Target audience – [Primary classes]

Age Group – [7-12]

Short overview of scenario

AI is all around us, and whether or not you realize it, people use artificial intelligence every single day. Even though AI is used today, computer scientists predict artificial intelligence will be even more prominent in the future. Because of this, many jobs will also need us to understand how AI works so we can solve big problems. This is already true of many professions today. This is why primary students should be familiarized with AI and its uses in everyday life. By learning about AI at an early age, you can better understand how to apply this tool to improve the world.

Scenario description

The Teacher will use some Google Applications on AI. Google has put together tons of activities and resources to help kids learn about AI:

• Teachable Machine is a fast, easy way to create machine learning models – no coding required. So it can be used even by teachers with no prior knowledge of coding or informatics. 
• Quick Draw is a Google App that “teaches’ “ (Machine Learning) a computer to recognize doodles. 

Scenario Objectives

• Learn about AI systems.
• Learn about Machine Learning. 
• Students will have their hands on AI experience.

Requirements

No prior knowledge of coding or computing is necessary for students and teachers.

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Outline plan 

Activity 1	Learning about AI – Teachable Machine
Timing	45’
Methods	Experiential Learning, Inquiry Learning
What the tutor is doing	The tutor is connecting to the Teachable Machine webpage https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/ , selects the “Get Started” button and simply follows the steps described.
What the learners are doing	The learners form small teams (2-4 learners per team). Each team then follows the teacher and does the same steps as he/she is doing.
Equipment and Support	One PC per student team, One PC and one Projector for the teacher. Internet connections for all PC’s
Link to AI@School Curriculum	AI Literacy
Assessment of/for learning	Each team can try to access the work of the other teams.
Resources/links/relevant content/Examples	https://experiments.withgoogle.com/teachable-machine

Activity 2	Learning about AI – Quick, Draw
Timing	45’
Methods	Experiential Learning, Inquiry Learning
What the tutor is doing	The tutor is connecting to the Quick Draw webpage https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/ , selects the “Let’s Draw” button and simply follows the steps described.
What the learners are doing	The learners form small teams (2-4 learners per team). Each team then follows the teacher and does the same steps as he/she is doing.
Equipment and Support	One PC per student team, One PC and one Projector for the teacher. Internet connections for all PC’s
Link to AI@School Curriculum	AI Literacy
Assessment of/for learning	Each team can try to access the work of the other teams.
Resources/links/relevant content/Examples

Our notes from practice

There are some basic steps you should consider to make if you want to help young students to understand Artificial Intelligence or A.I. with their own words and most of the time it starts with finding simple examples to explain these concepts to them:

“A.I. is that thing that makes machines perform tasks that we consider possible only with human Intelligence.

Machine learning is simply one of the ways that machines can use to make A.I. works.”

Example from Michael Milford, author of The Complete Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Kids:

“Many people, for example, have a pet dog, and they may have even at a young age tried to train their dog to do tricks. Training artificial intelligence…is very similar to that process.” Michael Milford

Toolkit

Title: How Can You Explain A.I. to Your Children (of All Ages)?

URL: https://medium.com/swlh/how-can-you-explain-a-i-for-your-children-of-all-ages-33144c33fdcb7

Short Description: Taking the first steps on explaining A.I. to your children