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Adds all 6 ROOT 03 modules (why version control exists, the Git mental model, everyday Git,
branching & merging, remote repositories, engineering Git workflow) — 31 activities. Uses only
real LOCAL Git repositories throughout — no Gitea account, no network access, and no
RootNode-canonical-repo credential is ever needed or exposed in a student Lab
(docs/ROOT_FOUNDATIONS_LAB_STRATEGY.md §4). Modules 1, 2, and 6 are conceptual bookends with no
lab, matching the flexible readiness standard already used in ROOT 01/02.

Adds 3 new hands-on Git scenarios plus 2 MCQs: git-everyday-basics (init/add/commit, validated
by inspecting real `git log`/`git show` state, not just command output strings — Step 6's
explicit requirement), git-branching-and-merge (a REAL merge conflict caused on purpose by two
branches editing the same line, resolved by the student, validated by confirming the conflict
markers are gone and a real two-parent merge commit exists), and git-remote-clone-push (a real
local bare repository standing in for a remote — clone/commit/push validated by inspecting the
REMOTE side directly, not just the student's own clone). All tested end-to-end via the real
scenario-validation API, including negative tests.

Wires rootnode-git-fundamentals-assessment (2 required + 3 random-draw scenarios) using the
existing Phase 3B assessment engine.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <[email protected]>
2026-08-26 17:08:00 -05:00

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Reflection: You Have Real, Permanent History Now

Reflection questions

  1. Look at your own git log from this module's Lab. Is your commit message something a stranger (or future-you) could understand without more context?
  2. Which of the six commands from this module do you expect to type the most, going forward?

Real Ops takeaway

A real, permanent, inspectable history of your work now exists — this is the actual thing Module 1 named as missing from copy-a-file-as-backup. Every commit you make from here on is recoverable, comparable, and explainable. Module 4 builds on this by letting multiple lines of work (branches) develop independently before combining — impossible without the reliable history you just built the habit of creating.

This module is complete. Continue to the next module.

Instructor Notes

Discussion questions for a live classroom: question 1 works well as a peer-review pass — have students read a neighbor's commit message and guess what it changed, then compare.

Approximate timing: 5-8 minutes live discussion; 5 minutes self-paced writing.