Try a small part of Spark, Builder or Ninja. These short activities practise capabilities that grow into AI picture sorting, a school-club website and a product with real users.
“Follow the sound of the river,” it read.
Play with instructions and choices. This Spark activity practises the thinking children bring to making things and meeting AI.
Try this exampleExplore a useful tool for a school gardening club. Decide what its members need, then try a plan they could put to use.
Try this exampleCheck the work. Think of the users.
Practise directing an AI agent: question its claims, check the work and decide what a product needs before people use it.
Try this exampleThese short practice activities illustrate part of each level. They are not complete signature projects or real student submissions.
When a child shows you something they made, try asking these questions. You’ll see the learning behind the screen.
“What did you want it to do?”
“How did you work that out?”
“What did you change along the way?”
“What would you try next?”
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