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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
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Data and Information for Computers
What data is: information that computers use — numbers, words, pictures, sounds; everything a computer knows comes from data that people give it
Ages 7 to 9Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Patterns and Classification
Humans are great at spotting patterns; computers can learn to spot patterns too, but they need lots of examples; sorting and classification activities as the…
Ages 7 to 9Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning Basics
How machine learning works at a conceptual level: show the computer many examples, it finds patterns, then it makes predictions about new things; hands-on…
Ages 7 to 9Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
AI Mistakes and Limitations
Machines make mistakes; they only know what they've been shown; bad training data leads to bad results; AI is not magic — just maths on data; showing edge cases…
Ages 7 to 9Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Humans Versus Machines
Comparing human and machine capabilities: creativity, empathy, common sense vs speed, memory, repetition; the Turing Test (simplified); what makes humans unique
Ages 7 to 9Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
Recommendation Systems and Filter Bubbles
How recommendation systems work: YouTube, Netflix, and shop websites track what you click and find patterns; filter bubbles; the difference between helpful…
Ages 7 to 9Concept
Computing // Artificial Intelligence
AI in Computer Games
How computer game characters 'decide' what to do; simple rule-based AI vs learning AI; NPCs, difficulty adjustment; AI as the opponent in chess or board games
Ages 7 to 9Concept