Learn: four AI courses for ages 5 to 14

Pick a stage

Explorers · ages 5 to 7
A1 Smart or Not?

Sort, spot and talk about smart helpers, with picture cards and no screens.
Builders · ages 7 to 9
A2 Teach a Machine

Show a machine examples, test it, and find out what happens when examples are unfair.
Creators · ages 9 to 11
A3 How Machines Learn

Split data, measure accuracy, spot fakes and decide when to trust an answer.
Coders · ages 11 to 14
A4 AI in Practice

Build and test a model in Python, find bias in data and argue about AI ethics.

All four courses use the same seven big ideas, a little deeper each time.

Course	Stage	Length	Big question	Ends with	Status
A1 Smart or Not?	Explorers, ages 5 to 7	6 × 30 min	What can machines do, and what do people do better?	A smart helper poster with 3 safety rules	Ready to teach
A2 Teach a Machine	Builders, ages 7 to 9	6 × 40 min	How do we teach a machine by showing it examples?	A trained classifier and a fairness note	Lesson plans ready, classifier tool in development
A3 How Machines Learn	Creators, ages 9 to 11	6 × 45 min	How do we know if an AI is any good?	A mini AI project and a one-page “how it works and where it fails”	Lesson plans ready, classifier tool in development
A4 AI in Practice	Coders, ages 11 to 14	6 × 50 min	How do models predict, and who is responsible when they are wrong?	A model with a test report and a short reasoned argument on an AI issue	Lesson plans ready, Python tools in development

Children meet each idea again every year, in more depth.

People and machines are different. Computers follow rules or patterns; people understand, feel and choose.
Data teaches machines. AI learns from examples, so the examples matter.
Machines make mistakes. They can be confidently wrong, so we check.
Fairness. If the examples leave people out, the AI can treat people unfairly.
Privacy and safety. Our personal information is valuable; share it carefully.
Humans stay in charge. People design, test, decide and take responsibility.
Creating and crediting. AI can help us make things, but our own ideas, honesty and credit to others matter.

Complete lesson plans for all four courses, to read online or print
Step-by-step kids’ versions of all 24 lessons, with optional grown-up-led AI tests
Parent accounts with child profiles, progress tracking and a downloadable report card
The “Teach the machine” and “Keep it private” activities on the Try page
The safety guidance for children, parents and teachers