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Scientist Profile: Mars Rover Engineer

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Title:

 Scientist Profile: Mars Rover Engineer

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/5aa004f3-f0a8-40e7-8aea-1aa18aa9705d/5aa004f3-f0a8-40e7-8aea-1aa18aa9705d/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

This DragonflyTV segment introduces NASA roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard. Her job is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to build robots that can travel into space and other hazardous locations. In this segment, she discusses her work on a rover for use on Mars. Also available in Spanish. This video can be played as an introduction to a lesson on artificial intelligence.

Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 6
29) Define artificial intelligence and identify examples of artificial intelligence in the community.

Examples: Image recognition, voice assistants.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • define artificial intelligence.
  • identify examples of artificial intelligence in the community.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • artificial intelligence
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • that artificial intelligence is the use of computer systems to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence and include services such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision
  • making, and translation between languages.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • identify examples of artificial intelligence.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • while artificial intelligence is designed to aide, it also has negative side effects.
Tags: artificial intelligence, robot, roboticist
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AccessibilityVideo resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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Author: Stephanie Carver
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