Students don't just use AI; they learn to understand how it works and build real projects with no coding required.
The AI Explorers Lab is a live online program designed for middle schoolers in grades 6-8, transforming them from AI users into AI creators. Students engage in hands-on projects to understand how AI works, rather than just how to use AI tools. The curriculum covers fundamental AI concepts such as data, pattern recognition, model training, accuracy, and bias. Participants will learn prompt engineering, how to train AI models, build chatbots, and create AI-powered games and quizzes. A strong emphasis is placed on responsible AI use, including discussions on bias, hallucination, privacy, and academic honesty. By the end of the program, students will have developed a portfolio of AI-generated stories, design posters, a fact-check report, a trained AI model, and a working chatbot, culminating in a final showcase presentation and a certificate of completion.
Each 90-minute session includes a warm-up question, a plain-language concept breakdown, a live demo, a hands-on build, time to test and improve, and a share-out with the cohort.
This program is best suited for curious middle school students in grades 6-8 who want to understand AI, regardless of their interest in science, art, gaming, business, or social impact.
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