Learning Target (What the students will learn in this lesson):

Learn how to train Artificial Intelligence, the ethics behind it, and the use cases for such a technology in real world applications.

Two examples of an Google’s Teaching Machine, an AI tool, learning to classify happy and sad face drawings

Essential Question: (What are the most important concepts my students should learn from this unit):

• How does AI “learn” and what are we teaching it?
• How can this technology be used beyond the classroom?
• What helps you decide if a drawing of a face looks happy or sad? Could a computer use the same factors?

Learning Objective (outcome statement that captures specifically what knowledge, skills, attitudes learners should be able to exhibit following instruction):

Learn to feel more comfortable with AI technology and have a role in its use beyond a chatbot.

Next Generation Standards Met:

• 7-8.IC.3
• 7-8.IC.5
• 7-8.IC.6
• 7-8.CT.2
• 7-8.DL.2
• 7-8.DL.4

Target Vocabulary:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Ethics
• Teachable Machine
• Bias
• Machine Learning

Materials/Resources/Technology:

• Google’s teachable machine
• A 2-page handout (see below)
• Computer with camera/scanner