👩‍🏫 How to Explain by Age Group

• Elementary (K–5)

  • “A chatbot is like a robot you can talk to on a screen. You type or speak, and it answers back, like a helpful friend who lives inside your tablet or computer.”

• Middle School (6–8)

  • “Chatbots are computer programs that talk with you. You might see one when you visit a website and it says, “How can I help?” It’s not a person, but it knows how to answer basic questions using AI.”

• High School (9–12)

  • "A chatbot is an AI-driven system designed to simulate human conversation, often through text. From customer service bots to tutoring tools, they use language models to generate relevant and coherent responses.”

🚀 Classroom Expeditions

Mini-journeys into AI thinking.

• Elementary (K–5)

  • Have students pair up and take turns playing “chatbot” and “user.” One asks a question, the other must give a helpful answer without going off topic. Switch roles and reflect on what was easy or hard.

• Middle School (6–8)

  • Ask students to visit a site that uses a chatbot (with guidance). Then discuss: Was the chatbot helpful? What could it not do well? As an option, explore a Vervotex-powered demo chatbot to see how it responds in a school setting.

• High School (9–12)

  • Challenge students to create a simple chatbot using free tools (like Scratch, Twine, or a basic chatbot builder). They should define a purpose (e.g., school help desk) and reflect on how modern platforms, such as those from Vervotex, are helping build more context-aware bots for education.