Parent and facilitator guide

You guide the setup.
They own the discovery.

No AI background is required. Read the goal, prepare the props, let the learner predict, and ask the explain-back question.

Before mission 1

Four things to prepare

1

Computer and browser

Use a laptop or desktop with an updated Chrome or Safari browser.

2

Teachable Machine

An adult opens each image or audio project in a separate tab. Use game props and sounds, not identity labels.

3

Gemini Apps

Missions 7 and 8 use an adult-controlled Gemini session and the supplied fictional prompt materials.

4

AI Studio handoff

Mission 10 offers an optional adult-led version-workflow demonstration using the course comparison materials.

How to coach

Use questions, not answers.

“What do you predict the model will do?”
“What changed when the room, angle, or sound changed?”
“Which part learned, which part generated, and which part followed an exact rule?”
“When should a person decide instead?”

Safety boundary

Classify props and game signals, not people.

  • Do not label identity, emotion, intelligence, attractiveness, health, behavior, or personality.
  • Keep faces, names, schools, locations, and family details out of examples and prompts.
  • Use a visible ASK AGAIN state when evidence is uncertain.
  • Give a person the final decision whenever a result could affect someone.