Case Study 1: Science Topic: Ecosystems & Food Webs Goal: Helping students understand how removing a single species affects an entire environment. The Standard Prompt (Basic): "Explain the food web to a Class 6 student and give an example." The Engineered Prompt (Workshop Version): Role: You are an Environmental Scientist specializing in Tropical Rainforests. Task: Create a "What If" mystery for a Class VI student. Scenario: Describe a vibrant rainforest ecosystem including a Jaguar, Toucans, Fruit Bats, and Mahogany trees. The Mystery: Explain what happens to the Mahogany trees if the Jaguars were to suddenly disappear from the forest. Format: Write this as a 3-paragraph story. End with 3 "Observation Questions" that ask the student to predict the fate of the smaller plants on the forest floor. 🔢 Case Study 2: Mathematics Topic: Decimals & Percentages in the Real World Goal: Moving math away from abstract numbers and into "Pract...
Case Study: The Scholarship Bot Audit Subject: Social Studies / Ethics / Computer Science Target Level: High School (Grades 8–12) Persona: Chief Ethics Officer 1. The Scenario A prestigious university launched an AI called "Scholarship Bot 2.0" to find future leaders. The AI was trained on 50 years of student records (1970–2020) to identify the "Success DNA" of a student. When the results came out, the bot rejected 100% of the students who listed "Football Captain" as their main extracurricular activity, but it accepted almost everyone who listed "Cricket Captain." 2. The Investigation (The "Why") As the Chief Ethics Officer , you open the "Black Box" of the AI to see its logic. You discover a Historical Data Bias : The Data Trap: Between 1970 and 1990, the university's records showed that most students who became CEOs or successful doctors played Cricket. Very few played Football during that era. The AI's Logi...