Founder-Company Match

This worksheet helps students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 practice informational reading, detail recognition, comparison, and background knowledge building by matching influential AI founders to the companies they helped shape. Students read short biographies that highlight contributions, innovations, timelines, and organizational connections, then use textual clues to correctly pair each individual with their associated company.

Learning Goals

• Informational Text Analysis (Grades 6-8) – Students read concise biographies to extract relevant facts and key details.
• Identifying Key Details – Learners focus on names, contributions, organizations, and contextual clues to make accurate matches.
• Comparison Skills – Students compare multiple profiles to distinguish similar roles, achievements, and companies.
• AI Industry Knowledge – Students build foundational understanding of major innovators and organizations influencing modern artificial intelligence.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Content – Written with clear, student-friendly biographies appropriate for middle school readers.
• Low-Prep and Flexible – Ideal for independent practice, partner work, review activities, or technology units.
• Supports Evidence-Based Thinking – Encourages careful reading and justification using text clues.
• Accessible Format – Short passages and structured matching support diverse learning needs.
• Cross-Curricular Connections – Reinforces ELA skills while integrating social studies and technology education.

This printable worksheet helps students strengthen informational literacy, close reading, and comparison skills while learning about real-world AI innovators and companies. By identifying identity-specific clues and matching founders to organizations, learners practice careful analysis and fact-based reasoning. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this activity supports reading comprehension, technology awareness, and understanding of modern innovation.

This worksheet is part of our The AI Industry Worksheets collection.