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LEARNING GOAL
Learning to differentiate a human being from an "intelligent" machine
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Identify emotional differences
Target SKILLS
MATERIALS
DETAILED PROCEDURE
PROGRESS INDICATORS
Image of a smiling robot
Mirrors (1 per child or 2-3 for the group)
Show an image of a smiling robot.
Step 1
Ask children to imitate a real smile.
Step 2
Compare: "Does the robot smile because it is happy?"
Step 3
Explain the difference between displaying and feeling an emotion.
Step 4
Whole-group restatement.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
Step 10
The child says the robot shows a smile but does not feel it.
Co-Intelligence Human-Machine
Simple Reasoning
Research Foundations
Turkle, S. (2011); Denham, S. A. (1998)
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