8-Hours Artificial Intelligence for Kids (8-14 yrs)

Hour 1: Welcome to AI

• What is AI? With fun examples (Siri, Alexa, YouTube, Face ID)

• Game: “AI or Not?” – Guess which task is done by AI

• Tool Introduction: Teachable Machine / Scratch

• Activity: Real or AI Image Game

Hour 2: Seeing Like AI – Image Recognition

• How computers “see” – basics of image classification

• Train a Teachable Machine model to recognize hand signs or objects

• Activity: Rock-Paper-Scissors AI in Scratch

Hour 3: Talking to Computers – Voice AI

• Understand voice recognition

• Introduction to Teachable Machine (Audio model)

• Activity: Train AI to recognize “Yes”, “No”, “Hello”

• Game: Use voice to control a Scratch sprite

Hour 4: Moving with AI – Face Detection

• Learn pose detection with Teachable Machine

• Activity: Control Scratch characters using face parts

• Play game: Make Flappy Bird Game using nose

Hour 5: Smart Decisions – AI & Logic

• Understand “If-Then” logic in AI

• Build in Scratch/Teachable Machine

• Activity: Build a simple chatbot in Scratch

Hour 6: Teaching AI – Training Data

• What is training data? Why does AI need examples?

• Show bad vs. good training data

• Activity: Train image model to recognize 3 different emotions

Hour 7: AI in Games – Make an AI-Driven Game

• Create a game in Scratch where AI controls a character (voice/image)

• Example: Shout “Jump!” to jump over obstacles

• Add score & game over logic

Hour 8: Build Your Own AI Project

• Choose one tool: Voice, Pose, or Image AI

• Design a project: Face Filters using AI

• Build in Scratch/Teachable Machine