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Mission 8 of 12Gemini Apps40 to 50 minutes
NASA Mars Mystery: Rover Rescue
A confident route card points through a canyon that is not in the mission evidence. Ground every turn before the dust closes in.
Today's AI power
Grounding and verification
Gemini can sound confident and still be wrong. Check each claim against evidence.
Start here
Verify six route cards, repair two claims, and drive the rover home.
Every clue receives one of the three review states.
Mars Route Core and SourceLink badge
See how this game works
Game loop preview
See the power before you build it.
- 1SignalA draft and its source cards
- 2AI moveClaims match or miss the evidence
- 3Your ruleThe exact game logic checks what happens next.
- 4Game stateHUMAN DECIDES
Your mission
One step at a time. One AI power to unlock.
Step 1 of 9Story
Story
Meet the mission problem.
Story signal: A confident route card points through a canyon that is not in the mission evidence. Ground every turn before the dust closes in.
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- 1LOOK
Spot the problem in the opening story and tell your crew what needs to change.
Goal
Know what winning looks like.
Your choice: Choose whether each claim is supported, needs checking, or must be rejected.
Watch this change: Unsupported claims lose their route token while grounded claims move forward.
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- 2CHOOSE
Win by proving this: Every clue receives one of the three review states.
Get ready
Gather the props and get your grown-up guide.
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- 3CHECK
Open the Mission 8 materials on screen or print them, then gather the listed props.
- 4CHECK
Use the supplied fictional or public Source Pack as the evidence for every claim.
Predict
Guess first, then test.
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- 5CHOOSE
Read one clue without deciding whether it sounds confident.
Build
Make the AI power in the Google tool.
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- 6MAKE
Follow the Google tool card below. Complete each step in order, then bring the visible result back here.
Google tool step
Open the tool, make the power, then bring one result back.
GROWN-UP OPENS
Gemini
Adult operates; child directs and reviews
Build thisAdult-controlled Gemini chat
Save asGrounded Route v1
Do these steps
- Open Gemini on the adult account.
- Submit only the supplied fictional facts.
- Review the draft for private or unsuitable content.
- Bring the six claims back to the Evidence Board.
- Close the chat before verification begins.
You are done whenSix fluent claims appear, including claims that still require source-by-source verification.
Need setup help?
- Bring
- Fictional Source Pack
- Sanitized request for six route claims
- Next move
- Link every accepted claim to a source ID and repair or reject unsupported claims.
- If stuck
- Use the supplied Claim Cards if Gemini is unavailable, then complete the same evidence check.
Bring it back
Return with the result you can see.
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- 7CHECK
Build the final safe route from supported clues. Save the exact mission artifact as Grounded Route v1, then return to this card.
Glitch test
Make a funny mistake on purpose.
Funny glitch: An unsupported clue wakes a tiny dust monster holding the map upside down.
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- 8TEST
Include one dramatic but invented clue that sounds more exciting than the true clue.
Boss round
Change one thing and retry.
Game move: Evidence hunt with route lights and dust-glitch decoys
Harder remix: Rewrite a rejected claim so every part is traceable to a specific source sentence.
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- 9REMIX
Choose one evidence-based change, run the same test again, and compare what changed.
- 10TEST
Run the boss round: Two unsupported clues are repaired or rejected.
Explain
Say what the AI did and prove it.
Power reward: Evidence Tracker · Mars Route Core and SourceLink badge
Gemini can sound confident and still be wrong. Check each claim against evidence.
Kids learn to verify instead of trusting confident language, a core habit for school and everyday AI use.
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- 11SAY
Why is a confident-sounding sentence not evidence, and what makes a claim grounded?
- 12SAVE
Complete the mission proof and save only the named artifact: Grounded Route v1.
What counts as finished?
Why is a confident-sounding sentence not evidence, and what makes a claim grounded?
- Every clue receives one of the three review states.
- Every accepted clue cites a source ID.
- Two unsupported clues are repaired or rejected.
Need help or want a harder challenge?
Make this step easier
Use green link, gold question, and coral stop cards and match each clue to a visible source picture.
Say it this way: The AI noticed ___. The exact game rule ___. I know because ___.
Try the deeper remix
Rewrite a rejected claim so every part is traceable to a specific source sentence.
- Record the inputs and outputs.
- Compare two versions or conditions.
- Name the constraint or exact rule.
- Design one fair remix test.
Everyone proves the same AI idea: Every clue receives one of the three review states. · Every accepted clue cites a source ID. · Two unsupported clues are repaired or rejected.
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