💻 TechnologyGrade 5Lesson 40
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AI and Tech Showcase Day

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What you will learn

  • 1Plan a clear five-part script that opens, demos, reflects, and thanks
  • 2Set up a showcase booth with safe, age-appropriate AI work
  • 3Answer audience questions honestly using the honest-kind-safe check
  • 4Celebrate friends by giving specific, kind feedback on their projects
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Mini Lesson

Showcase Day is the celebration of everything you have learned this year. You will share an AI or tech project, walk visitors through how it works, and answer real questions. The same skills you have practiced — honesty, kindness, privacy, fairness — are the ones that make your booth shine.

Your Showcase Has Four Stations

Every booth follows the same loop. Visitors arrive, you demo, you reflect, they ask questions, they move on, and you welcome the next group. Knowing the four stations keeps you calm and confident.

  1. Demo — show your project working in 60 seconds.
  2. Reflection — share one win, one struggle, and one next step.
  3. Q & A — answer one or two questions clearly and honestly.
  4. Visit — when no one is at your booth, look at a sibling's or friend's project and give kind feedback.

Five-Part Showcase Script

A simple script keeps your demo crisp. Practice it three times before showcase day so it sounds natural, not memorized.

  1. Hook — one bold opening line that makes people stop and listen.
  2. What it does — name the project and the problem it solves.
  3. How it works — walk through one demo step (not every detail).
  4. Reflection — name one win, one struggle, and one next step.
  5. Thanks — credit your AI tools and human helpers, then invite questions.

Showcase Day Rules of the Road

  • Honesty — tell visitors which parts AI helped with and which parts you built.
  • Kindness — look at other projects and give one specific compliment.
  • Privacy — never put a friend's real name, photo, or address in your demo unless they and their grown-up say yes first.
  • Fairness — if AI gave you a result, mention how you checked it for bias or mistakes.
  • Safety — use AI tools only with a grown-up, and if a question makes you unsure, say so and ask a grown-up.

Words to know

showcase

An event where you share a finished project with an audience.

demo

A short, live walk-through that shows how a project works.

hook

A bold opening line that grabs attention in the first few seconds.

reflection

Looking back at what went well, what was hard, and what comes next.

feedback

Specific, kind comments that help someone improve their work.

Showcase Day Station MapShowcase Day Station MapVisit four stations — then loop back.1DEMOShow your projectStation 1 of 42REFLECTIONShare what you learnedStation 2 of 43Q & AAnswer questionsStation 3 of 44VISITSee other projectsStation 4 of 4Visit each station, then loop back to the demo.
Showcase Script OutlineShowcase Script OutlineFive steps to a clear, confident demo.1HOOKOne bold opening line2WHAT IT DOESName project and goal3HOW IT WORKSWalk through one demo step4REFLECTIONWin, struggle, next step5THANKSCredit help, invite Q & APractice your script three times before the big day.
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Tip: write your hook on a sticky note and keep it on your laptop. When nerves hit, you read one bold line, take a breath, and the rest of the script flows.

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