Spot a shape together.
Ask a grown-up to read the cards. Point, say your answer, or press a big button.
Start with shapes →Hello, curious human!A little wonder.
A little wonder.
A big question.
Come explore AI with Patch. Watch a tiny lesson. Play a game. Ask, “How do we know?”
Patch is our made-up computer guide.
Pick a comfortable starting point
Different ages. The same curiosity.
These paths are suggestions, not a test. You can try any of the three games with the help you need.
Be a privacy detective.
Explore with a trusted grown-up. Pick pretend details and keep real-life information private.
Choose pretend details →Check the claim together.
Investigate with a grown-up. Find the difference between a note, a guess, and a contradiction.
Check a tiny story →Go one question deeper.
Check a tool’s age rules with a trusted adult. Explore evidence, missing examples, and responsible school use.
Try the deeper challenge →Three little adventures
Watch. Play. Wonder.
Play videos when you want. Captions and a read-aloud version are included with each finished video.
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Examples help a model learn.
Sort pretend training cards. Then find the example our tiny rule cannot judge.
Play the pattern game →Watch with Patch
Patterns, not a person
Spot a simple pattern, then learn why an AI guess still needs checking.
Read the video out loud
Hi! I'm Patch, a pretend computer character. Let's spot a pattern together.
Red circle, blue square, red circle. What might come next? A blue square is a good guess.
AI was trained with lots of examples. It uses patterns to make words or pictures.
But a good-sounding guess can still be wrong. AI is a computer tool, not a person who knows you.
Try our pattern game with a trusted adult. You choose, check, and stay in charge.
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Pretend details are plenty.
Choose make-believe information for a made-up story. Keep personal details out.
Play the privacy game →Watch with Patch
Keep the fun fictional
Use pretend details, keep private information out, and ask a trusted adult for help.
Read the video out loud
Let's make a silly story. Our hero is a pretend purple penguin, on an imaginary moon.
Keep real names, photos, your school, home, location, and passwords out of AI chats.
Ask a trusted adult before trying a new tool. An adult should use made-up details when demonstrating an outside AI tool.
If an answer feels strange or scary, stop and tell that adult. You are not in trouble for asking for help.
Made-up details are a smart place to start. Keep private things private, and keep the fun fictional!
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A confident answer can be a guess.
Compare a cheerful answer with the original note. Be the person who checks.
Play the fact-check game →Watch with Patch
Pause, check, ask
Catch a pretend mistake and practice checking a confident answer with an adult and a dependable source.
Read the video out loud
An AI answer can sound very sure and still be wrong. Here is a pretend answer: a triangle has four sides.
Does that match what you know? Let's check a trusted book with an adult. A triangle has three sides.
We found the mistake! For harder questions, ask a trusted adult to help find a dependable source.
Do not use a chatbot to decide what medicine to take or what to do in an emergency.
Pause, check, and ask for help. That is smart learning. Stay curious, and keep checking what matters.
Practice with the choices you actually face.
Try one of these discussion challenges with a trusted adult. They are invented situations, not live requests.
- Homework: A tool writes a polished paragraph with a source you cannot find. Which claim can you verify, and what should you write yourself?
- A fake clip: A shocking video appears to show a classmate. How could forwarding it hurt them before anyone checks the original?
- A suspicious message: A familiar-looking account asks for a password or urgent payment. Stop and check with the person through a separate, familiar channel.
- Permissions: A story tool wants your contacts and photos. Does the activity need those permissions? Ask a trusted adult before granting access.
- Missing examples: Our shape rule knows only circles and triangles. What could go wrong when any system meets people or situations missing from its examples?
Follow your teacher’s rules about AI and credit. Ask for a hint or explanation, then do your own thinking. Check an outside tool’s age rules and involve a trusted adult before using it. You do not need a chatbot account for this corner.