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Session 11 of 24 — AI Builder

AI Builder · Session 11 of 24⏱ 30 min · 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent aware

🧩 AI for Problem Solving

Use AI as a thinking partner — not an answer machine.

🎯 Today's goal: Your child learns to use AI to help them think through problems — breaking them down, exploring options, stress-testing solutions.

🔥 Warm Up — 3 minutes

Warm Up

"AI is often used to get answers. But it is even more valuable for helping you think. Today we use it as a thinking partner."

"The difference: a thinking partner does not give you the answer. It helps you find it."

🤖 The Activity — 20 minutes

Main Activity

Your child picks a real problem they are facing — small or big. School related, personal, creative. Anything genuine.

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I have a problem: [child describes the problem in their own words]. Do not give me solutions yet. First help me understand the problem better by asking me 3 questions that will help clarify what is really going on.

Answer the questions. This often reveals that the stated problem is not the real problem.

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Based on my answers: [paste answers]. Now give me 5 very different possible approaches to this problem. Not just solutions — approaches. Include at least one approach that is unconventional or surprising.

Your child evaluates: which approaches seem promising? Which are impossible? Which had not been considered?

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I am considering this approach: [child picks their preferred option]. What could go wrong? What are the weaknesses of this approach? Be honest.

Stress-testing the chosen solution. Ask: did AI find a problem you had not thought of? What do you do with that?

🧩 The Twist — 5 minutes

Deep Dive
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What is a problem that AI itself cannot solve for you — one where the solution has to come entirely from you?

AI's answer to this is genuinely interesting. Then ask your child: Do you agree? What problems in your life need you — not AI — to solve them?

🛡️ Safety Moment
“AI is a tool, not a friend”

Using AI as a thinking partner can feel very personal — especially when working on real problems. It is genuinely useful. And it is still a tool. The final decision, the final action, the final responsibility — those are always yours.

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent: read this aloud. Ask your child to repeat it back.
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Problem Solver Badge 🧩

Used AI as a thinking partner — not an answer machine — to work through a real problem

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Parent Notes — tap to expand

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What they learned

Problem-solving methodology — decomposing problems, generating options, stress-testing solutions. One of the most transferable skills in the programme.

Questions to ask
  • Did AI help you see the problem differently?
  • What did AI miss that you had to add yourself?
  • What problems are better solved without AI at all?
What to watch for

The genuine problem exercise makes this session unusually meaningful. Children often report this as one of their favourite sessions in retrospect.

Safety in context

If your child is working through something emotionally difficult — this technique can be useful but should not replace talking to a real person. AI as thinking partner has limits when feelings are involved.

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