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AI in Daily Life
Artificial Intelligence
Spotting AI in daily life: face unlock on a phone, video recommendations, spelling auto-correct, automatic doors that detect people; technology that seems to 'know' things
Computers in Everyday Life
Artificial Intelligence
Identifying computers in everyday life — not just laptops but phones, tablets, smart speakers, traffic lights, washing machines; what makes something a computer
Real-World Robots
Artificial Intelligence
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 people
Smart Versus Not-Smart Devices
Artificial Intelligence
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 machines can sense and respond to the world
Step-by-Step Instructions
Artificial Intelligence
Step-by-step instructions for everyday tasks (making a sandwich, brushing teeth); that if instructions are wrong or missing, things go wrong; computers follow instructions exactly
Voice Assistants and How They Work
Artificial Intelligence
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, not alive
AI in Computer Games
Artificial Intelligence
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
AI Mistakes and Limitations
Artificial Intelligence
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 and failures
Data and Information for Computers
Artificial Intelligence
What data is: information that computers use — numbers, words, pictures, sounds; everything a computer knows comes from data that people give it
Humans Versus Machines
Artificial Intelligence
Comparing human and machine capabilities: creativity, empathy, common sense vs speed, memory, repetition; the Turing Test (simplified); what makes humans unique
Machine Learning Basics
Artificial Intelligence
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 experience with Teachable Machine or similar tool
Patterns and Classification
Artificial Intelligence
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 basis of machine learning
Recommendation Systems and Filter Bubbles
Artificial Intelligence
How recommendation systems work: YouTube, Netflix, and shop websites track what you click and find patterns; filter bubbles; the difference between helpful suggestions and manipulation
AI and Fairness in Decisions
Artificial Intelligence
Whether AI should make important decisions about people: jobs, loans, justice; who is responsible when AI makes unfair decisions; introduction to algorithmic fairness
AI and the Environment
Artificial Intelligence
AI needs huge amounts of energy and water to train; data centres and their environmental cost; but AI can also help — predicting weather, monitoring deforestation, optimising energy; trade-offs
AI and the Future of Work
Artificial Intelligence
How AI is changing the world of work: some jobs disappear, new ones are created, many change; jobs AI can't do (yet); what skills matter in an AI world
AI Data Collection and Privacy
Artificial Intelligence
What data AI systems collect about you; who has it and why it matters; cookies, tracking, smart speakers always listening; your data is valuable
Bias in AI Systems
Artificial Intelligence
If training data is biased, AI will be biased; examples: facial recognition working better for some skin tones, translation assuming gender; where bias comes from and whether we can fix it
Deepfakes and AI-Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence
Deepfakes, AI-generated images and text; how to spot them and why they matter; the importance of checking sources; not everything online is real
Designing Fair AI Rules
Artificial Intelligence
Design thinking applied to AI ethics: if you were designing an AI system, what rules would you give it? Who should it help? What should it not be allowed to do?
The Future of AI
Artificial Intelligence
What AI might do in 10 years; what we want it to do and what we're worried about; children as future designers and decision-makers about AI; hopeful, empowered framing
Asking Questions
Speaking & Listening
Ask relevant questions to extend understanding; ask and answer questions to seek help, get information, or clarify something not understood
Blending Sounds to Read Words
Phonics & Word Reading
Apply phonic knowledge to blend sounds in unfamiliar words containing taught grapheme-phoneme correspondences; respond speedily to graphemes for all 40+ phonemes
Building sentences
Grammar & Punctuation
Understand that words combine to make sentences — a sentence expresses a complete thought; produce and expand complete sentences in speech and writing