AI Company Ordering Puzzle

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 to strengthen chronological reasoning and informational reading skills while exploring the organizations that shaped modern artificial intelligence. Students read scrambled profiles of major AI companies and research groups-such as OpenAI, Google Brain, DeepMind, and Meta AI-and determine the correct founding order from earliest to most recent. By extracting historical clues and key details, learners build understanding of how AI leadership and innovation have evolved globally over time.

Learning Goals

• Chronological Sequencing (Grades 6-8) – Students order AI companies based on founding dates and historical context.
• Informational Text Analysis – Learners extract timeline clues from short organizational profiles.
• Understanding AI Organizations – Students identify the roles major companies play in AI research and development.
• Reasoning from Evidence – Learners justify their sequencing choices using details from the text.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support social studies, ELA, and technology literacy standards.
• Clue-Based Reasoning Task – Encourages analysis and deduction rather than memorization.
• Modern, Relevant Content – Connects reading skills to current AI companies shaping the world.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Suitable for independent practice, small groups, review lessons, or enrichment.
• Interdisciplinary Learning – Blends history, reading comprehension, and technology understanding.

This printable worksheet helps students develop a clearer picture of how today’s AI landscape came to be. Learners practice sequencing events, interpreting informational text, and understanding how organizations influence technological progress. Ideal for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity strengthens critical thinking, historical reasoning, and foundational knowledge of modern AI leadership in a clear, engaging format.

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