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Week 06 Β· Learn From Examples

Friday

Learning, not thinking
// Training data
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Learning, not thinking

Rocket asks, "Does a computer know cats?"

Raven asks, "What do you notice?"

Nova hints, "It finds patterns. It does not feel."

Patterns, not feelings

A computer learns patterns from examples.

It does not pet a cat.

It does not love a cat.

It does not think like a person.

Its guesses can be wrong.

COMPUTER OR YOU?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who can pet a soft cat?
Who finds patterns in many examples?
SentenceTrue or false?
A computer loves cats.?
A computer finds patterns in examples.?
A computer guess can be wrong.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEAI learns patterns but does not feel.
Try it
Tell a grown-up one thing you learned.
Say what examples helped you learn it.
WEEK REVIEW
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Many examples to learn from are called...
Who usually gives the examples?
A label is a...
Does a computer feel like you?
SentenceTrue or false?
Computers can learn from data.?
A computer needs a huge number of examples.?
Computers think just like people.?
Wrong labels can confuse a learner.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEComputers learn patterns from examples people give.
Draw yourself teaching Nova with picture cards.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Am: A-M.

At: A-T.

Do: D-O.

No: N-O.

Yes: Y-E-S.

On: O-N.

Get: G-E-T.

Water: W-A-T-E-R.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
I ___ a good friend.
We are ___ the pond.
I can ___ it!
I see ___ rain today.

What a smart week of learning!

Tomorrow is our Explorer Quest.

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