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AI Investigators · Grades 6-8Module 1 of 6

How AI Actually Works

Students get a non-technical but accurate introduction to how machine learning works, including training data, patterns, and predictions.

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Key topics

  • Training data and how AI learns from examples
  • Pattern recognition vs. true understanding
  • The difference between AI, machine learning, and algorithms
  • Inputs, outputs, and feedback loops: a simple mental model

Lesson steps

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