AI Literacy Lessons Grades 6-12

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These quick, grab-and-go lessons are designed to cultivate critical thinking among your students regarding AI and its influence.

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves, it is swiftly reshaping our environment. Whether students are leveraging generative AI for academic tasks, navigating through misinformation, or interacting with AI chatbots, they are faced with multifaceted considerations in the realm of this dynamic technology.

This series of brief lessons (each under 20 minutes!) serve as a primer on AI, delving into its societal and ethical influences. Through these lessons, students will:

Understand what AI is and how it works
Consider some of its potential benefits and risks
Think critically about how we can be responsible and ethical users of AI

Teacher Directions

Select the lesson(s) you will be teaching by clicking the sub-menu on the left of this page.

Please note: These lessons are suggestions only. The actual lessons selected for instruction are at the teacher's discretion.

Select the desired lesson(s) of your choice. Prior to lesson delivery, review the "Lesson Overview" and "Materials and Preparation" sections and prepare any materials necessary.
The "Materials & Preparation" section contains all of the resources you will need to deliver the lesson to your students.
The approximate time needed will depend amount of discussion your students engage in throughout the lessons, which are designed to provide the students with opportunities to reflect, ask questions and share ideas with their peers.

AI Literacy Lessons Grades 6-12

These quick, grab-and-go lessons are designed to cultivate critical thinking among your students regarding AI and its influence.

This series of brief lessons (each under 20 minutes!) serve as a primer on AI, delving into its societal and ethical influences. Through these lessons, students will:

Understand what AI is and how it works

Consider some of its potential benefits and risks

Think critically about how we can be responsible and ethical users of AI

Teacher Directions

Select the lesson(s) you will be teaching by clicking the sub-menu on the left of this page.

Please note: These lessons are suggestions only. The actual lessons selected for instruction are at the teacher's discretion.

Select the desired lesson(s) of your choice. Prior to lesson delivery, review the "Lesson Overview" and "Materials and Preparation" sections and prepare any materials necessary.

The "Materials & Preparation" section contains all of the resources you will need to deliver the lesson to your students.

The approximate time needed will depend amount of discussion your students engage in throughout the lessons, which are designed to provide the students with opportunities to reflect, ask questions and share ideas with their peers.