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Inference and Textual Evidence Lab
Students collect clues, pick the strongest evidence, separate stated from inferred ideas and build evidence answers.
Grades 4–12Virtual lab · 5 stations1 student per deviceNo student loginsWorks offline
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Grade versions included
- Grades 4–5: Clue words, proving an answer with one sentence, said vs. suggested, character feelings and inference sentences
- Grades 6–8: Logical inferences, ranking evidence, explicit vs. inferred, citing several pieces and CER responses
- Grades 9–12: Subtext, the single strongest quotation, warranted vs. overreach, thorough evidence and analytical claims
What students practice
Making inferences, citing text evidence, strong vs. weak evidence, explicit vs. inferred information, citing several pieces of evidence, claim–evidence–reasoning
Standards
OAS Standard 3: Critical Reading and Writing
Common Core: RL.1 · RI.1
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How it works
- Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
- The download has a separate file for each grade band. Open the one that fits your class.
- Each student types their name on the Start page, then works through the stations in order. Each station has a prediction, a hands-on activity, a data table or log that fills in as they work and a check question.
- Students finish with a printable lab report (print or save as PDF). The Teacher Notes include the standards, a full answer key and a reset button for shared devices.
- Each purchase includes the lab files and a one-page Quick Start guide.
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