AI and Tech Showcase Day
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Learning Objectives
- 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 peers by giving specific, kind feedback on their projects
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, they ask questions, you reflect, they move on, and you welcome the next group. Knowing the four stations keeps you calm and confident.
- Demo — show your project working in 60 seconds.
- Q & A — answer one or two questions clearly and honestly.
- Reflection — share one win and one struggle from the build.
- Visit — when no one is at your booth, tour another 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.
- Hook — one bold opening line that makes people stop and listen.
- What it does — name the project and the problem it solves.
- How it works — walk through one demo step (not every detail).
- Reflection — name one win, one struggle, and one next step.
- 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 — visit other booths and give one specific compliment.
- Privacy — never put a friend's real name, photo, or address in your demo.
- Fairness — if AI gave you a result, mention how you checked it for bias or mistakes.
- Safety — if a question makes you unsure, say so and ask a grown-up.
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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