FREE Evaluating Sources Worksheet | Information Literacy & Research Skills
💡 Struggling to teach students how to evaluate sources?
Are your students finding it difficult to identify trustworthy information online and in their research?
Do you want a simple, effective way to teach information literacy and research skills—without spending hours planning?
⭐ Build Confident, Critical Thinkers
This evaluating sources worksheet helps students develop the skills they need to identify credible sources, think critically, and approach research with confidence.
Created by a teacher librarian, this resource makes source evaluation and digital literacy clear, structured, and easy to implement.
📦 What’s Included
- Explanation of the CLEAR framework for evaluating sources
- Printable evaluating sources worksheet for independent practice and assessment
🎯 Perfect For
✔️ Teaching information literacy and research skills
✔️ Helping students evaluate credible vs unreliable sources
✔️ English, History, Science, and cross-curricular research
✔️ Library lessons and teacher librarian programs
🧠 What Students Will Learn
- Identify key criteria for evaluating sources
- Apply the CLEAR framework to assess source credibility
- Distinguish between reliable and unreliable information
- Strengthen critical thinking and research skills
💡 Why This Works
This resource breaks down source evaluation into clear, manageable steps.
Students learn how to:
- question information
- analyse sources
- make informed decisions
👉 Building a lifelong skill that extends far beyond the classroom
🚀 Build Stronger Researchers
Give your students the tools they need to confidently evaluate information and succeed in research tasks.
👉 Add to cart and start building stronger, more independent researchers today.
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