👩‍🏫 Teacher Overview

• Grade Band: All (Elementary, Middle, High — scaffolded for each)
• Objective: Students explore the role of AI in creativity by comparing human-made vs. AI-generated works and making their own.
• Time Needed: 1 class period (45–60 minutes)
• ISTE Standards:
• Innovative Designer: Students use a variety of technologies to create original works.
• Creative Communicator: Students communicate complex ideas clearly using technology.
• Key Vocabulary: creativity, originality, inspiration, bias, remix.

📦 Materials

• AI-generated samples (art, music, poems) — prepared in advance
• Human-created samples (artwork, music, poems) — curated by teacher
• Devices with simple AI tools (Craiyon, AI music generators, text-to-image apps)
• Student worksheet (provided below)
• (Optional) Projector or smartboard for showcasing works

📝 Teacher Steps

1. Showcase (10 min)

• Present pairs of works (one AI, one human).
• Example: two paintings, two short poems, two songs.
• Students guess: Which one is AI? Which one is human?

2. Guessing Game (10–15 min)

• Students work in pairs/small groups with a worksheet to record their guesses.
• After each round, reveal the truth.
• Discuss: What clues did you look for? Were you surprised?

3. Create with AI (15–20 min)

• Students use a simple AI tool (like Craiyon for art, AI music generator, or a poetry generator).
• Prompt ideas:
• Elementary: “Draw a happy robot in space.”
• Middle: “Make a short poem about pizza in the style of Shakespeare.”
• High: “Create album cover art for a band that mixes jazz and hip-hop.”
• Students share results with their table or class.

4. Discussion (10 min)

• Compare human creativity vs. AI.
• Ask:
• Can AI be creative, or is it just copying patterns?
• What role do humans play when using AI to make art?
• If art is made with AI, who is the artist — the human, the machine, or both?

🧒 Student Worksheet: Creative AI

Name: _____________________

Part 1 – Guess the Creator

For each pair, circle your guess:

Part 2 – My Creation

I asked AI to create: __________________________

The result was: _______________________________

I liked/disliked it because: _____________________

Part 3 – Reflection

1. Which was harder to tell apart — AI art, music, or writing? Why?
2. Do you think AI can be creative? Why or why not?
3. What role do humans play in creativity with AI?

✂️ Adaptations by Grade Level

• Elementary: Use images only (art & photos). Keep language simple. Focus on “Did the computer make this or a person?”
• Middle School: Add poems and music. Introduce “patterns” vs. “originality.”
• High School: Add ethical questions — authorship, copyright, ownership of AI-created works.