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Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Computers in Everyday Life
Identifying computers in everyday life — not just laptops but phones, tablets, smart speakers, traffic lights, washing machines; what makes something a computer
Ages 5 to 7Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
AI in Daily Life
Spotting AI in daily life: face unlock on a phone, video recommendations, spelling auto-correct, automatic doors that detect people; technology that seems to…
Ages 5 to 7Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Voice Assistants and How They Work
What happens when you talk to Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant; they listen, try to understand, look up answers; sometimes they get it wrong; they are tools…
Ages 5 to 7Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices
Sorting objects into 'smart' (can sense and respond) and 'not smart' (just sits there); a toaster vs a smart speaker; introduction to the idea that some…
Ages 5 to 7Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step-by-step instructions for everyday tasks (making a sandwich, brushing teeth); that if instructions are wrong or missing, things go wrong; computers follow…
Ages 5 to 7Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Real-World Robots
What a robot really is — not the sci-fi version; robots in factories, robot vacuum cleaners, robot arms in surgery; that robots follow instructions given by…
Ages 5 to 7Concept