AI Ethics Guided Inquiry Project (Phase 3)

🔍 What is Guided Inquiry?

In this project, YOU are the researcher! You'll:

Ask your own question about AI ethics
Make a prediction (hypothesis)
Collect information using AI tools
Analyze what you found
Share your conclusions

Stage 1: Choose Your Topic Area

First, pick ONE topic area that interests you:

AI Bias – Why does AI sometimes make unfair decisions?

Privacy & Data – What does AI know about me?

AI & School – Should students use ChatGPT for homework?

My chosen topic:

Stage 2: Develop Your Inquiry Question

A good inquiry question starts with words like "How," "Why," "What," or "Should." It can't be answered with just "yes" or "no."

✅ Good Example Questions:

How does AI facial recognition show bias against different cultures?
Why do TikTok and YouTube track our data, and what do they do with it?
Should schools ban or embrace AI writing tools like ChatGPT?

❌ Not Good (Too Simple):

Is AI biased? (Yes/no answer, too broad)
What is privacy? (Just a definition)

📝 MY INQUIRY QUESTION:

Stage 3: Build Your Word List

List 8-10 key words and terms you'll need to understand for your question. Use your AI & Tech Glossary to help!

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Stage 4: Make Your Hypothesis (Prediction)

A hypothesis is your educated guess at what you'll discover. Start with: "I think that..." or "I believe that..."

Example:

"I think that AI facial recognition shows bias because it's mostly trained on photos of white people, so it doesn't recognize Māori or Pacific faces as well."

📝 MY HYPOTHESIS:

Stage 5: Collect Data Using AI Tools

Use AI tools to research your question. You MUST try at least TWO different tools and compare their answers.

🤖 Recommended AI Tools:

ChatGPT (free version) – chatgpt.com
Microsoft Copilot – copilot.microsoft.com
Claude (if available) – claude.ai
Google Gemini – gemini.google.com

Data Collection Table:

AI Tool Used	Key Information Found
Tool 1: _________________
Tool 2: _________________

Stage 6: Analyze Your Data

Now compare the information you collected. Answer these questions:

1. Did both AI tools give you similar information, or were they different?

2. Was your hypothesis correct, partially correct, or incorrect? Explain.

3. What surprised you most about what you learned?

Stage 7: Draw Your Conclusion

Summarize what you learned. Use this structure:

My inquiry question was:

I discovered that:

This matters because:

One thing I still wonder about:

🌟 Final Reflection

How did using AI tools to research AI ethics feel? Was it helpful, strange, or both? Why?

✅ How You'll Be Assessed (Phase 3)

Stage	Developing	Achieved	Excelling
Question	Yes/no question or too vague	Clear, open-ended question	Thoughtful, specific question with clear focus
Hypothesis	Simple guess with no reasoning	Prediction with basic reasoning	Detailed prediction showing prior knowledge
Data Collection	One AI tool, basic info	Two AI tools, relevant information	Multiple sources, thorough notes, comparisons
Analysis	Restates facts without analysis	Compares sources, evaluates hypothesis	Deep comparison, identifies patterns, critical thinking
Conclusion	Incomplete or unclear summary	Clear summary answering question	Thoughtful conclusion with broader implications