Foundations of AI
Explore our collection of lesson plans, presentations, simulations, worksheets and hands-on projects to help introduce AI to Years 7-8 students.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Course or tutorial, Lesson ideas, Tools for learning |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data acquisition, Data representation, Data interpretation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P01
Acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
| Keywords | bias, teachable machine |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Digital Literacy, English, The Arts |
| Organisation | Google DeepMind and Raspberry Pi Foundation |
| Copyright | © Google DeepMind and Raspberry Pi Foundation. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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