Inside an AI

This worksheet helps students explore how an artificial intelligence system works by breaking down a familiar example: an AI that recommends pizza toppings. Through careful reading, matching activities, explanation, and reflection, students build understanding of AI components, decision-making processes, and how abstract systems operate in real-world technology.

Key Learning Objectives

• AI Components Knowledge – Identify and explain training data, algorithms, models, feedback loops, and outputs within an AI system.
• Text-Based Understanding – Match descriptions to AI components using evidence from an informational passage.
• Concept Application – Apply AI workflow concepts to a different, student-chosen AI system.
• Technology Literacy – Describe how data and decisions move through an AI system step by step.

Classroom & Home Use

• Educator-Designed – Created by teachers to clearly introduce complex AI ideas in an age-appropriate way.
• Flexible Implementation – Suitable for independent work, small groups, technology units, or enrichment activities.
• Built-In Critical Thinking – Includes both structured matching and open-ended reflection tasks.
• Accessible Format – Uses a relatable example to make abstract technology concepts easier to understand.
• Low-Prep Resource – Ready-to-use for classrooms or homeschool settings.

This printable worksheet strengthens students’ understanding of artificial intelligence by connecting reading comprehension, explanation, and applied reasoning. By examining training data, algorithms, models, feedback, and outputs, learners gain insight into how AI systems make decisions. Whether used in a science classroom or a homeschool environment, this resource supports critical thinking, technology literacy, and meaningful engagement with modern digital systems.

This worksheet is part of our Parts of an AI System collection.