Dear AI Designer

This worksheet helps students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 build ethical reasoning, critical thinking, and explanatory writing skills by stepping into the role of an AI ethics consultant. Learners read letters from fictional inventors describing new AI systems, evaluate whether each system is helpful, unhelpful, or in need of human oversight, and write clear recommendations explaining what the designer should improve.

Learning Goals

• Ethics & Technology (Grades 6-8) – Analyzing fairness, privacy, safety, and unintended consequences in AI systems
• Explanatory & Recommendation Writing – Writing clear advice supported by ethical reasoning
• Technology Literacy – Understanding real-world challenges involved in AI design and deployment
• Critical Thinking – Evaluating benefits and risks of AI systems in practical scenarios

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to support ethics, ELA, and technology curriculum standards
• Role-Based Learning – Engages students by placing them in an authentic decision-making role
• Real-World Focus – Mirrors issues faced by developers, policymakers, and society
• Discussion-Ready Format – Encourages debate and multiple perspectives
• Low-Prep Design – Easy to print and use in classrooms or homeschool settings

This printable worksheet helps students develop thoughtful judgment about how AI systems affect people and communities. By advising designers on how to improve ethical design, learners strengthen reasoning, writing, and technology literacy skills. It is a meaningful resource for classroom and homeschool instruction focused on responsible innovation, ethical evaluation, and real-world application of AI concepts.

This worksheet is part of our Good vs. Bad AI Worksheets collection.