Recognising AI
Use the tasks in this lesson to introduce concepts that underpin artificial intelligence (AI). The majority of the tasks are unplugged (do not require a digital device). Use the downloadable AI cards with your students to explore what they know about AI.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Algorithms, Implementation (programming), Impact and interactions |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6K02
Examine how digital systems form networks to transmit data
AC9TDI6K03
Explain how digital systems represent all data using numbers
AC9TDI6P01
Define problems with given or co developed design criteria and by creating user stories
AC9TDI6P06
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria and user stories and their broader community impact
AC9TDI8K02
Investigate how data is transmitted and secured in wired and wireless networks including the internet
AC9TDI8K04
Explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary
AC9TDI8P04
Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by creating user stories
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
| Keywords | Artificial Intelligence, AI, artificial, intelligence, teachable machine, algorithms, problem solving, digital systems, biometric security, biometric, stream, video stream, virtual, input, output, process, AI cards |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | English |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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