# UPMI Lab Study and Source-Checking Worksheet

Created by UPMI Lab · 9 September 2026

This is an original UPMI Lab learning worksheet. You may copy and adapt it for personal study and classroom use. It does not contain third-party textbook content, illustrations or assessment answers. Your instructor's submission requirements take precedence.

## 1. Define today's question

- Topic:
- Describe the topic in one sentence:
- Three questions I want to answer:
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- What I think the answer might be before studying:

## 2. Check the material and evidence

- Source title, author and publication date:
- Original link or page reference:
- Location of the passage, figure or table that addresses my question:
- Facts established by this material:
- My additional interpretation:
- Information that needs a more recent source:
- Disagreements between sources:

## 3. Ask an AI and review its answer

- My question to the AI:
- Sources I asked it to use:
- Claims supported by the original source:
- Claims that are unsupported or still uncertain:
- Follow-up questions for the AI or instructor:

Example prompt: "Explain this concept using only the material below. Identify the supporting passage and say when the material does not establish an answer. Give me one practice question at a time so I can attempt it before seeing an explanation."

## 4. Explain it in my own words

- Write three sentences without looking at the source:
- My own example or simple diagram:
- Difference from a concept I might confuse with this one:
- One review question I created:
- Answer and reasoning:

## 5. Review before submitting

- [ ] I answered the actual assignment question.
- [ ] I identified the sources and locations of quotations or references.
- [ ] I separated facts, assumptions and my opinions.
- [ ] I checked units and calculations in tables or figures.
- [ ] I excluded personal information and files I am not allowed to share.
- [ ] I checked the course's AI-use disclosure requirements.
- [ ] I opened the final file and checked its contents and filename.

## 6. Plan the next session

- Questions resolved today:
- What I still find difficult to explain:
- Next source or experiment:
- Date to review again: