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Exploring the AI Jungle

Jungles are wonderful places, full of intriguing creatures and plants with interesting behaviour. What if thinking about the unexpected ways that the living creatures which inhabit the jungle behave and interact could help us understand AI systems?

– Preface: Exploring the AI Jungle

Thanks to generous funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Bridging AI Responsible Divides programme, Judy Robertson, Laura Meagher and Elspeth Maxwell created a picturebook and a teachers’ guide explaining ways how a type of Artificial Intelligence called Generative AI could be used in schools. Find out more about the wider project here: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/youngpeopleandai/ and Towards embedding responsible AI in the school system: co-creation with young people | Digital Education.
If your primary school is in South East Scotland, then you will get a copy of the book and teachers’ guide by post. You can also download the picture book and the teachers’ guide below. If you use these materials and share your work on X, tag us @data_schools and use the hashtag #ExploreAIJungle.
A video of the book being read aloud by Kirstie Steele:
AI Jungle Picturebook (pdf): https://bit.ly/3VcozfB Teacher’s Guide (pdf): https://bit.ly/3Ouuedk AI Jungle Poster (pdf): https://bit.ly/3B0UsAS Live-text digital version: https://exploring-the-ai-jungle.shorthandstories.com/index.html. Picture book print-on-demand (pay to print a bound book): https://mixam.co.uk/print-on-demand/66e835418949226f239afc0e.
Teachers’ Guide print-on-demand (pay to print a bound book): https://mixam.co.uk/print-on-demand/66e846c9c6d8a56771f7b611.
 

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Curriculum Level:
Early (Pre 5 & P1)First (P2-P4)Second (P5-P7)Third (S1-S3)Senior Phase (S4-S6)For teachers
Curriculum Area:
AI LiteracyChild Rights and EthicsCritical ThinkingCross-curricularExpressive ArtsHealth and WellbeingLanguagesMathematicsReligious and moral educationResponsible Use to Support LearningSciencesSocial StudiesTechnologies
Topics and Themes
Activity, Diet, Rest and SleepBiodiversity and InterdependenceBlended or Home LearningComputer ScienceData AnalysisData visualisationDevices & SoftwareDigital LiteracyFinding & Using InformationHow-TosPast Events and SocietiesPeople in society, economy and businessProcessing and Managing Information Responsibly