Ask an AI Expert

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 4-6 to build reading comprehension, inquiry skills, and higher-order thinking through an engaging exploration of artificial intelligence. After reading an informational passage about AI applications-such as recommendation systems, healthcare uses, and ethical concerns like bias and trust-students take on the role of interviewers and write thoughtful questions for an AI expert.

Learning Goals

• Informational Text Comprehension (Grades 4-6) – Identify and understand key ideas and details about artificial intelligence.
• Question Development & Inquiry – Write clear, meaningful questions that show curiosity and understanding.
• AI Applications & Ethics – Explore how AI is used in real-world contexts and why ethical considerations matter.
• Critical & Analytical Thinking – Generate questions that go beyond surface facts to deeper thinking.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary ELA and technology standards.
• Creative Interview Format – Engages students through role-play and authentic inquiry.
• Supports Discussion & Extension – Questions can be used for class discussion, research, or writing activities.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for STEM integration, literacy blocks, independent practice, or enrichment lessons.

This printable worksheet helps students become active, curious readers by transforming information into thoughtful questions. By preparing interview questions for an AI expert, learners strengthen comprehension, inquiry, and analytical skills while considering how artificial intelligence affects society. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity encourages deeper understanding of technology through questioning, reflection, and critical thinking.

This worksheet is part of our History of AI collection.