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A. Spot the Hallucination:

Arthur C. Henderson and the "Orbital Vector Matrix" do not exist! Why did AI invent this?

B. Spot the Bias / Missing Perspective:

What vital groups (e.g., Katherine Johnson and human computers) were erased here?

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PART 4: Prompt Transformation Forge

Turn an inappropriate "cognitive replacement" prompt into a high-leverage "thought partner" prompt that deepens your own thinking.

Lazy Replacement Prompt Assignment: Analyzing Character Motivation in The Great Gatsby

"Write a thesis statement and 3 body paragraphs explaining why Gatsby is obsessed with Daisy."

Your Transformed Socratic Thought-Partner Prompt:

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PART 5: Personal AI Code of Conduct

Write two concrete rules you will personally follow when using AI tools for academic work this school year.

Rule 1 (Honesty & Verification):

Rule 2 (Privacy & Ethics):

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Teacher Master Key & Facilitation Nuances

Classroom Support Notes

Worksheet Answer Keys & Scoring Guidance

Part 1: Traffic Light Sorter

• A. [R] Red Light: Severe privacy and FERPA violation. Student exposed a classmate's identifiable educational record without consent to a third-party server.
• B. [G] Green Light: Exemplary thought partnership. Sofia uses AI as an interactive tutor/flashcard coach. Student retains all cognitive effort.
• C. [Y] Yellow Light: Caution zone. Permissible only if the teacher allows grammar/style assistance. Student wrote original thought, but should cite tool use.
• D. [R] Red Light: Direct academic dishonesty and intentional deception. Submitting ghostwritten AI material disguised through paraphrase spinners is plagiarism.

Part 2: Case Investigation (Jordan)

1. Where it crossed the line: When Jordan prompted AI to "Draft two body paragraphs analyzing this impact" and submitted it with minor edits. Generating argument structure and evidence synthesis is the core learning objective being evaluated.

2. Green Light Rewrite: "I wrote these two paragraphs about urban sanitation [paste text]. Act as a history teacher: what counterarguments might an opponent raise against my claim?"

Part 3: Hallucination & Bias Lab

A. Hallucination Cause: AI generates high-probability linguistic structures. "Arthur C. Henderson" sounds like a mid-century aerospace engineer; AI invented the name and formula to fulfill the prompt convincingly.

B. Missing Perspectives: Complete erasure of African American women mathematicians (Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson) and civilian contractors who calculated orbital trajectories.

Socratic Discussion Moves (Handling Pushback)

When students say: "Everyone uses it to write essays anyway."

Move: "Using a calculator doesn't teach you number sense when you're 7, and using an LLM doesn't teach you how to organize an argument at 15. The assignment isn't to create words—it's to build your neural wiring."

When students say: "Why shouldn't I use it if my teacher can't prove it?"

Move: "Cheating isn't wrong because you get caught; it's self-sabotage because you graduate without the critical thinking skills future employers and colleges demand."

Differentiation & Extension

Support / Multilingual Provide sentence frames for the Traffic Light justifications (e.g., "This is Red Light because it shares private data without...").

Grade-Level Mastery Pairs independently roleplay an "AI Ethics Board" voting on hypothetical school policy rules.

Advanced / Honors Conduct a live stress-test: prompt an AI to generate a bibliography on a niche topic, then cross-reference each DOI in library databases.

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Standard AI Disclosure Statement (Add to Works Cited):

"AI Tool [Name] was used on [Date] to [Specific task, e.g., brainstorm counterarguments]. All analysis and final writing are original human work."

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