Case 4 of 20 · Logic & Reasoning

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Detective Thinking — Gather the Evidence

🔎 Case Brief #4

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves evidence-based conclusions.

🎯 Your mission

Find the truth.

⚡ The twist

Only one answer can be logically true. The others feel right but aren't.

What you'll learn · 1 of 3

🧠 Good detectives don't guess — they gather evidence first, THEN draw conclusions.

The more evidence you have, the more confident you can be in your answer.

Here's how to do it:

1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see?

2.

What you'll learn · 2 of 3

Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something?

3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn.

4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else!

You're building your thinking muscles.

What you'll learn · 3 of 3

The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key idea: Evidence-based conclusions

Think about this

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves evidence-based conclusions. Your teacher asks the class to think about it. What do you notice? What questions pop into your head?

How a thinker does it

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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about evidence-based conclusions. What do you notice?
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🤔 What Do I Know?
What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?
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💡 What's My Idea?
Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?
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⭐ What Did I Learn?
Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Remember

1Gather evidence before making conclusions
2Don't jump to conclusions with just one piece of evidence
3Look for evidence others might miss

Words to know

Pattern: Things that repeat in the same order
Order: Putting things from first to last

Solve the case · 1 of 3

Case 1

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You find muddy footprints going to the kitchen. What can you conclude?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

Solve the case · 2 of 3

Case 2

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A detective's most important tool is:

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

Solve the case · 3 of 3

Case 3

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If you only have ONE piece of evidence, should you be 100% sure?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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🌍 Why this matters: You use logic when you figure out which puzzle piece fits, or when you know it's bedtime because the sky is dark!

💬 Talk about it

Can you explain evidence-based conclusions to a friend using your own words?
What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

🏆 Try this week: Find one real-world pattern in your house and write it down.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “What's the difference between 'feels true' and 'is true'?”

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