Build Smarter Digital Researchers

Help students in Grades 5–8 develop essential digital literacy, online research, and hyperlink navigation skills through realistic webpage scenarios and evidence-based tasks.

What’s Included

• 20 digital research activities
• 5 instructional anchor charts
• Simulated webpages, menus, hyperlinks, and link previews
• Practice with source selection, efficient navigation, evidence checking, and cross-checking
• Complete answer keys with suggested responses

Skills Covered

Students practise predicting link destinations, choosing relevant sources, identifying distractions and promotional content, following efficient click paths, evaluating evidence, and justifying research decisions.

Ideal For

Perfect for Grades 5–8 digital literacy, ELA, research skills, informational reading, library/media literacy, intervention, independent work, homework, and formative assessment. Activities can be taught as a complete unit or used individually for targeted skill practice.

A practical, ready-to-use resource for helping students become more purposeful, efficient, and evidence-conscious online researchers.