Cause & Effect Chains

Students complete chains that show how each major AI invention led to later breakthroughs. They are provided with key innovations-such as ChatGPT, ELIZA, the Turing Test, and ImageNet-and fill in the missing events that occur before and after. This activity reinforces understanding of how scientific progress builds on previous discoveries. Students examine how innovations influence one another and map relationships across decades. The worksheet strengthens cause-and-effect reasoning, historical explanation, and systems thinking.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – Cause and Effect in Technological History

Critical Thinking – Logical Sequencing

Technology Literacy – Understanding AI Development Pathways

English Language Arts – Analyzing Informational Connections

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