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Source Evaluator Weigh a source with the CRAAP test — Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose. Every source made-up. 
Synthesis Studio Group your notes and pull the evidence together into one clear, honest answer. 
Research Quest A journey through every information-literacy topic at your own pace — one honest example at a time. 
Mixed Practice A short round across the kits you have played — brought back, spaced so it sticks. All activities
In the research lab
Build the Search Construct a real search: use "must include" (AND), "either of" (OR) and "must NOT" to find exactly the right sources — before you even open them. The upstream research move. Source Evaluator Weigh a source with the CRAAP test — Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose. Every source is made-up so you can practice the judgment, not the facts. Synthesis Studio Group your notes, spot what agrees and what conflicts, and pull the evidence together into one clear, honest answer.
Practice & play
Mixed Practice A short round across the kits you have played — brought back to make it stick. Sharpen Up — a calm sprint Quick recall of ideas you have mastered. Self-paced; turn on a timer only if you want one. Trick Questions Research traps with a twist — spot why a source or a claim does not hold up. Teach the Cast Teach a research move to a cast member still learning it — explaining it makes your own thinking clearer.
Play together
Research Together 2–4 researchers take turns on one device — same questions, and a chance to compare how you weigh a source. Research Quest — the map A progression trail through every kit. Clear each stop of real practice, then move on. Progress Your levels, streak, and how each topic is coming along — saved on this device. Progress report For grown-ups — a private on-device snapshot mapped to the information-literacy topics. Export a CSV or print.
Concept Kits — 16 kits of information literacy
Kit 1: Asking Good Research Questions grades gr4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: Finding and Choosing Sources grades gr4-5 · 25 questions Kit 3: Evaluating Source Credibility grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: Note-Taking and Paraphrasing grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 5: Comparing Multiple Sources grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Synthesizing Evidence grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Advanced Source Evaluation grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Master Researcher Capstone grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Foundational Concepts Review grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 10: Applied Problem Solving grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 11: Critical Analysis & Evaluation grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: Advanced Integration & Synthesis grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Capstone Research Planning · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Capstone Research Planning · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Capstone Research Planning · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Capstone Research Planning · grades 7-8 · 25 questions
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Wonder Question-formulation — narrowing vague interest into focused, answerable research questions -
Vet Source-evaluation — CRAAP test (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose) -
Quote Note-taking — quoting + paraphrasing + summarizing; keeping voices separate -
Synth Synthesis — combining evidence across multiple sources; finding agreement, disagreement, gaps -
Tether Citation — attribution + bibliography; gratitude + map back to sources -
Survey Background reading — read around a topic to learn the lay of the land before narrowing (W.7) -
Trawl Search strategy — cast a wide net of keywords, then pull it tight; refine when it comes back wrong (W.8) -
Crosscut Lateral reading / corroboration — don't trust one page; cross-check a claim across independent sources -
Verdict Forming a thesis — gather the evidence, then take a stand; 'here's what I think, and here's why' (W.1) -
Wellspring Primary vs secondary sources — trace a claim upstream to its original, firsthand source
Ensemble stories — the cast together
