ComputingArtificial IntelligenceAges 7–9

AI Mistakes and Limitations

Machines make mistakes; they only know what they've been shown; bad training data leads to bad results; AI is not magic — just maths on data; showing edge cases and failures

Lesson

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“AI Mistakes and Limitations means practising the idea at the table with a simple screen-free or sandbox check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”

Bring to the table

Two short recommendation cards or screenshot printouts
Pencil for compare notes

Extra for the adult

Worked example. A feed keeps showing football because past clicks were football — that can hide other topics (filter bubble).

Optional challenge. For AI Mistakes and Limitations, add one harder example after success.

What to notice. Keep one parent note: examples tried; results; support used. This session samples AI Mistakes and Limitations, not mastery.

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Save photos, notes, and attendance. Export a proof packet for compliance or portfolio reviews.

View learner plans ($12/mo per learner) See sample family archive

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Gakuva activity

AI Mistakes and Limitations practice

Practice key ideas from AI Mistakes and Limitations.

Free · no login · no ads · Practice answers and completion are not saved. Parent observation remains the lesson record.

Learning resources

Extra practice links — they do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.

Code.org · Practice link — not the full lesson

AI for Oceans

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Before you open · source notes

Deliberately probe mistakes: train a limited model, then test odd examples to see confident wrong answers. Discuss that AI can fail without “understanding.”

Free · no login required to play · account optional to save · no ads observed

Before you open

Save a screenshot of a wrong or uncertain classification and a parent note of why the learner thinks the model slipped.

Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.

Source, access and review notes

Unknown — link only

Google Creative Lab · Practice link — not the full lesson

Teachable Machine · Image

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Before you open · source notes

Adult-guided mistake lab: train with unbalanced or similar-looking classes, then show a misclassification and improve the examples.

Free · no login · no ads observed · webcam optional

Before you open

Save a misclassification screenshot and a second screenshot after adding better training examples.