Can AI guess your emotion?
Discuss emotions as a class, and introduce the idea of artificial intelligence (AI). This lesson can also be used to introduce image classification – a key application of AI. Developed in collaboration with Digital Technologies Institute.
Additional details
Year band(s) | F-2, 3-4 |
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Content type | Lesson ideas |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems, Algorithms, Implementation (programming), Privacy and security, Data representation |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
ACTDIK001
Recognise and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose
ACTDIK002
Recognise and explore patterns in data and represent data as pictures, symbols and diagrams
ACTDIK007
Identify and explore a range of digital systems with peripheral devices for different purposes, and transmit different types of data
ACTDIK008
Recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented in different ways
ACTDIP004
Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems
ACTDIP005
Explore how people safely use common information systems to meet information, communication and recreation needs
ACTDIP010
Define simple problems, and describe and follow a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve them
ACTDIP012
Explain how student solutions and existing information systems meet common personal, school or community needs |
Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
Keywords | Artificial Intelligence, Facial recognition, emotions, AI, artificial, intelligence, teachable machine, data representation, algorithms, problem solving, digital systems |
Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | HPE |
Organisation | ESA |
Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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