Lesson 1: What is Artificial Intelligence?
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What is Artificial Intelligence?

Lesson 1: Introduction to AI
Grades 3-5

📷 IMAGE SUGGESTION: Colorful illustration showing a friendly robot, computer, smartphone, and children working together. Use bright, welcoming colors.
Speaker Notes: Welcome students and generate excitement about learning about AI. Ask if anyone has heard of artificial intelligence before. This is just a title slide - keep it brief and energetic!
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Today's Essential Question

"What is artificial intelligence
and how does it work
in our daily lives?"

📷 IMAGE SUGGESTION: Large question mark icon or thought bubble with small icons of AI applications around it (phone, computer, smart speaker, game controller).
Speaker Notes: Read the question aloud. Tell students that by the end of this lesson, they'll be able to answer this question and teach someone else about AI!
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What Do You Already Know?

Let's think together:

📷 IMAGE SUGGESTION: Four small images showing: voice assistant, video game, streaming service recommendations, and smartphone keyboard.
Speaker Notes: Have students raise hands or give thumbs up if they've experienced any of these. Record their experiences on chart paper. This activates prior knowledge and shows them AI is already part of their lives.
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So... What IS Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is when computers
learn to do things that usually require
human thinking and decision-making.

Key words: Learn • Patterns • Smart Decisions

Speaker Notes: Read the definition slowly. Emphasize "learn" - this is a key concept. AI isn't just following instructions; it learns from examples. Have students repeat the key words together.
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How Does AI Learn? The Pet Analogy 🐕

Teaching a Dog

  1. Show the trick many times
  2. Give treats when correct
  3. Practice, practice, practice
  4. Dog learns the pattern!

Teaching AI

  1. Show many examples
  2. Tell AI if correct or wrong
  3. Give more examples
  4. AI learns the pattern!
📷 IMAGE SUGGESTION: Split screen - left side shows child teaching dog a trick, right side shows computer screen with training data.
Speaker Notes: Use this analogy to make AI learning concrete. Ask students if they've ever taught a pet a trick or learned something through practice. Connect their experience to AI learning. [ANIMATION: Reveal each column one at a time to show the parallel]
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AI is REALLY Good at Finding Patterns

Example Pattern:
Cloudy sky → Rain later ☁️🌧️

AI looks at LOTS of examples to find patterns:

Speaker Notes: Give students 30 seconds to think of a pattern they've noticed in their own life. Share a few examples. Emphasize that AI needs MANY examples - not just one or two! [ANIMATION: Reveal each bullet one at a time]
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Where Do We See AI Every Day?

🎤 Voice Assistants

Alexa, Siri, Google
"Hey Siri, what's the weather?"

📺 Recommendations

Netflix, YouTube, Spotify
"You might like this video!"

📸 Photo Recognition

Phone photo apps
"Search for pictures of dogs"

⌨️ Smart Typing

Predictive text
"I am go..." → "going"

Speaker Notes: Point to each example and ask students to raise hands if they've used it. These are concrete examples they know! [ANIMATION: Each box fades in one at a time with a "pop" effect]
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More AI in Our World!
Speaker Notes: For each example, pause and ask: "Has anyone experienced this?" This helps students connect AI to their real lives. [ANIMATION: Each bullet appears with its emoji in sequence]
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Human vs. AI: Who Does What Best?

Let's play a thinking game!

Activity Time! 🎯

We're going to sort different tasks into three groups:

Humans Do Best
AI Helps
Both Work Together
Speaker Notes: Introduce the sorting activity. Explain that we'll be sorting task cards into these three categories. Show the prepared task cards and explain how the activity will work.
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Discussion: What Did You Discover?

After sorting your cards, think about these questions:

  1. What makes some tasks better for humans?
  2. What makes some tasks better for AI?
  3. Why do some tasks need BOTH?
  4. Can you think of a task we didn't include?
Speaker Notes: Use this slide during the group sharing time after the sorting activity. Call on different groups to share their thinking. Record key insights on chart paper. Help students articulate WHY certain tasks go in certain categories.
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Humans + AI = Better Together! 🤝

AI doesn't replace humans.
AI helps humans work better and faster!

👤 Humans are Best At:

  • Creativity
  • Empathy & emotions
  • Complex decisions
  • Teaching & learning

🤖 AI is Best At:

  • Finding patterns
  • Processing lots of data
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Fast calculations
Speaker Notes: This is a KEY concept - emphasize partnership, not replacement. AI is a tool that helps humans, just like a calculator helps with math. We still need human creativity, judgment, and empathy!
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Let's Watch AI Learn! (Demo Time) 🎓

Google's Teachable Machine

We're going to teach a computer to recognize different hand gestures!

👍 Thumbs Up
👎 Thumbs Down
✌️ Peace Sign

Watch how AI learns from examples, just like you do!

📷 DEMO SETUP: Have Teachable Machine open and ready. Test it before class!
Speaker Notes: This is an interactive demonstration. Show students the "blank" untrained model first. Then collect training data (20-30 examples of each gesture). Train the model. Test it together and show how it gets better with more examples. Show what happens with something it wasn't trained on. This concrete experience makes AI learning tangible!
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What Did We Learn from the Demo?

Key Takeaways:

  • ✅ AI needs LOTS of examples to learn
  • ✅ More training = Better performance
  • ✅ AI can make mistakes (just like us!)
  • ✅ AI learns from patterns in data
  • ✅ Humans teach and guide the AI
Speaker Notes: Ask students what they noticed during the demonstration. Let them share observations. Connect this back to the "teaching a dog" analogy from earlier. Emphasize that AI learning is similar to human learning - both need practice and examples! [ANIMATION: Each bullet appears with a checkmark animation]
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Important Things to Remember About AI

⚠️ AI is NOT like a human brain
It processes information differently and doesn't "think" like we do

✅ AI learns from examples
The more good examples it sees, the better it gets

👥 AI needs humans
Humans teach AI, check its work, and make important decisions

❌ AI can make mistakes
Especially if trained on bad or incomplete data

Speaker Notes: These are important concepts that address common misconceptions. Read each one and ask students for examples. This helps ensure they understand AI's capabilities AND limitations.
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Your Turn: AI Around Us! 📝

Worksheet Time!

Find 3 examples of AI in your daily life

For each example, tell us:

  1. Where do you see this AI?
  2. What does it do?
  3. How does it help people?

You can draw pictures or write your answers!

Speaker Notes: Distribute the "AI Around Us" worksheet. Give students 5-7 minutes to complete. Circulate and provide help as needed. Encourage creativity - they can draw, write, or both!
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Share Your Discoveries! 🌟

Let's hear about the AI you found!

Share with a partner first, then we'll hear
from volunteers who want to share
with the whole class!

Remember: There are no wrong answers!
AI is everywhere once you start looking for it.

Speaker Notes: Have students turn to a partner and share one example each (2 minutes). Then invite 4-5 volunteers to share with the class. Celebrate their discoveries and point out interesting examples or connections between student responses.
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Exit Ticket Time! 🎫

Before you go, please answer:

1. What is one thing you learned about AI today?

2. What is one question you still have about AI?

Write your answers on your exit ticket!

Speaker Notes: Distribute exit tickets. Give students 2-3 minutes to complete. Collect these to assess understanding and plan for future lessons. Read through them to identify common questions or misconceptions to address next time.
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Great Job Today! 🎉

You're now AI Experts!

Today you learned:

  • ✅ What artificial intelligence is
  • ✅ How AI learns from examples
  • ✅ Where we see AI in daily life
  • ✅ How humans and AI work together

Challenge: Talk to your family about AI tonight!
See how many AI examples you can find at home.

Speaker Notes: End on a positive, celebratory note! Congratulate students on their learning. Give them the homework challenge to find AI at home. This extends learning beyond the classroom and gets families involved. Preview what's coming in the next lesson if appropriate.
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Resources & Credits

Recommended Resources for Further Learning:

Evolve AI Institute
Free AI Education for All
www.evolveaiinstitute.com

© 2025 Evolve AI Institute LLC. All rights reserved.

Speaker Notes: This slide is for teacher reference. You can share these resources with students or parents who want to explore AI further at home.

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