Level
Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Duration
4 x 45 minute periods

Summary
Students will engage in an AI Detective Challenge where they analyze images, voice clips, text samples, and videos to determine whether they are real or generated by AI. This activity promotes critical thinking, collaboration, and understanding of AI technology’s benefits and risks.

Materials
• Lesson slides (Google slides link to save your own copy)
• "Intro to AI" video clip (YouTube link)
• Downloadable student activity sheet
• Computer or tablet with internet access for each student
• Projector or screen for displaying slides
• Chart paper or whiteboard
• Markers
• Suggested: Teacher-made heterogeneous groups; AI & non-AI examples curated in advance for the student-facing slides

Created by
Stephen Kos

Edited by
Diana Li, PhD
Maya Velasco
Preeti Natarajan
Verithia Hood
Zoya Khan

With input from
Alison Cohen
Annie Lai
Emma Schimch
Huan Wang
Keltoum Medmourh
Mackenzie Wittmer
Rebecca Marcos
Rosalily Belandres-Rios
Yishan Lee

Supported by
The Dana Foundation