Launch
Launch
Students will launch the inquiry by testing sample claims, learning how to set up an investigation notebook, generating and refining a self-selected mini-investigation question, and using early feedback from peers and an investigative journalist to strengthen how they track evidence and judge trustworthiness.
Days 1 - 5
Launch Investigation
Launch Investigation
Students will investigate a puzzling election-related claim, refine a self-generated question, draft a tentative hypothesis, and build an initial source plan that names how they will trace evidence and sort fact, opinion, reasoned judgment, and speculation before moving into fuller research.
Days 6 - 13
Plan Evidence Methods
Plan Evidence Methods
Students will finalize how they will test claims before collecting more evidence by building traceable investigation notebooks, agreeing on source-tracing and fact-checking routines, peer-reviewing their methods, and revising their plans after feedback from classmates and an investigative journalist.
Days 14 - 21
Collect Source Records
Collect Source Records
Students will gather, trace, and record source evidence for their investigation questions, test the credibility of claims across election messaging, The Crucible, and buffalo history, and improve their evidence trails through peer critique and an investigative journalist check-in before moving into deeper analysis.
Days 22 - 29
Analyze Patterns Findings
Analyze Patterns Findings
Students will organize their collected evidence into usable categories, turn source records into visual patterns, test competing interpretations through structured discussion, and strengthen their claims by revising with peer and expert feedback. They will track contradictions, anomalies, and limitations in their notebooks so their final conclusions are more precise, better supported, and more honest about uncertainty.
Days 30 - 36
Present Evidence Conclusions
Present Evidence Conclusions
Students will finalize warranted conclusions from their investigations, name limits and uncertainties honestly, and turn their evidence trails into audience-ready awareness materials. They will test clarity and credibility through peer critique, a journalist check-in, and a cross-grade evidence review before completing a gallery-style draft showcase that prepares them for the public exhibition.
Days 37 - 43
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their final truth-testing work to authentic audiences, respond to critique in real time, make last-mile revisions to their evidence trail and presentation choices, and reflect on how their claims, source judgments, and collaboration changed across the investigation.
Days 44 - 48
Launch
Days 1–5
Day 1
🧭 Truth Sort Claim Challenge
Launch
60m
Day 2
🗂️ Investigation Notebook Setup
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 3
❓ Mini Investigation Question Forge
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 4
🔎 Evidence Trail Mini Inquiry
Project Work
60m
Day 5
📰 Journalist Claim Check Conference
Assessment
60m
Launch Investigation
Days 6–13
Day 6
🗳️ Election Claim Sorting Sprint
Launch
60m
Day 7
🧭 Investigation Notebook Setup
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 8
🧠 Fact Opinion Judgment Mini-Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 9
❓ Question Funnel for Truth Tests
Project Work
60m
Day 10
🗣️ Question Gallery Walk Feedback
Deliverable
60m
Day 11
📚 Source Trail Starter Search
Research
60m
Day 12
📝 Hypothesis and Source Plan Draft
Deliverable
60m
Day 13
🎙️ Journalist Claim Check Conference
Assessment
60m
Plan Evidence Methods
Days 14–21
Day 14
🗂️ Investigation Notebook Architecture
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 15
🧭 Source Trail and SIFT Routine
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 16
🧪 Method Menu for Truth Tests
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 17
📝 Method Blueprint Draft
Deliverable
60m
Day 18
🔄 Blueprint Feedback Carousel
Project Work
60m
Day 19
📰 Journalist Claim Check Clinic
Community Experience
60m
Day 20
🛠️ Notebook and Method Revision Lab
Project Work
60m
Day 21
✅ Truth-Test Method Gate
Assessment
60m
Collect Source Records
Days 22–29
Day 22
🧭 Evidence Trail Reset
Knowledge/Skill Building
50m
Day 23
🗂️ Source Log Build
Research
60m
Day 24
🗣️ Rhetoric Markup Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 25
🔍 Claim Check Work Time
Project Work
60m
Day 26
👥 Notebook Gallery Critique
Deliverable
55m
Day 27
🎙️ Journalist Evidence Clinic
Community Experience
60m
Day 28
📊 Midpoint Source Audit
Assessment
70m
Day 29
🛠️ Gap-Fill Source Sprint
Project Work
55m
Analyze Patterns Findings
Days 30–36
Day 30
🗂️ Claim Chart Pattern Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 31
📊 Evidence Trail Visuals
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 32
🧠 Rhetoric Across Cases Seminar
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 33
📝 Interpretation Claim Draft
Deliverable
60m
Day 34
🗣️ Evidence Review Gallery Walk
Project Work
60m
Day 35
🎙️ Journalist Claim Check
Community Experience
60m
Day 36
✅ Revised Findings Conference
Assessment
60m
Present Evidence Conclusions
Days 37–43
Day 37
🧭 Conclusion and Limitation Mini-Lesson
Knowledge/Skill Building
50m
Day 38
🗂️ Source Trail Boards
Project Work
60m
Day 39
🎯 Awareness Campaign Drafts
Deliverable
60m
Day 40
🗣️ Two-Peer Gallery Critique
Deliverable
60m
Day 41
📰 Journalist Claim Check
Community Experience
60m
Day 42
🏛️ Government Class Evidence Exchange
Community Experience
70m
Day 43
📌 Draft Showcase and Defense
Assessment
60m
Showcase
Days 44–48
Day 44
🧭 Exhibition Route and Speaker Cards
Deliverable
50m
Day 45
🎤 Journalist Claim Check
Community Experience
60m
Day 46
🤝 Cross-Grade Evidence Review
Community Experience
60m
Day 47
🏛️ Knowledge Forum Exhibition Night
Assessment
70m
Day 48
📝 Claim Change Reflection Log
Deliverable
50m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31
Day 1
Launch
🧭 Truth Sort Claim Challenge
1
Day 2
🗂️ Investigation Notebook Setup
2
Day 3
❓ Mini Investigation Question Forge
3
Day 4
🔎 Evidence Trail Mini Inquiry
7
Day 5
📰 Journalist Claim Check Conference
8
Day 6
Launch Investigation
🗳️ Election Claim Sorting Sprint
9
Day 7
🧭 Investigation Notebook Setup
10
Day 8
🧠 Fact Opinion Judgment Mini-Lab
14
Day 9
❓ Question Funnel for Truth Tests
15
Day 10
🗣️ Question Gallery Walk Feedback
16
Day 11
📚 Source Trail Starter Search
17
Day 12
📝 Hypothesis and Source Plan Draft
21
Day 13
🎙️ Journalist Claim Check Conference
22
Day 14
Plan Evidence Methods
🗂️ Investigation Notebook Architecture
23
Day 15
🧭 Source Trail and SIFT Routine
24
Day 16
🧪 Method Menu for Truth Tests
28
Day 17
📝 Method Blueprint Draft
29
Day 18
🔄 Blueprint Feedback Carousel
30
Day 19
📰 Journalist Claim Check Clinic
1
Day 20
🛠️ Notebook and Method Revision Lab
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 21
✅ Truth-Test Method Gate
6
Day 22
Collect Source Records
🧭 Evidence Trail Reset
7
Day 23
🗂️ Source Log Build
8
Day 24
🗣️ Rhetoric Markup Practice
12
Day 25
🔍 Claim Check Work Time
13
Day 26
👥 Notebook Gallery Critique
14
Day 27
🎙️ Journalist Evidence Clinic
15
Day 28
📊 Midpoint Source Audit
19
Day 29
🛠️ Gap-Fill Source Sprint
20
Day 30
Analyze Patterns Findings
🗂️ Claim Chart Pattern Sort
21
Day 31
📊 Evidence Trail Visuals
22
Day 32
🧠 Rhetoric Across Cases Seminar
26
Day 33
📝 Interpretation Claim Draft
27
Day 34
🗣️ Evidence Review Gallery Walk
28
Day 35
🎙️ Journalist Claim Check
29
Day 36
✅ Revised Findings Conference
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
Day 37
Present Evidence Conclusions
🧭 Conclusion and Limitation Mini-Lesson
3
Day 38
🗂️ Source Trail Boards
4
Day 39
🎯 Awareness Campaign Drafts
5
Day 40
🗣️ Two-Peer Gallery Critique
9
Day 41
📰 Journalist Claim Check
10
Day 42
🏛️ Government Class Evidence Exchange
11
Day 43
📌 Draft Showcase and Defense
12
Day 44
Showcase
🧭 Exhibition Route and Speaker Cards
16
Day 45
🎤 Journalist Claim Check
17
Day 46
🤝 Cross-Grade Evidence Review
18
Day 47
🏛️ Knowledge Forum Exhibition Night
19
Day 48
📝 Claim Change Reflection Log