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Free AI lessons for middle school, grades 6–8
Print one of these for one class period. The debates use assigned sides and evidence. The games show how a model learns, predicts and gets fooled. Most need only paper.
› 11 free
Paper only
- Five-day week · 5 × 45 minUnplugged AI WeekFive AI lessons, no devices, about 45 minutes each, grades 4-8.
- Debate lesson · 55 minIs it art if a machine made it?It won the fair. Then they found out how it was made.
- Debate lesson · 55 minShould AI decide things about people?The résumé screener downgraded anyone who played women's chess. Nobody told it to.
- Debate lesson · 55 minDeepfakes: should they be illegal?It looks like her. It sounds like her. She never said it.
- Debate lesson · 50 minShould apps learn about you from your friends?It suggested your cousin's best friend. You'd never met. How did it know?
- Game · 30 minRobot RouteProgram it for one maze. Teach it for every maze. Find where each one breaks.
- Game · 20 minNext WordTwelve cards, one die, a language model. Guess what it says next.
- Game · 25 minWho's Important?Roll the dice, follow the arrows, and find out which spot in town really matters.
- Game · 30 minServer FarmAI lives in a building. Keep it powered, keep it cool, keep up.
- Game · 25 minSpecialist DesksRoute each question to two expert desks — and learn why lighting every desk is wasteful.
- Game · 25 minIs that real?Real or made? Call it, then back it with one clue.
› 4 free
One shared screen
- Debate lesson · 55 minShould schools allow AI for schoolwork?Everyone is already using it. The question is what the rule should be.
- Game · 15 minWeight PondTune the frog's weights. Find out why one neuron isn't enough.
- Game · 20 minGuard the BotTrick the bot into telling its secret. Then watch it get patched.
- Game · 15 minLoss MountainWalk the robot downhill in the fog. That's how AI learns.
Questions teachers ask
- Is it really free?
- Yes. Every lesson and game here is free to print or play as often as you like, with no email, login or student account.
- Do students need laptops?
- No. The debates and paper games need only paper. The browser games run on one teacher screen for the whole room.
- How long does a lesson take?
- A debate lesson is 50 to 55 minutes. A game is 15 to 30 minutes, and the unplugged week is five 45-minute lessons.
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