Introduction to AI for Students

Lesson 3: Hallucination Detective

Lesson Overview

• Length: 90 mins 

• Grade: 7-9 and 10-12 versions 

• Subject: English (ELA), Computer Science (ICT), Humanities

Teach students about the risks of over-relying on AI chatbots using this fast-paced, hands-on lesson. In this lesson, students play the role of a ‘Hallucination Detective’, investigating how and why generative AI chatbots sometimes produce answers that contain incorrect or made-up information.

To do this, students examine a real-life case study and then test and fact-check an AI chatbot’s answers for inaccuracies or made-up information, known as hallucinations. Lastly, students create a short presentation on the risks of chatbot hallucination and propose methods to combat it.

Digital & Print Learning Packet includes: 

• Detailed Lesson Plan with Activities

• Digital Resources & Exemplars

• Print Work Pack

• US/UK/AUS/ISTE Standards Alignment

• Parent Permission Note

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Define and describe common ways Gen AI chatbots hallucinate.

• Create and evaluate a test to demonstrate chatbot hallucinations.

• Deliver a short presentation on the risks and methods to combat chatbot hallucinations.

What’s Next

This is the third in a 4-lesson sequence introducing middle and high school students to the power, potential and risks of generative AI with a focus on ChatGPT.

In the final lesson, students work collaboratively to create and defend a new 'School AI Policy’. This task synthesizes the learning journey students have been on over the three previous lessons.

Lesson 4: Co-Creating an AI School Policy