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AI Explorers · Grades K-5Module 1 of 5

What Is AI?

Students discover what artificial intelligence is through familiar examples from everyday life: voice assistants, recommendation engines, and spell-checkers.

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Key topics

  • What makes something "intelligent"
  • Examples of AI kids already use (Siri, Netflix, autocorrect)
  • AI vs. robots vs. computers: what's the difference?
  • How AI learns from examples (simple intro to training data)

Lesson steps

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We're writing this module's lesson steps now. Each one will take 3 to 10 minutes, with stories, choices, and quick checks.

Teaching it before then? The slide deck covers the whole module.

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