Students explore what AI is, identify examples they encounter in daily life, and reflect on personal hopes, fears, and questions about AI. This activity sets the stage for critical inquiry throughout the curriculum.

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Facilitator Files

• Lesson Plan
• Slides

Printables

• Card Deck
• Student Worksheet

Materials

• Glue sticks
• Scissors
• Writing utensils

Through a trivia-style game, students compare their thinking to AI systems and begin to understand how AI makes predictions. This activity introduces the idea that AI has strengths and limitations depending on the context.

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Facilitator Files

• Slide Deck with Questions (Pt 1) (Pt 2)
• Slide Deck with Explanations/Answers

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• Student Answer Sheet
• Student Drawing Sheet

Materials

• Writing utensils

Students simulate how large language models generate text using prediction. This activity highlights how context, frequency, and bias shape what AI outputs.

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Facilitator Files

• Slides: Day 1, Day 2
• Facilitator Worksheets: Day 1, Day 2
• Discussion Guide

Printables

• Student Worksheets: Day 1, Day 2
• Learning Check

Materials

• Two dice per group
• Writing Utensils

Students engage in an embodied simulation of unsupervised learning. By physically grouping monsters with similar features, they explore how clustering algorithms detect patterns without labels.

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Facilitator Files

• Slides
• Facilitator Guide

Printables

• Monster Cards
• Worksheet

Materials

• Scissors
• Glue or double-sided tape
• String
• Pencil

This activity introduces semantic networks. Students collaboratively build and analyze networks to understand how AI systems represent knowledge through relationships between concepts.

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Facilitator Files

• Activity Summary
• Slides

Printables

• Worksheet
• Card Deck
• Card Map

Materials

• Gluestick (optional)
• Scissors

In this supervised learning simulation, students sort food data to train and test classifiers. They examine how labeled data influences model performance and what happens when models misclassify.

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Printables

• Ingredient Cards
• Worksheet

Materials

• Gluestick (optional)
• Scissors

Students explore how convolutional neural networks detect patterns in images. Using physical filters and movement, they simulate how machines recognize shapes and features across visual data. FULL ACTIVITY COMING SOON!

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• x

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• x

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A card-based game that invites students to make decisions in fictional AI scenarios. Each round surfaces ethical dilemmas related to fairness, authenticity, and responsibility.

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• Textbook Page
• Facilitator Guide

Printables

• Card Deck

Students write short science fiction stories about future worlds shaped by AI. This creative writing activity helps students reflect on how values and design choices influence the impact of technology.

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Facilitator Files

• Lesson Plan
• What-If Cards

Printables

• Worksheet

Materials

• Writing utensils

Students create visual representations of the data collected about them. They reflect on what that data reveals and consider how it might be used or misinterpreted by AI systems.

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Facilitator Files

• Facilitator Guide
• Slides

Materials

• Paper
• Drawing and coloring utensils

This reflection-based activity helps students trace their digital footprints. They examine what personal information they share online and consider implications for privacy and identity.

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Facilitator Files

• Facilitator Guide
• Slides

Printables

• Student Worksheet Option 1
• Student Worksheet Option 2
• People Icons
• Icon Placer
• Data Icons
• Apps Handout

Materials

• Scissors
• Gluestick
• Writing Utensil

Sensors & Cyborgs

Students experiment with sensors and actuators to simulate wearable technologies. They discuss the boundary between human and machine, and raise questions about consent, autonomy, and data ownership.

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Facilitator Files

• Facilitator Guide

Printables

• Sensor + Actuator Card Deck

Materials

• Paper
• Drawing utensils