence and decide what matters.
Notice
What is present, changing or unexpected?
Return
Repeated observation turns a moment into evidence over time.
Connect
Questions can travel from pond to classroom, from observation to mathematics, and back again.
Maudy Lane · Annaghdown
Base Lab is associated with a private place, so REAL publishes the project context rather than a precise visitor location. It is not a public drop-in site.
That boundary is part of responsible Living Lab practice: openness does not require making every location or participant publicly accessible.
