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Ages 5–9 · Little Tech Explorers

AI Around Us

Sort examples of people, computers, and AI helpers.

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Learning goals & safe-use plan

Ages 5–9 with a trusted adult nearby

  • Digital safety: Know what information stays private, stop and ask a trusted adult, and practice kind digital choices.
  • AI literacy: AI is a computer tool, can make mistakes, and should never replace a trusted adult.
  • Challenge: Complete a short picture, sorting, pattern, or safety-choice mission.
  • Portfolio: Save one drawing, map, story, or coding plan and explain it to a trusted adult.
  • Mastery check: Show the skill, explain one safe choice, and identify who to ask for help.
BEAT IT LEARNING · AI Around Us
START HERE · INTRODUCTION & RESOURCES

Welcome to AI Around Us!

Learn that AI is a computer tool people design and use, not a person or magic.

  • Learn: Open a section and read its short topics.
  • Try: Follow the lab steps and check what you made.
  • Review: Answer all four questions correctly to earn section progress.
  • Keep exploring: You can skip a quiz without earning progress. Finish every section to unlock the final challenge.
Read or watch

Reading topics are ready. Video lessons will appear when recorded.

Build something

Sort examples of people, computers, and AI helpers.

AI Around Us course guideAll reading topics, labs, and review questions in one PDF
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Project worksheet

Plan, build, test, and share your work as you complete the course labs.

  • My plan: ________________________________________________
  • Checkpoint 1: A people-and-tools comparison picture.
  • Checkpoint 2: An AI-awareness sorting page.
  • Checkpoint 3: A simple human-check routine.
The printable worksheet is included in the PDF guide.

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