Three original activities for a curious classroom or a creative afternoon. No AI account is needed. Work with a parent or teacher.
01 / Ask a better question
Moonshot: help your school use less paper. Write a prompt that gives an imaginary AI helper a role, a goal, and a constraint.
Role:
Goal:
Constraint:
Try it: exchange prompts with a partner. Your partner plays the helper and suggests one idea. Did the prompt give enough context?
Reflect: what would you change? Never put anyone's private information in a prompt.
TINY PROMPTERS / THE EVIDENCE EXPLORER
02 / Follow the evidence
An AI claims: “A plant can double in size every day forever.” Quark is curious, but wants evidence.
What part of the claim could you measure?
What source or observation would you check?
What real-world limits might matter?
Compare two models
Begin with one imaginary seedling on day 0. Complete the table. These are mathematical models, not promises about real plants.
Day
Add 1 each day
Double each day
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
Discuss: when does the gap become noticeable? What resources would the doubling model need?
TINY PROMPTERS / THE MOONSHOT BUILDER
03 / Dream at 10×. Test at 1×.
Choose a problem that matters to you. Imagine an ambitious improvement, then design one small, safe experiment.
My moonshot:
The smallest version I can test with a grown-up:
One thing I will change:
What I will measure:
What might make me change my mind:
For parents and teachers
Allow roughly 10–15 minutes per activity. Encourage multiple approaches; focus on reasoning rather than a perfect answer. The table answers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for adding; 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 for doubling. Use small, safe tests with ordinary materials.