Funding Cuts Answer Key

This worksheet explores the funding challenges AI research faced during the 1970s and 1980s, known as the “AI Winter.” Students read about setbacks such as government budget cuts and reduced academic interest, then match events to their descriptions. The activity builds comprehension of how economic and institutional factors influence scientific progress. It also emphasizes vocabulary related to research funding and historical context. Learners develop the ability to analyze how cycles of optimism and decline shape technological development.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – Economic Influences on Innovation

Science and Technology – Research Funding and Development

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension of Informational Texts

Critical Thinking – Analyzing Cause and Consequence

This worksheet is part of our History of AI collection.