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The Hour of AI
The Hour of AI
The Hour of AI (Artificial Intelligence) is celebrated during the Computer Science week, in recognition of the birthday of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Hopper (Dec 9, 1906). During the week of December 8, 2025, consider:
1) using one or more of these Hour of AI Activities,
and/or
2) reviewing these video clips with your students: How AI Works & Ethics and AI
➡️ AI Slide Decks:
The following Slide Deck can be used to review and have discussions on the videos, as well as activities with AI.
The following slide deck can be used to have students create a storybook with Google's AI, Gemini:
...or choose from/modify the following 🤖 Hour of AI Activity Ideas:
MATH:
AI's Mathematical Guessing Game
Activity: Write an incomplete sentence on the board: "The bird landed on the telephone wire." (Leave the last word blank). Ask students to suggest the most likely word. Discuss why certain words are more likely.
Introducing Probability: Explain that an AI assigns a probability (P) to every possible next word based on its massive training data. For the example, the AI might calculate:
P(wire) = 0.60, P(roof) = 0.25, P(cat) = 0.15.
AI usually chooses the word with the highest probability.
Hands-on Probability Practice: Give groups this new sentence: "The cat was so sleepy, it curled up in a soft bed." Have them list three likely next words (e.g., bed, box, chair).
Their task is to assign a percentage (probability estimate) to each of the three words, ensuring the percentages add up to 100%.
Large Language Models (LLMs) use math—specifically probability and vectors—to predict the next word in a sentence
ENGLISH:
AI Image Generation + QuickWrite
Tools: ChatGPT images, DALL·E, Bing Image Creator
Activity: Students generate an AI image based on a prompt (e.g., “A robot helping a student in a futuristic classroom”), then write: a short story, a descriptive paragraph, or a comic caption.
Skills: creativity, descriptive writing, digital literacy.AI Storybook Creation + Illustration
Tools: Google Gemini Storybook (or an equivalent AI story generator)
Activity: Students enter a prompt into Gemini to create an illustrated short story about: kindness, a mystery adventure, a science topic (space, volcanoes), a cultural celebration, etc. Then they edit the story for clarity, add their own ideas, and discuss how much came from AI versus their own creativity.
Skills: narrative writing, digital storytelling, thoughtful prompting, revision/editing, understanding AI assistance (what AI contributed vs. what the student created).
SCIENCE:
AI and the Laws of Motion
Introduction: Newton's Laws as the fundamental rules AI must follow to move and interact with the physical world (like self-driving cars or robots). The AI's decisions are based on these laws, not guesswork.
Activity: The F=ma Calculation: Focus on Newton's Second Law (F=ma). Give students a simple problem: two objects with different masses (m) receive the same force (F). Ask them to calculate the resulting acceleration (a).
AI Connection: Explain that the AI instantly performs this calculation to predict its own movement or the movement of other objects. This calculation ensures the system acts predictably and safely (e.g., how much to brake, or how fast to accelerate).
Action/Reaction: Mention Newton's Third Law (action/reaction). A robot uses sensors to measure the ground reaction force to maintain balance and avoid slipping, proving physics is essential for real-time control.
ETHICS:
AI in Everyday Life Scavenger Hunt
Tools: none
Activity: In small groups, students list all the AI technologies they use daily: Netflix recommendations, writing help, autocorrect, facial recognition on devices, etc.
Then: Each group shares: “AI that helps me” and “AI that concerns me.”
Skills: awareness, real-world application.AI-Assisted Art + Reflection
Tools: DALL·E, Canva
Activity: Students create a poster using a mix of AI images and their own edits.
Themes: environmental protection, kindness, diversity, etc.
Students reflect: “What did I create? What did AI create?”
Skills: digital art, media literacy.AI Music Generator + Rhythm Project
Tools: Suno, AI MusicLab
Activity: Students generate short music tracks and analyze: mood, rhythm, instruments, etc.
Skills: music appreciation, creativity, pattern recognition.
OTHER SKILLS:
ChatGPT as a Study Partner
Tools: ChatGPT
Activity: Students learn how to use AI responsibly for learning: asking for explanations, generating study questions, summarizing text, creating flashcards.
Skills: metacognition, research literacy.Build a Mini AI Fact-Checker
Tools: ChatGPT
Activity: Students provide AI with a “fact,” and ask AI to: verify accuracy, provide sources, explain how misinformation spreads.
Skills: media literacy, evaluation of online information.
...not comfortable with AI yet?
Try previous activities from the Hour of Code (game coding):
Computer Science Week
The Hour of Code (code.org):
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