AI Explorers at Hoover (Grades 2-5)

Service Description

AI is no longer a future skill. Intelligent systems are already shaping the apps children use, the devices they interact with, and the world they are inheriting. Understanding how AI processes, builds, learns, and interprets information is not just a technical skill — it is a foundational cognitive superpower. ThinkAI Academy gives students the vocabulary, judgment, and hands-on skills to understand AI as confident creators. 1. Define AI Instinctively Articulate what AI is and isn't in their own descriptive vocabulary. 2. Identify Hiding Automation Spot and categorize AI vs. non-AI technologies in daily environments. 3. Script Block Logic Master foundational Scratch programming sequences and command inputs. 4. Trace Machine Learning Explain that AI learns from human examples; more data = better outcomes. 5. Engineer Art Prompts Use the SAIL framework to craft structured text-to-image inputs. 6. Evaluate Algorithmic Fairness Discuss bias and notice when computers generate errors. Classes are priced at $45 per class