Problem-Invention Match

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 to build understanding of major milestones in artificial intelligence by connecting problems to the inventions that helped solve them. Students read descriptions of significant AI-related challenges, analyze key details, and match each problem to the historic invention that addressed it. Through close reading and reasoning, learners develop a clearer picture of how AI has evolved over time and why certain breakthroughs were so important.

Learning Goals

• Understanding Technological Innovation (Grades 5-7) – Students explore how specific inventions addressed limitations in early AI development.
• Problem-Solution Analysis – Learners match challenges with inventions using evidence and contextual clues.
• Reading for Key Ideas & Details – Students practice identifying essential information in informational text.
• AI History & Milestones – Learners build foundational knowledge of important breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with social studies, ELA, and technology literacy standards.
• Clear Matching Format – Makes complex historical relationships easier to understand and assess.
• Interdisciplinary Learning – Connects reading comprehension with technology and history content.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Suitable for independent work, small groups, review lessons, or homework.
• Supports Analytical Thinking – Encourages students to justify matches using reasoning rather than memorization.

This printable worksheet helps students understand AI development as a series of problems and solutions rather than isolated facts. Learners practice close reading, logical matching, and historical reasoning while gaining insight into how innovation drives technological progress. Ideal for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity strengthens comprehension, critical thinking, and foundational knowledge of AI history in a clear, engaging format.

This worksheet is part of our AI Timeline Major Inventions collection.