{"product_id":"ai-explorers-challenge-01-sort-it-bot-grades-3-5","title":"AI Explorers Challenge 01: Sort-It Bot (Grades 3-5)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2484CC;\"\u003eSort-It Bot: Examples teach the robot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour students build a robot that sorts laundry, toys or recycling. Then they find out it only knows what they taught it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeams pick a sorting problem and the person who has it, draw 8 training cards and write the Bot's Rule Card. One teammate becomes the Bot and can follow only that card. Another team throws tricky items at it, and your students race to fix the examples that tripped it up. Along the way, they name the big idea: AI learns from examples, and people choose those examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to AI Explorers? Start here.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Teacher Guide recommends Sort-It Bot as your first challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2484CC;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrades 3-5 • 45 minutes • Teams of 2-3 • Mindset: Curiosity • Unplugged\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2484CC;\"\u003eEverything you need in one PDF (17 pages)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTeacher Guide (12 pages, print once):\u003c\/strong\u003e quick setup, six big AI ideas in kid words, the 45-minute session outline, a read-aloud script, coaching questions, a sample walk-through, facilitation notes and extensions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStudent Pages (5 pages, print one set per team):\u003c\/strong\u003e Mission Briefing, Plan, Cards, Prototype + Test, and Pitch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBookmarks\u003c\/strong\u003e take you straight to the challenge, the notes or the student pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2484CC;\"\u003eWhat you need\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper, pencils or crayons, and about 12 inches of tape per team. Scissors help, and folding or tearing works too.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA printer, or a projector if your students write in notebooks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's it. You need no devices, student accounts, logins or live AI tools, and you can teach offline once you download.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear a table, hand out the tape and get ready for some noise. Your young innovators are about to surprise you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReady for more?\u003c\/strong\u003e The Future-Ready Inventors: AI Explorers 4-Pack includes all four challenges for $39, less than buying them one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInstant PDF download, delivered by email the moment you check out. Use is covered by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/venturelab.org\/license-agreement\"\u003eVentureLab curriculum license\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VentureLab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67678323146865,"sku":"AIEXP-01-35","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0071\/8055\/0199\/files\/AI-Explorers-01-Sort-It-Bot.png?v=1792010247","url":"https:\/\/shop.venturelab.org\/products\/ai-explorers-challenge-01-sort-it-bot-grades-3-5","provider":"VentureLab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}