Research Wizards

Research Wizards is a new information literacy card game designed to teach students ages 12+ about source evaluation.  The most powerful wizards have gathered to battle one another.  Only one will win.  Wizards must use reliable sources to research incantations for the battle, or their spells will fizzle.  Truly wise wizards must learn to tell the difference. 

Research Wizards corresponds to the Frame Authority Is Constructed and Contextual, from the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.  This site contains free game files, player directions, and printing tips for librarians and teachers who wish to use the game in their classrooms. 

Players:  3-5 per deck

Play Time:  20-30 minutes

Learning Outcomes:

• Wizards will define a variety of traditional and emerging information formats.
• Wizards will compare a variety of information formats and discuss their relative reliability.
• Wizards will explore the variation in quality found within specific categories of information (e.g., the wildcard of using resources located by or generated with artificial intelligence).

Research Wizards may also be found on Project CORA.

Research Wizards was created by Lauren deLaubell, Librarian, SUNY Cortland.  Noncommercial use of the game is free for educational purposes with attribution to the author.  Librarians and teachers are encouraged to adapt the game as needed for their subject areas, student needs, and as the sources in the game evolve over time.  Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.

Research Wizards by Lauren deLaubell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0