Explore different applications of AI

This lesson is part of the curricular unit “Exploring AI in Primary School”, which consists of 7 moments: Moment 1, Moment 2, Moment 3, Moment 4, Moment 5, Moment 6, and Moment 7.

Overview of the curricular unit

Age

8 — 11

Class

25 students

Duration

3h45

Teacher

Cláudia Meirinhos

Moment 3: Lessons 6 to 10

In this series of lessons, students explore different applications that bring them into contact with various forms of AI. During the experiments, they will identify some types of AI (Machine Learning, computer vision, natural language processing), test and recognize that it is humans who train AI through specific algorithms, and understand that AI has sensors that allow it to “hear” and “see.”

Lesson 6

  • Objective · Explore and identify different types of AI
  • Duration · 45 minutes
  • Equipment · Computer, tablet, smartphone
  • Activity · Drawing to train the AI
  • Evaluation · Interest and participation

In this lesson, students train the AI using Quickdraw. The challenge is to make a drawing in a few seconds, and train the AI model to identify what is being drawn.

Lesson 7

  • Objective · Explore and identify different types of AI
  • Duration · 45 minutes
  • Equipment · Computer, tablet, smartphone
  • Activity · Drawing to train the AI
  • Evaluation · Interest and participation

In this lesson, students continue to train the AI using interactive tools like Autodraw.

Lesson 8

  • Objective · Explore and identify different types of AI
  • Duration · 45 minutes
  • Equipment · Computer, tablet, smartphone
  • Activity · Animate drawings to train the AI
  • Evaluation · Interest and participation

In this lesson, students train the AI by animating drawings they have made on paper and digitized, such as Sketch Meta demo lab.

Lesson 9

  • Objective · Explore and identify different types of AI
  • Duration · 45 minutes
  • Equipment · Computer, tablet, smartphone
  • Activity · Speak with an AI assistant
  • Evaluation · Interest and participation

In this lesson, students interact with AI Google Assistant (download).

Lesson 10

  • Objective · Explore and identify different types of AI
  • Duration · 45 minutes
  • Equipment · Computer, tablet, smartphone
  • Activity · Painting to train the AI
  • Evaluation · Interest and participation

In this lesson, students train the AI in a playful manner through an emoji scavenger hunt.

All the lesson plans, materials and resources developed within school year 2021/2022, are proposed by teacher Cláudia Meirinhos, result of her master’s thesis: Download ebook (only available in Portuguese).