Here are several thought-provoking prompts designed to leverage AI tools in the classroom and stimulate critical thinking across different subjects and grade levels:

1. Ethics & Technology

Prompt: “Ask an AI to draft laws for AI usage in schools. Then analyze and critique those laws from the perspectives of students, teachers, and administrators.”

Skills Developed: Ethical reasoning, perspective-taking, debate

2. History & Perspective

Prompt: “Use an AI tool to simulate a conversation between two historical figures with opposing views (e.g., Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis). What assumptions does the AI make? Are they accurate or biased?”

Skills Developed: Historical analysis, source evaluation, bias detection

3. Creative Writing & Reflection

Prompt: “Have AI write the beginning of a dystopian story. Then ask students to continue the story with a more hopeful twist. How do human and AI storytelling differ?”

Skills Developed: Imaginative thinking, narrative development, comparative analysis

4. Science & Inquiry

Prompt: “Ask AI to explain a controversial scientific topic (e.g., genetic modification). Identify which parts of the explanation require further human investigation. What questions remain unanswered?”

Skills Developed: Scientific skepticism, evidence-based reasoning

5. Media Literacy & Misinformation

Prompt: “Use AI to generate a ‘news article’ from the future. Then have students fact-check it or identify potential misinformation. How can AI tools spread false narratives?”

Skills Developed: Media literacy, digital citizenship, critical evaluation

6. Philosophy & Ethics

Prompt: “Ask an AI, ‘What is the meaning of life?’ Analyze its response. How do its answers reflect programming choices or cultural assumptions?”

Skills Developed: Philosophical inquiry, analysis of algorithmic bias

7. Debate & Rhetoric

Prompt: “Use AI to argue both sides of a controversial topic (e.g., ‘Should homework be banned?’). How convincing is each side? What rhetorical strategies are used?”

Skills Developed: Argument analysis, rhetorical awareness, critical discussion

8. Environmental Studies

Prompt: “Ask AI to design a sustainable city. What ideas are practical? What ideas are overly idealistic or flawed?”

Skills Developed: Environmental planning, feasibility analysis, problem-solving