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AI Literacy Lessons for Grades 6–12

Quick, grab-and-go lessons to help your students think critically about AI and its impact.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world we live in. From using generative AI for schoolwork to dealing with misinformation and befriending AI chatbots, students have a lot to consider when it comes to this ever-evolving technology.

This collection of quick lessons (20 minutes or less!) provide an introduction to AI and help address its social and ethical impacts. 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
Number Of Lessons
8
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What Is AI?
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Lesson 1
What Is AI?
What is artificial intelligence and what are its potential benefits and drawbacks?
Grade
6–12
Time
15 mins.
Includes
Video
Lesson 2
How Is AI Trained?
How does data determine what artificial intelligence can do?
Grade
6–12
Time
20 mins.
Lesson 3
AI Chatbots: Who's Behind the Screen?
Why are AI chatbots designed to sound so human-like, and how can that impact our everyday lives?
Grade
6–12
Time
15 mins.
Includes
Video
Lesson 4
AI Chatbots & Friendship
How can AI chatbots impact our idea of friendship?
Grade
6–12
Time
15 mins.
Includes
Dilemma Discussion
Lesson 5
Understanding AI Bias
How does AI bias happen?
Grade
6–12
Time
20 mins.
Lesson 6
How AI Bias Impacts Our Lives
What are the impacts of AI bias?
Grade
6–12
Time
20 mins.
Includes
Dilemma Discussion
Lesson 7
AI Algorithms: How Well Do They Know You?
How does artificial intelligence influence what we see online?
Grade
6–12
Time
20 mins.
Includes
Video
Lesson 8
Facing Off with Facial Recognition
What are the benefits and risks of facial recognition?
Grade
6–12
Time
20 mins.
Includes
Dilemma Discussion
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