K–6TechNest
Machine Learning Basics
Train your first AI model
Quincy
OtisBefore you start
- Age band
- K–6
- Time
- 45–90 minutes
- Quest type
- Hanging Out
- Guardian
- Cass · Box Elder
- Materials needed
- Machine Learning for Kids and Beginners Book
- Coding Notebook / Lab Journal
- Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit
Why this skill rocks
You get to teach a computer to think for itself! It's like having a super smart robot pet that learns from you right now.
2034Where this could take you
When the Olympics come to SLC in 2034, you could be designing smart apps that help athletes train or predict snow conditions, making you a tech wizard for the games!
What You'll Need
Optional materials for this quest.
Machine Learning for Kids and Beginners Book
RequiredA hands-on intro book that walks through ML concepts with real Python examples — written so a motivated middle schooler can follow along without a college degree in math.
Coding Notebook / Lab Journal
RequiredTrack your experiments, accuracy scores, and what you changed between runs. A physical notebook next to your laptop helps you think like a scientist — write hypotheses, record results, spot patterns.
Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit
Once you can train models on Colab, a Pi lets you deploy them on real hardware — build a camera that recognizes objects or a sensor that makes predictions. Big jump in cool factor.