AI Literacy Tools

Interactive Lab

Hands-on activities, scenario tools, and prompt challenges organized by age group. Use them in class, at home, or on your own.

K–5 Activities Grades 6–8 Grades 9–12 Higher Ed

K–5 Activities

All activities work without live AI tools. Print, sort, draw, and discuss.

K–2No Tech
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Smart Tool Sorter

Sort picture cards into "uses AI" and "does not use AI" piles. Builds pattern recognition and awareness of where AI shows up in everyday life.

K–2Printable
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Draw Your Smart Machine

Students draw a smart helper tool, name it, and explain what it does. Encourages creative thinking about technology and its purpose.

K–2Discussion
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Byte Gave the Wrong Answer

Byte the Robot gives a silly wrong answer. Students work together to figure out why it's wrong and how they would check it.

3–5Interactive

Add One Detail

Start with a simple prompt. Add one detail. See how the answer changes. Builds understanding of how prompts work through direct experimentation.

3–5Matching
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Prompt Match Game

Match prompts to the kinds of answers they'd most likely produce. Builds cause-and-effect thinking about how inputs affect AI outputs.

3–5Evaluation

Fix the Wrong Answer

Read an AI answer with a mistake in it. Identify what's wrong and then rewrite the prompt that would have produced a better one.

Grades 6–8 Activities

6–8Interactive
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Prompt Improvement Lab

Take a weak prompt and revise it step by step. After each revision, see how the output changes. Builds structured prompt-writing skills.

6–8Critical Thinking
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Fact-Check Challenge

Given an AI output, identify three claims that need fact-checking. Then practice checking them against reliable sources.

6–8Discussion
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Scenario Sorter

Sort AI use scenarios into: appropriate, not appropriate, or it depends. Share your reasoning. Works great for class discussion.

6–8Quiz

Responsible Use Quiz

Interactive quiz on responsible AI decisions for middle schoolers. Immediate feedback explains the reasoning behind each answer.

6–8Evaluation
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Can I Trust This?

Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, bias, and missing information. Practice asking the right questions before using any AI-generated content.

6–8Comparison
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Output Comparison Studio

Same prompt, different wording. Compare two AI outputs side by side and explain which is more useful and why.

Grades 9–12 Activities

9–12Analysis
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Bias Spotting Challenge

Analyze AI outputs for language patterns, omissions, and framing that suggest bias. Learn to recognize it and explain what you notice.

9–12Decision-Making
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Originality Decision Scenarios

Work through realistic scenarios where AI use might help, harm, or raise legitimate questions. Discuss where the lines are and why.

9–12Prompting
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Prompt Critique Lab

Evaluate and improve high school-level prompts for research, writing, and analysis tasks. Apply the FOCUS framework.

9–12Discussion
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Ethics Discussion Cards

Open-ended scenarios for class discussion. No single right answer — the discussion is the learning. Great for advisory, ELA, or social studies.

9–12Source Checking
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Source Check Challenge

Given an AI output, find at least two sources that confirm, contradict, or add nuance to the claims. Practice real research verification.

9–12Reflection
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AI Use Documentation

Track what AI contributed, what you kept, what you changed, and why. Practice transparent documentation before it becomes a real expectation.

College & Adult Learner Tools

Higher EdPrompting
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FOCUS Framework Builder

Build prompts step by step using the FOCUS framework. Enter your task, get a structured prompt. See before and after comparisons.

Higher EdTeaching
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Lesson Plan AI Assistant

Use AI to draft a lesson plan outline, then review and revise it. A practical workflow for instructors using AI in course preparation.

Higher EdResearch
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Hallucination Check Drill

AI gives you a "research summary." Your job: verify every claim. Practice the skill of treating AI as a starting point, not a source.

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