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In this gamified lesson, learners use Mash-Up cards to brainstorm a problem they want to solve. Then, they develop an out-of-the-box solution to the problem by imagining new artificial intelligence tools.

Find this lesson and more at thetech.org/ai 

What's Your Problem?
Brainstorming AI Solutions

We love brainstorming and prototyping at The Tech, so we are extra excited to announce our latest innovation: a “Teach with Me” Lesson.

  • This lesson includes a pre-recorded facilitation of the activities from beginning to end, just think of us as your co-facilitators.
  • Since we won’t really be there to hear students’ ideas, we’d love for you to share them back with us. On the lesson page, you’ll see a button for sharing student ideas and feedback on the lesson. Happy problem-solving!

Grades: 3-12
Duration: 45 minutes

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  Like most of our resources, this lesson is aligned with the engineering strand of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

  

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  • Materials: Strawcture Eco

    Duration: 1 minute

    Grade Levels: K-12 

    Video: Imagine you had to build a house with a material other than wood. What would you pick?

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  • Making with Microbes

    Duration: Two 30 minute sessions, with 1-3 weeks between

    Grade Levels: 6-8

    Use fermented tea to grow your own unique piece of biomaterial and make something creative with it! 

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  • Looking to the Past to Build the Future

    Duration: Three to five 50-minute sessions

    Grade Levels: K-2

    Apply knowledge of homes from the past to design and construct a home that can withstand a windstorm.

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  • Just Dropping In

    Duration: 65 minutes

    Grade Levels: 4-12

    Explore how expansion is related to movement by designing a device that controls the movement of a dropped ball. 

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  • Iteration: Strawcture Eco

    Duration: 2 minutes

    Grade Levels: K-12

    Video: Think of a time that you had an idea that didn't work the first time. How did you make it better?

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  • Investigating Lift

    Duration: 65-80 minutes

    Grade Levels: 6-8

    Build a device to explore the force of lift in a hovercraft. Grade Levels: 6-8

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  • Hover Design Challenge

    Duration: 50-60 minutes

    Grade Levels: 3-12 

    Build, test and modify hovering devices in a wind tunnel to expand knowledge of design and aerodynamics.

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  • Hashing and Cracking: Password Essentials

    Duration: 50-60 minutes

    Grade Levels: 4-6 

    Students take on the role of an entrepreneur creating their own company website. 

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  • Greywater Gadgetry

    Duration: Two 60 minute sessions

    Grade Levels: 6-12 

    Create a two-part system for filtering greywater.

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Looking for more than one lesson?

Try one of our Content Bundles

Artificial Intelligence

What is AI?

Computational Thinking

Get with the (computer) program

Data Science

Byte into these

Design Challenge Learning

Explore tips for innovation

Systems Design

Big thinkers, unite!

Social Emotional Learning

Engineering with empathy

  

These resources are made possible through The Bowers Institute

Supporting educators to develop problem-solvers locally, nationally and globally.