Dataset
A collection of data used to train, test, or validate AI models.
👩🏫 How to Explain by Age Group
Elementary (K–5)
“A dataset is like a big folder full of examples, pictures, stories, or numbers, that a computer looks at to learn. It’s kind of like a study guide for AI.”
Middle School (6–8)
“Think of a dataset as a giant spreadsheet or collection of files that AI uses to practice. The more examples it sees, the better it gets, just like a student who studies more.”
High School (9–12)
"A dataset is an organized set of data points used in machine learning. It can include labeled or unlabeled examples, and it's essential for training, testing, and validating AI models across different tasks.”
🚀 Classroom Expeditions
Mini-journeys into AI thinking.
Elementary (K–5)
Give students a mini dataset made of classroom drawings or stickers and ask them to sort and count. Then explain that AI uses huge collections like this to learn.
Middle School (6–8)
Ask students to collect a dataset about a shared topic (like favorite foods or daily screen time). Use it to show how AI would study this data.
High School (9–12)
Challenge students to find or build a small dataset using public sources. Then have them explore how it could be used to train a model.
