Artificial Intelligence Teacher Resources

There’s very little artificial about artificial intelligence. Programs are carefully crafted by computer scientists to run machines that can recognize human speech, play chess, run assembly lines, and power robots that can go where no human has gone before.

A great way to begin a study of AI is with a lesson that directs young computer scientists to first investigate the technology that makes AI work and then to create mazes in Minecraft. A STEM lesson asks students to craft an algorithm to automate a robot that can put out a fire.

The field of information and communications technology and engineering is growing rapidly, and 21st century learners not only need to develop the computer skills necessary in this growing field but to also develop an understanding of AI programming basics. This short video models how different types of machine learning algorithms work.

While information and communication technologists are eager to explore the possibilities of AI, they also express cautions. Therefore, students need to develop critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate the possible threats inherent in the use of AI. Check out this video that asks viewers to consider the implications of the misuse of AI in such fields as weaponry.

The resources in our collection are designed to prepare learners for the world envisioned by futurists like Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clark.

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Career Connections | Network Architect

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Network architects are the people who build those computer networks that we use every day. Advice? "Keep learning!" binary.
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Naturral Born Robots: Robots Have Feelings Too

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore robotics. They design a simple device that simulates a human arm lifting a mass. Students test the strength of their arm. Students discuss artificial intelligence.
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SciShow

Great Minds: Alan Turing

For Students 9th - 12th
Alan Turing helped defeat the Nazis and conceptualized the first computers, yet he was arrested for gross indecency because he was homosexual. The video explains the math genius and how his many talents were used to help society. It also...
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TryEngineering

Boolean Algebra is Elementary

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
See how Boolean algebra relates to video games with a lesson that teaches young scholars how to use Boolean algebra to create rules for a virtual world. They test the rule base for consistency in groups.
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Road to Grammar

Techonology

For Students 6th - 12th
Technology is a hot topic, so why not discuss it with your English language learners? There are three viewpoints from students included on this page, along with vocabulary words and ten tech-related questions to discuss.
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Reading Adventure Pack: Robots

For Parents 2nd - 3rd
Two activities work with a fiction and nonfiction book about robots‚—Robot Dreams by Sara Varon and Robot by Roger Bridgman. Scholars read each story, then build a robot out of found objects, examine robot sensors, and search for...
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TryEngineering

Circuits and Boolean Expressions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Teach basic logic using Boolean operators. Young computer scientists learn about the operators NOT, AND, and OR, and how they can be expressed using Boolean notation, logic gates, or truth tables. Along the way, they learn about half...
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Curated OER

Finding and Authenticating Online Information on Global Development Issues

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover how to find authoritative resources. In this research skills lesson, students examine strategies for using the Internet effectively to research global development issues.
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Breaking News English: Google's New Car

For Students 5th - 10th
For this Google's new car worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Romeo and Juliet: Insight into Ourselves

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research the historical background of Romeo and Juliet as well as Shakespeare's time to better understand the play. Students work in teams to make plans and products targeting their chosen issues to positively impact their...
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Curated OER

Natural Born Robots: Body Builders

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners perform activities to explore how their arm works and what muscles are involved. They view animated comparisons of human and robotic arms. Students create a model of the human arm.
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Curated OER

Bioinformatics

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students conduct a series of scientific investigation using bioinformatics. In this molecular biology lesson, students collect experimental data using different educational softwares. They calculate and analyze relationships using...
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Tic-Tac-Toe

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate finite mathematics using a flow chart. In this algebra lesson, students investigate logic and strategies using flowcharts. Students compete against each other using different approaches to playing the game.
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Technology in the 21st Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a discussion on how breakthroughs in communication technology shape the future of the world.
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20 Questions: Can You Stump the Machine?

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners use technology to help them think critically. They collect data related to the tool, which asks 20 questions. They discuss how the technology in the machine makes it work.
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Design Team Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils work in groups to build a robot. In this robotics lesson, students create an electronic robot and program it to follow directions. They create an obstacle course for the robot to follow and test its performance. 
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Curated OER

Larry Page

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about Larry Page and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.
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Curated OER

Robots Alive: Almost Human

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore robotics. They design and draw a robot to fit a specified function. Students examine motor functions necessary for the robot to perform. They discuss types of sensors available to assist in the building of a robot.
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Curated OER

Breaking News English: Computers to Match Man by 2009

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Computers to Match Man by 2009," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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24 Hour Party Robots

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an article about robots and social behavior. As a class, they write down new vocabulary words they are unfamilar with in the article. In groups, they discover what all the words have in commom and identify the type of...
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Curated OER

The Frontiers Decade: CyberDecade

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore robotics. They design and draw a robot that will search for deposits of underground minerals.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Artificial Intelligence: What Is Artificial Intelligence? #1

For Students 9th - 10th
Artificial intelligence is everywhere and it's already making a huge impact on our lives. It's autocompleting texts on our cellphones, telling us which videos to watch on YouTube, beating us at video games, recognizing us in photos,...
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Analytixlabs: 15 Real World Applications of Artificial Intelligence

For Students 9th - 10th
Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits traits associated with a human...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Artificial Intelligence Teaching a Computer to Play Tic Tac Toe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a more challenging JavaScript project. You will have to figure out a way to translate game strategy into a computer algorithm. Directions will show you how to create a working Tic-Tac-Toe board on a webpage. Just by showing the...

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