Understanding and Working with AI

HIGH SCHOOL AI CURRICULUM, POWERED BY POCKETLAB NOTEBOOK

Conceptual Academy and PocketLab have partnered to bring you this new AI curriculum for High School classrooms. Understanding and working with AI is offered along with Conceptual Academy Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth & Space and Integrated Physics and Chemistry for a complete high school science solution. 

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A Full Curriculum on AI to Prepare Your Students for the Future

Your students are already using AI every day, but almost none of them understand how it actually works. Understanding and Working with AI is a full semester course from Conceptual Academy, delivered through PocketLab Notebook, that will give your high school students the foundation they need to graduate into the work force.

It covers the real stuff: how AI learns, where bias creeps in, why it confidently gets things wrong, how to spot misinformation, and what all of this means for their futures. 


Foundations and Practice
  1. Intelligence — Three kinds of intelligence, types of AI, first lab experiments
  2. Teaching Machines — How AI learns by example, the knock-knock joke journey, creativity
  3. Prompt Engineering — Basic prompt structures, context & clarity, building simulations
  4. AI Bias — What bias is, hidden patterns, cultural assumptions, the flattery problem
Society and the Future
  1. Magic from Math — Probability, AI's crystal ball, predictions, and sentience
  2. AI Algorithms & People — High-stakes decisions, hiring algorithms, criminal justice, fairness
  3. AI in Media — Real or fake, deepfakes, misinformation, democracy & information quality
  4. An AI-Powered Future — The next 10 and 50 years, power, wealth, and control

Science curriculum, super-charged.

Together, PocketLab and Conceptual Academy have built an all-in-one, flexible solution for teachers that combines high school science curricula, video content, hands-on labs and lessons, and a digital lab notebook where students engage with content in meaningful ways.

  • Easier than ever. Access curriculum, assign hands-on labs, and monitor student progress toward key learning objectives from one platform

  • Customizable by design. Mix and match, re-order, or edit custom versions of each lesson to match your classroom and your students.

  • Created by experts. Deliver curriculum and lessons created by John Suchocki and based on the way students learn best.

  • Cost-effective. Save with our affordable per-teacher, per-subject pricing structure.

  • Seamlessly integrated. Connect PocketLab Notebook to Google Classroom for easy implementation.

  • Designed for flexibility.  Supplement digital content with Conceptual Academy's optional companion textbooks as an aid in lesson planning and for student use.

AI Tools Built In

All Conceptual Academy programs are built on PocketLab Notebook, the leading lesson delivery platform, rich with time-saving AI tools for teaching hands-on science. AI features include:

  • AI grading for student work and formative feedback
  • AI-generated differentiated resources
  • AI reading level adjustment of any text
  • AI translate lessons into 50+ languages
  • FERPA and COPPA-compliant and industry-leading data privacy

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Gen-AI Resources

Create educational resources based off the existing lesson

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Grading & Feedback

AI grading and personalized feedback on student work

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Deter Cheating

Custom interactives like bar charts help deter AI cheating

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Modify Text

Adjust reading level and translate text to 50+ languages

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Extensions

Extend activities with practice tests, exit tickets, and more

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Teaching Assistant

A personalized AI assistant to explain complex topics

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Plan and Prepare

Conceptual Academy curricula is available as modular lessons allowing you to customize content delivery and supplement with built-in data tables, group discussion modules and more.

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Collaborate

Students collect data, respond to questions and engage in dynamic discussions right in Notebook. Review responses and chime in to keep the discussion and discovery moving along.

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Monitor Progress

Easily track progress through each chapter and lesson on the class dashboard. Comment directly on the student assignments and provide feedback in real-time.

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Conceptual Academy Curricula

Scope and Sequence Pacing Guides

CONCEPTUAL ACADEMY
PHYSICS

Introduction: About Science

Chapter 1: Newton’s First Law

Chapter 2: Newton’s Second Law

Chapter 3: Newton’s Third Law

Chapter 4: Momentum

Chapter 5: Energy

Chapter 6: Gravity

Chapter 7: Fluid Mechanics

Chapter 8: Heat

Chapter 9: Magnetism

Chapter 11: Waves and Sound

Chapter 12: Light and Color

Chapter 13: Light Properties

Chapter 14: The Atom

Chapter 15: Nuclear Energy

NGSS Alignment

CONCEPTUAL ACADEMY CHEMISTRY

Chapter 1: About Science

Chapter 2: Particles of Matter

Chapter 3: Elements of Chemistry

Chapter 4: Subatomic Particles

Chapter 5: The Atomic Nucleus

Chapter 6: How Atoms Bond

Chapter 7: How Molecules Mix

Chapter 8: How Water Behaves

Chapter 9: How Chemicals Reacts

Chapter 10: Acids and Bases

Chapter 11: Oxidations and Reductions

Chapter 12: Organic Compounds

Chapter 13: Nutrients of Life

Chapter 14: Medicinal Chemistry

Chapter 15: Optimizing Food Production

Chapter 16: Water and Air Resources

Chapter 17: Capturing Energy

*NGSS-alignment map coming soon

CONCEPTUAL ACADEMY
BIOLOGY


Chapter 1: About Science

Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life

Chapter 3: The Cell

Chapter 4: How Cells Work

Chapter 5: DNA and Genes

Chapter 6: Inheritance

Chapter 7: Genetic Technologies

Chapter 8: Natural Selection

Chapter 9: Evidence of Ecolution

Chapter 10: Diversity of Life 1

Chapter 11: Diversity of Life 2

Chapter 12: The Nervous System

Chapter 13: Control and Movement

Chapter 14: Maintaining the Body

Chapter 15: Protecting Health

Chapter 16: Populations

Chapter 17: Communities

Chapter 18: Ecosystems

*NGSS-alignment map coming soon

CONCEPTUAL ACADEMY INTEGRATED
PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY

Chapter 1: About Science

Chapter 2: Newton’s First Law

Chapter 3: Newton’s Second Law

Chapter 4: Newton’s Third Law

Chapter 5: Momentum

Chapter 6: Energy

Chapter 7: Heat

Chapter 8: Electricity

Chapter 9: Magnetism

Chapter 10: Waves and Sound

Chapter 11: Light and Color

Chapter 12: Particles of Matter

Chapter 13: Elements of Chemistry

Chapter 14: Subatomic Particles

Chapter 15: The Atomic Nucleus

Chapter 16: How Atoms Bond

Chapter 17: How Molecules Mix

Chapter 18: How Chemicals React

Chapter 19: Acid/Base and Redox

Chapter 20: Environmental Science

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Conceptual Academy Curriculum

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