Who Experienced What?

Me with (Smart) Objects

5-6 years

15 min

Learning goal :

Learning to differentiate a human being from an "intelligent" machine

Pedagogical Intention :

Identify emotional differences

Target skills :

Distinguishing lived experience from information processing.

Materials :

Situation cards + robot image + board/paper

Detailed Procedure :

1. The teacher presents lived situations (e.g., a school field trip). 2. Children explain what they felt. 3. They ask whether a machine can really experience such a trip. 4. Discussion on real experience vs. information processing. 5. Final restatement.

Progress Indicators

The child says the machine cannot truly experience a school field trip.

Research Foundations

Denham – lived experience/emotion link.