Helping Younger Siblings Use AI Well

End-of-lesson check

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1. A sibling asks how to spell a word while you're using an AI chatbot. According to the teaching approach in this unit, what should you do?

   1. Use the AI to spell the word for them without comment
   2. Show them how to ask the AI but also explain why you might just look it up yourself
   3. Tell them to figure it out on their own
   4. Ignore the question and keep using the AI

2. What is the main goal of 'narrating' your AI use to younger siblings?

   1. To get them to leave you alone
   2. To give them a mental model they can copy for years
   3. To entertain them while you work
   4. To show off how smart the AI is

3. Why does the unit suggest setting 'explicit no-AI hours' when you're with younger kids?

   1. To model that balance between AI use and other activities is healthy
   2. Because AI is bad for developing brains
   3. To punish them for using too much AI
   4. To make the AI seem more special when you do use it

4. What does 'scaffolding' mean in the context of helping younger siblings use AI?

   1. Gradually giving them more independence as they show they can handle responsibility
   2. Providing them with their own AI devices
   3. Building a literal platform for them to stand on while using computers
   4. Teaching them to write computer code

5. When you use AI together for a homework problem, what should you do out loud?

   1. Express some skepticism about whether the answer is right
   2. Tell them to copy the answer quickly before it changes
   3. Stay completely silent while it generates the answer
   4. Compliment the AI on how smart it is

6. What does it mean to be an 'intentional' digital mentor?

   1. Only using AI when other people are watching
   2. Planning exactly what to say word-for-word every time
   3. Refusing to let younger siblings near any technology
   4. Choosing to deliberately teach instead of just accidentally being a role model

7. A younger sibling sees you using AI and asks what you're doing. What does the unit recommend as a minimum response?

   1. Say 'I'm just working' and keep going
   2. Hand them the device so they can try
   3. Pause and explain in one sentence what you're doing and why
   4. Tell them it's none of their business

8. Why might younger siblings develop habits around AI differently than older teens did?

   1. AI wasn't around when older teens were younger
   2. Younger kids are naturally better at technology
   3. They're encountering AI at younger ages when habits are forming more easily
   4. Older teens refuse to learn new things

9. What's the most important reason to fact-check an AI answer with a trusted source?

   1. It's required by law
   2. Trusted sources are always more fun to use
   3. AI can sometimes give wrong or made-up information
   4. Fact-checking makes the AI work faster

10. If a younger sibling only sees you using AI but never hears your thinking about it, what likely happens?

    1. They remember the exact words you used
    2. They become perfect AI experts automatically
    3. They learn that AI is a tool but miss learning when and why to use it thoughtfully
    4. They lose interest in technology entirely

11. Why does the unit say you're 'going to be a teacher whether you choose to be or not'?

    1. Younger siblings naturally watch and copy what you do, so you teach by existing
    2. Teachers are assigned to every family by the school district
    3. You have to pass a test to become a teacher
    4. Younger siblings only learn from parents

12. What is the 'big idea' of this unit?

    1. Younger siblings should not be allowed to use AI at all
    2. AI will replace all homework help
    3. Older siblings can intentionally teach younger kids healthy AI habits through modeling
    4. Only parents can teach children about technology

13. Which of these actions best demonstrates 'modeling' AI use for a younger sibling?

    1. Using AI secretly when no one is looking
    2. Using AI while thinking out loud about whether you should trust the result
    3. Only describing AI without ever letting them see it
    4. Letting them use AI while you watch TV

14. What should you demonstrate when you show a younger sibling how to ask AI a question?

    1. How to write a clear prompt AND when you might choose not to use AI for this
    2. That AI can read minds
    3. That you always get perfect answers
    4. That AI can only answer math problems

15. A younger sibling watches you fact-check an AI answer using a trusted website. What skill are they learning?

    1. That fact-checking is pointless
    2. That AI output needs verification and how to do it
    3. That websites are always more reliable than AI
    4. That you don't trust them to use AI