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Artificial Intelligence: What Is It and Where Is It?

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  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Erin Meacham
System:Homewood City
School:Homewood Middle School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 1926
Title:
Artificial Intelligence: What Is It and Where Is It?
Digital Tool/Resource:
Note.ly
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

In this activity, students will explore Artificial Intelligence, develop their own definitions of what AI is, and share examples with their classmates via Note.ly. 

This activity was created as a result of the DLCS COS Resource Development Summit.

  Associated Standards and Objectives  
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.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6
2. Make inferences and draw logical conclusions from the content and structures of informational texts, including comparison and contrast, problem and solution, claims and evidence, cause and effect, description, and sequencing.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
2.
  • Inferences
  • Logical conclusions
  • Content
  • Structures
  • Informational text
  • Comparison and contrast
  • Problem and solution
  • Claims and evidence
  • Cause and effect
  • Description
  • Sequencing
Knowledge:
2. Students know:
  • Explicit information in a text, like its content and structure, can be used to draw conclusions and support inferences.
  • Text can be structured in different ways, depending on the type of information that is being communicated.
  • A text that follows a comparison and contrast structure will describe how two or more things are alike or different.
  • Problem and solution text structure describes a problem and how the problem was solved or could be solved.
  • Claim and evidence structure proposes a particular claim, then provides evidence to support the claim.
  • Cause and effect text structure describes an event (the cause) and the consequence or result of the event (the effect).
  • A description text structure describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and examples.
  • Sequencing text structure presents ideas or events in the order in which they happen.
Skills:
2. Students are able to:
  • Identify the structure of informational texts, including comparison and contrast, problem and solution, claims and evidence, cause and effect, description, and sequencing.
  • Make inferences and draw conclusions from the content and structure of informational texts.
Understanding:
2. Students understand that:
  • Informational text provides explicit information in its content and structure that can be used to draw conclusions and support inferences.
  • Informational text generally follows a particular structure, and identifying this structure can help them better comprehend and analyze the text.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6
13. Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject and purpose for a particular audience or occasion.

Examples: social media posts, blog posts, podcast episodes, infographics
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
13.
  • Digital products
  • Subject
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Occasion
Knowledge:
13. Students know:
  • Necessary skills to create and edit digital products, such as social media posts, blog posts, podcast episodes, and infographics.
  • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product.
Skills:
13. Students are able to:
  • Create digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions.
  • Edit digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions.
Understanding:
13. Students understand that:
  • Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
  • They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
Learning Objectives:

Students will define artificial intelligence.

Students will identify examples of artificial intelligence.

Students will read informational texts and construct clear responses to the reading.

Students will publish responses to other classmates using technology.

  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
During/Explore/Explain
Activity:

As an introduction, have students fold a note card in half. Then, instruct them to write their own definition of the term "Artificial Intelligence." Students can share their constructed definitions before moving on.

After students have constructed and shared their definitions, the teacher will direct them to the informational article on https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/ai-can-guide-us-or-just-entertain

When the students have completed the reading, they will refer back to their note cards, writing a new definition for AI based on their new knowledge. Students can share their new definitions or even share what they changed.

Once the students have their definition of AI, they will be instructed to submit via Note.ly examples of AI that they use or have seen used. By the end of this activity, the students will have a whole web page full of examples, hopefully understanding its prevalence in today's society.

Assessment Strategies:

-Note cards with pre-reading definition and post-reading definition

-Students responses on Note.ly


Advanced Preparation:

Teachers should read the article beforehand and be familiar with the content.

Teachers will need to create an account on Note.ly in order to have a common board for all students to join. Students do not need an account to participate.

Ideally, all students need a device. However, if this is not an option, students could share a device in groups of 2-4. 

Variation Tips (optional):

-Students could work individually or with a partner depending on the availability of devices, computers, or Chromebooks.

-Students could extend this activity to have a discussion about the importance of Artificial Intelligence.

Notes or Recommendations (optional):
 
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: artificial intelligence, computer science, digital literacy