Systems Thinking and AI applications
This lesson takes a systems thinking approach to understanding the place of artificial intelligence (AI) as a component within solutions to real world problems, such as predicting bushfire hotspots, spotting and monitoring animals in the wild, automated horticulture and agriculture, and early detection of medical issues.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Systems thinking, Impact and interactions |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10K01
Investigate how hardware and software manage, control and secure access to data in networked digital systems
AC9TDI8K02
Investigate how data is transmitted and secured in wired and wireless networks including the internet
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact
AC9TDI10P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
| Keywords | Artificial Intelligence, AI, artificial, intelligence, teachable machine, algorithms, problem solving, Lesson idea, Lesson plan, Karsten Schulz, Digital Technologies Institute, Nathan Alison |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Digital Literacy, Critical and creative thinking |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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