Fact Finder
Weigh evidence for claims about today.
Compass Cliffs · Ages 8–10
History Detectives
Each case starts with one question about the past, like “Did Vikings wear horned helmets?” Your child examines evidence cards and decides what the evidence really shows.
- Cases
- 18 in three collections
- Case length
- 10 to 15 minutes
- Reading level
- Easier or Standard
How it plays
What your child does
- Look at evidence cards: objects, pictures, maps and old writings. Zoom in, or have a card read and its picture described aloud.
- “I notice…” asks for things your child can actually see, before “This could mean…” offers ideas.
- Put helpful cards on the evidence board, place cards on a timeline or map, and pick the card that supports a statement.
- Choose a conclusion and how sure we can be: the evidence shows it, hints at it, or we need more evidence.
Three collections
Everyday Life
School, food, games and clothes long ago.
Ideas & Inventions
Paper, clocks, printing, bicycles and the wheel.
Communities Over Time
Places such as Timbuktu, Stonehenge and Machu Picchu.
For grown-ups
Good to know
- Every card says what kind of source it is and where it comes from, and is labelled Recreated. No card pretends to be the real thing.
- Some cases really do end with “we need more evidence”, and that answer counts as a success.
- The home screen shows History Detectives to children aged 8 to 10. You can turn it on for any child in the Parent Zone.
- The game saves itself, so your child can stop at any time and pick up where they left off.
What you can set in the Parent Zone How the app handles your child’s data
Pairs well with
Map Trek
Maps, famous places and timelines.
Try History Detectives with your family
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