Before you start
Pull, weigh, decide
Pull the threads Five kinds of cause — and one detail that isn’t a cause at all.
Weigh them Put the heaviest thread at the top of the balance.
Mostly because… Check what the evidence weighs most, then compare another event.
😄 Brain break
Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Manywhy Asks: and what else? -
Kindling Finds the spark -
Moss Finds the slow cause -
Bobbin Finds the hidden cause -
Hap Names the luck -
Folk Finds people’s choices -
Lint Plucks out not-a-cause -
Fulcra Weighs what mattered most -
Tandy Compares two events -
Hedda Says how sure we are
Ensemble stories — the cast together
What next? Pick a door
- More like this PastForge What caused this to happen? LaunchQuest How would you pitch it in seven words? EraForge Which era does this outfit come from?
- A bit harder SafetyForge Is this message safe to click? SignalForge Which thumbnail wins, and why? RelicForge How was this ancient game played?
- Something different TinkerForge Change one line: what changes? TutorForge Which study trick will you try? TongueQuest Which family saying will you keep?
ThreadForge is Developmental (FEDC-informed): seeing more than one cause is a thinking habit that grows with practice. It is not a test and there are no scores. (All words here are our own.)