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Transfer Learning

Applying what a model learned in one task to a new, related task.

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K–5th
It’s like learning to ride a bike and then using those skills to learn to ride a scooter faster!


6–8th
AI can use what it learned from one job to do a new, similar job faster and better. That’s transfer learning.


9–12th
Transfer learning allows a pre-trained model to apply its knowledge to a different but related task. It saves time and resources.

Expeditions

K–5th
Ask: “If you know how to draw a cat, could you draw a tiger?” That’s transfer learning!


6–8th
Have students apply knowledge from one subject to another (e.g., math in science).

9–12th
Use an ML demo to fine-tune an image classifier trained on animals to recognize flowers.

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