Pasta Land Activity
Students create their own decision trees that can be used to classify various types of pasta. This activity introduces the concepts of a decision tree, classification, and bias.
Developing AI Literacy (DAILy) 2.0
Ethical Matrix Activity
This activity asks students to create their own ethical matrices for their best PB&J sandwich algorithms. It shows that different algorithms can have different purposes for different stakeholders and that such relationships can be visually represented using an ethical matrix.
Best PB&J Activity
This activity asks students to write an algorithm for the "best" pb&j sandwich, and so introduces the concept of designing an algorithm to meet one value over another (optimizing).
3.6 Roadmap to My Dream Job Lesson
In this activity, students will create their personal roadmaps to their dream jobs using what they have learned in the career sessions.
3.5 Redesign Youtube Lesson
In this lesson, students will redesign the YouTube recommendation algorithm to meet their needs and reduce bias. This is a culminating project that can span several days of work and spark student reflection on lessons learned from the curriculum.
3.4 Environmental Impact of AI Lesson
In this lesson, students will explore the environmental impact of training AI models. Students will learn that the design of AI algorithms can have consequences for the environment.
3.3 Spread of Misinformation Lesson
In this lesson, students will be able to tell what misinformation is and understand that it spreads faster than authentic information. In the first lesson, students will play out a game in which they spread misinformation and reflect on their choices. In the second one, they will learn how to spot misinformation and come up with solutions on how to stop it.
3.2 What are Deepfakes? Lesson
In this lesson students will explore what deepfakes are, how realistic they can look, and ways to identify them. Students will learn how deepfakes are made and several strategies to identify them.
3.1 Unanticipated Consequences of Technology Lesson
This lesson introduces students to the potential consequences of AI technologies and shows them that such consequences may or may not be the ones we intended or anticipated. Students will learn that AI technologies can have unanticipated effects on seemingly unrelated systems (e.g., social, cultural, environmental, etc.)
2.5 AI's Impact on My Future Jobs Lesson
In this lesson, students will explore the interaction between AI and their future jobs.