# Lesson 243: Learn that some tools can answer questions (like ChatGPT)

💡 TECHNOLOGY & FUTURE SKILLS (40 Lessons) • Section A — Technology Around Us

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## Objective

I can name some tools that answer questions (like search engines and ChatGPT), and I can say that people help check the answers and stay in charge.

## Materials

- Plain paper or a notebook page
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Optional: screenshots or printed pictures of search boxes or chat tools

## Mini-lesson — Tools that answer questions

A question tool is a kind of computer helper. You type or say a question, and it gives an answer.

Examples of question tools

- Search boxes that help you find websites.
- Voice helpers that answer when you ask out loud.
- Chat tools like ChatGPT that answer in messages.

Where answers come from

- People write books, articles, and websites.
- Question tools read lots of this information.
- They use patterns to guess a good answer, but they can still be wrong.

These tools are not people

- They do not have real feelings.
- They do not know you like a friend.
- They are computer programs, not real humans.

Safe questions

- Good questions: about animals, science, stories, sports, or school work.
- We never share our full name, address, school, or passwords.
- We ask a trusted adult which questions are okay.

Checking answers

- Sometimes a tool gives an answer that is not correct.
- We can ask: "Does this make sense?"
- We can check with books, teachers, or parents.

Who is in charge?

- People choose to use question tools.
- People can stop using the tool and take a break.
- People decide what to believe and what to check again.

Adults can say: "Some tools, like ChatGPT, can answer questions using information from people. We will use them safely and check answers together."

Picture strip: "Ask → Tool → Check"

## Guided Practice — Ask, read, check

You and an adult will practise using a question tool in a safe way: ask, read, and check together.

1. With an adult, choose a simple question about school work or a safe topic, like animals or space.
2. The adult types or speaks the question into a question tool (for example, a search box or ChatGPT).
3. Read or listen to the answer together. The adult helps with any hard words.
4. Talk about the answer. Ask: "Does this make sense?" and "What parts do we agree with?"
5. Compare the answer with what you already know, a book, or the adult's knowledge. Notice that the tool might be right, partly right, or wrong.
6. Together, say a sentence like: "This tool gave us ideas, and we checked them together."
7. Remind your child: "We never ask private questions about our address, full name, or passwords."

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## Practice — My safe question poster

Use this practice to help your child think of safe, kind questions and remember to check answers.

1. On a new page, write or trace the title "Safe questions" at the top.
2. Draw a big question mark in the middle of the page.
3. Around the question mark, help your child draw or write three safe topics they could ask about (for example, animals, weather, space, or sports).
4. Under each picture, add a short safe question, such as "What do penguins eat?" or "Why do leaves fall?".
5. At the bottom of the page, draw a small picture of a book and an adult. Next to them, help your child write or trace the words "check with books and adults".
6. Read the poster together and say: "We can ask safe questions, and we will always check answers with trusted adults."
7. Put the poster near your computer or tablet area as a reminder of good question habits.

## Quick Check — Tools that answer questions

Answer each question about question tools, safe questions, and checking answers.

1) What is a question tool?

A person who lives inside the computer. A computer program that can give answers to questions. A toy with no buttons.
A question tool is a program that helps answer questions.

2) Which is a question tool?

A plain pencil. A simple ball. A chat tool like ChatGPT that answers in messages.
Chat tools can answer questions using text.

3) Where do answers in question tools come from?

From information written by people in books and on websites. From magic with no information. From the tool's own real feelings.
Question tools learn from information people create.

4) Which is a safe question to ask a tool?

"What is my home address?" "How do bees make honey?" "What is my full name and school?"
Safe questions are about topics, not private details.

5) Why do we check answers with adults or books?

Because tools are always perfect. Because we want to ignore all answers. Because tools can make mistakes and we want to be sure.
Even smart tools can be wrong sometimes.

6) Who should you ask before using a new question tool?

A trusted adult, like a parent or teacher. A stranger online. No one. Use it secretly.
Adults can help keep technology use safe.

7) Which sentence is true?

Question tools have real feelings like people. Question tools are computer programs, not real people. Question tools know everything and are never wrong.
Tools can help a lot, but they are not people.

8) What should you do if an answer from a tool feels strange or unkind?

Keep it secret and worry alone. Believe it right away. Tell a trusted adult and check together.
Trusted adults can help you decide what to believe.

9) Who is in charge when you use a question tool?

You and your trusted adults. The tool decides everything. No one is in charge.
People choose when to use a tool and when to stop.

10) What is one big goal of this lesson?

To make you tell tools your secrets. To help you use question tools safely and check their answers. To let tools decide what is true without adults.
We want children to use question tools in smart, safe ways.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can name at least one question tool (for example, search box, voice helper, or ChatGPT). Student can explain in simple words that answers come from information written by people. Student understands that question tools can make mistakes. Student can give one example of a safe question that does not share private details. Student can say that trusted adults help check answers and stay in charge.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I understand how question tools help and how to use them safely. 🙂 I know some ideas but still need practice using question tools safely. 😅 Question tools still feel tricky for me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Asking safe, kind questions Checking answers with a trusted adult Remembering that tools can be wrong
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