
Ask & check.Electric Quiz Board
Asking clear questions, checking answers, first Scratch blocks, simple circuits and signals. Showcase build: an electric quiz board whose questions the class checked against the textbook, lighting up for every right match.
- 16 projects8 robotics, 4 AI, 4 integrated
- 20 to 80Sessions by plan
- Scratch blocksMain language
- Human in the loopAI to hardware
What students do, and what they prove.
Electric Quiz Board
An electric quiz board whose questions the class checked against the textbook, lighting up for every right match.
Learning check. Build a working quiz-board circuit, write a clear question and check an AI answer against the textbook.
Individual check. Every learner, on their own: “Find the page that proves the answer.”
Entry task
Follow a three-step instruction, continue a pattern and point to the switch in a simple circuit.
Robotics core
Home-made switches, buzzers and codes, conductors, guarded motors and simple pulleys.
AI layer
Clear questions, learning by example, checking AI answers against the textbook and sound as data.
Code & tools
Unplugged algorithms, then first Scratch blocks. Scratch app, Teachable Machine (teacher-led), Quiz board kit.
Cross-subject link
Reading for evidence, sequences, measuring and comparing results.
Scaffolding
Pre-wired modules, insulated clips, sentence starters and pair work. Teachers handle all cutting.
How AI meets hardware here
Human in the loop. The teacher runs any AI tool and children check every answer before it is used.
Sixteen projects, four blocks of twenty sessions.
Each block follows the same pattern: two builds, one AI project, then one integrated project. Open any project to see its five sessions.
- RRobotics
- AAI
- IIntegrated
- 01Ask & understand · Week 1What does a switch do?
- 02Build & design · Week 1Make a paper-clip switch
- 03Implement · Week 2Connect the switch to the light
- 04Test & improve · Week 2Find and fix a fault
- 05Explain & reflect · Week 3Explain open and closed circuits
Pre-wired LED module, enclosed AA battery holder, card, paper clip, insulated clips
Five on-and-off trials; one fault found and fixed.
A physical circuit, sensor or mechanism, built and tested on the bench.
- 06Ask & understand · Week 3How can sound carry a message?
- 07Build & design · Week 4Make a short-and-long code card
- 08Implement · Week 4Build the buzzer tapper
- 09Test & improve · Week 5Send words and check them
- 10Explain & reflect · Week 5Explain the code as a set of rules
Pre-wired buzzer module, push button, enclosed AA battery holder, code card
Three short words sent and decoded by a partner.
A physical circuit, sensor or mechanism, built and tested on the bench.
- 11Ask & understand · Week 6How do machines learn from examples?
- 12Build & design · Week 6Choose and label example pictures
- 13Implement · Week 7Watch the teacher train the model
- 14Test & improve · Week 7Test ten new pictures
- 15Explain & reflect · Week 8Explain one mistake the model made
Teacher computer, Teachable Machine, object picture cards
Ten new pictures; right, wrong and not sure counted.
A model, an evaluation study or an AI-checking workflow.
- 16Ask & understand · Week 8Can a machine help us sort waste?
- 17Build & design · Week 9Sort the packaging pictures by hand first
- 18Implement · Week 9Use the model's suggestion with a check
- 19Test & improve · Week 10Test confusing packaging
- 20Explain & reflect · Week 10Explain who makes the final choice
Teacher computer, packaging pictures, two-light switch board
Ten cards; disputed cards go to an 'ask an adult' tray.
The AI suggests. A person checks and operates the hardware.
- 21Ask & understand · Week 11How can a circuit check an answer?
- 22Build & design · Week 11Plan the questions and the hidden foil paths
- 23Implement · Week 12Build the two-question board
- 24Test & improve · Week 12Test the right and wrong pairs
- 25Explain & reflect · Week 13Explain how the hidden path works
Card board, foil strips, insulated wires, LED module, enclosed AA battery holder
Each right pair lights and each wrong pair stays dark, checked five times.
A physical circuit, sensor or mechanism, built and tested on the bench.
- 26Ask & understand · Week 13How can air push a buggy?
- 27Build & design · Week 14Plan the buggy body and wheels
- 28Implement · Week 14Fit the guarded fan and switch
- 29Test & improve · Week 15Measure three runs on a lane
- 30Explain & reflect · Week 15Explain one change that helped
Low-current motor with guarded fan, enclosed AA battery holder with switch, cardboard, wheels
Three runs on a flat lane; power off before every adjustment.
A physical circuit, sensor or mechanism, built and tested on the bench.
- 31Ask & understand · Week 16What makes a question clear?
- 32Build & design · Week 16Climb the question ladder
- 33Implement · Week 17Compare answers to vague and clear questions
- 34Test & improve · Week 17Check the answers in the textbook
- 35Explain & reflect · Week 18Explain which question worked better and why
Question ladder sheet, teacher-run AI tool, printed answers
Three questions improved; answers compared before and after.
A model, an evaluation study or an AI-checking workflow.
- 36Ask & understand · Week 18How do we know an answer is true?
- 37Build & design · Week 19Find the textbook pages
- 38Implement · Week 19Check each answer and choose a light
- 39Test & improve · Week 20Catch an answer that sounds right but is not
- 40Explain & reflect · Week 20Explain the Check-It rule
Teacher-run AI tool, printed answers, textbook pages, two-light switch board
Six answers checked; every green light has a page number.
The AI suggests. A person checks and operates the hardware.
- 41Ask & understand · Week 21How do lifts and cranes raise things?
- 42Build & design · Week 21Build the frame and the pulley
- 43Implement · Week 22Fit the crank and the basket
- 44Test & improve · Week 22Lift loads and count the turns
- 45Explain & reflect · Week 23Explain how the pulley helps
Cardboard frame, cotton reel, string, small basket, light loads
Three light loads lifted; turns counted each time.
A physical build that moves with no electricity at all.
- 46Ask & understand · Week 23What changes when a motor does the work?
- 47Build & design · Week 24Plan where the motor fits
- 48Implement · Week 24Fit the guarded motor and switch
- 49Test & improve · Week 25Test lifting and stopping
- 50Explain & reflect · Week 25Explain why a stop switch matters
P09 lift, low-current geared motor with guard, enclosed AA battery holder with switch
Five lifts; the switch stops the lift every time.
A physical circuit, sensor or mechanism, built and tested on the bench.
- 51Ask & understand · Week 26What makes animal sounds different?
- 52Build & design · Week 26Choose labelled animal sound clips
- 53Implement · Week 27Watch the teacher train a sound model
- 54Test & improve · Week 27Test new clips and count the mistakes
- 55Explain & reflect · Week 28Explain what confused the model
Teacher computer, Teachable Machine, recorded animal sounds (no human voices)
Ten new clips; right, wrong and not sure counted.
A model, an evaluation study or an AI-checking workflow.
- 56Ask & understand · Week 28Can a machine tell animals apart by sound?
- 57Build & design · Week 29Match each light to an animal picture
- 58Implement · Week 29Use the model's suggestion with a check
- 59Test & improve · Week 30Test clips with background noise
- 60Explain & reflect · Week 30Explain why the model got one wrong
Teacher computer, recorded animal sound clips, picture board with lights and switches
Ten clips; unclear sounds go to 'listen again', never straight to a light.
The AI suggests. A person checks and operates the hardware.
- 61Ask & understand · Week 31Plan six questions and answers
- 62Build & design · Week 31Lay the hidden foil paths
- 63Implement · Week 32Connect the light and the buzzer
- 64Test & improve · Week 32Test all right and wrong pairs
- 65Explain & reflect · Week 33Draw the wiring map
Large card board, foil strips, insulated wires, LED and buzzer modules, enclosed AA battery holder
Every right pair lights and buzzes; every wrong pair stays silent.
A physical circuit, sensor or mechanism, built and tested on the bench.
- 66Ask & understand · Week 33Can spinning make electricity?
- 67Build & design · Week 34Fit the card blades to the motor
- 68Implement · Week 34Connect the light to the motor
- 69Test & improve · Week 35Compare slow and fast spins
- 70Explain & reflect · Week 35Explain where the energy came from
Small motor used as a generator, card blades, LED module, base
Slow, medium and fast spins compared; record when the light glows.
A physical circuit, sensor or mechanism, built and tested on the bench.
- 71Ask & understand · Week 36Can an AI tool write good quiz questions?
- 72Build & design · Week 36Read the questions the teacher's tool drafted
- 73Implement · Week 37Check each one against the textbook
- 74Test & improve · Week 37Fix wrong or unclear questions
- 75Explain & reflect · Week 38Explain one fix you made
Questions printed from a teacher-run AI tool, textbook, checking sheet
Ten drafted questions checked; every error corrected with a page number.
A model, an evaluation study or an AI-checking workflow.
- 76Ask & understand · Week 38Plan the final quiz topic
- 77Build & design · Week 39Load the checked questions onto the board
- 78Implement · Week 39Wire the final answer paths
- 79Test & improve · Week 40Run the quiz with another team
- 80Explain & reflect · Week 40Present the board and explain who checked what
P13 quiz board, P15 checked questions, teacher-run AI tool, textbook
Twelve pairs tested; no question is used until its answer has a page number.
The AI suggests. A person checks and operates the hardware.
Class 4 adds one more layer of judgement.
Switches, conductors and signals
Clear questions and checked answers
Step cards to first Scratch blocks
A question card: ask clearly, check the book.
A tool can help. I still check the answer.
Three checked answers with page numbers.
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