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AI Literacy · Stage 5

Document My Steps

Write down what you did, in order, with the exact words — so a friend who wasn't there can follow your notes and get the very same result.

✦ AI Literacy📘 Stage 5 · S5⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 9–10★ Free to start
I can document my steps for others.
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Kavi Writes It Down

Kavi the owl made an amazing robot poster with the AI. But when her friend Max asks, "How did you DO that?", Kavi freezes. "Um… I typed something… then I clicked a thing…" She can't remember! So Kavi starts a little notebook: Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 — the exact words she typed, in the right order. She hands it to Max, and he makes the very same poster. "When I write my steps down clearly," hoots Kavi, "anyone can follow them — even me next week!"

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What your child will learn

1Steps only you know — or steps anyone can follow?To document is to write down every step you did, in order, so someone who wasn't there can do the same thing and get the same result. Tap each card.
2What good step-notes includeNotes someone else can follow pack in a few things. Tap each part.
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4Which note can your friend follow?Both notes describe the same step. Pick the one a friend could follow to get the same result. Tap Next test for more.
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A peek inside

I made a robot poster with the AI. My friend Max asks how I did it — but my only note says "used the AI." How do I document it so he can make the same one?
"Used the AI" is no help — Max wasn't there, so he'd have to guess every step. I rewrite it as numbered steps with the EXACT words: 1) Open the drawing AI. 2) Type the prompt 'draw one silver robot waving'. 3) Pick the blue background. 4) Save it as robot.png. Now Max follows my steps and gets the same robot.

Try this at home: What does it mean to document your steps?

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Questions parents ask

+What does it mean to document your steps?

Documenting your steps means writing down everything you did, in the order you did it, with the exact words and settings — so someone who wasn't there can follow your notes and get the same result. It is a key computational-thinking and AI skill.

+Why is documenting steps important when you use AI?

Because a note like 'I used the AI' tells a reader nothing. If you write the exact prompt you typed, the settings you chose, and the order of your steps, a friend — or future-you — can repeat your work and get the same result. Good notes make your work shareable and repeatable.

+What goes into step-notes a friend can follow?

A title, what you started with (the tool and any materials), numbered steps in the order you did them, the exact words and settings you used, and the result they should get. Testing the notes on a friend and fixing where they get stuck makes them even better.

+What age is this 'Document My Steps' lesson for?

It is a Stage 5 lesson for roughly ages 10–11 in KAVI Academy's AI-literacy track. It uses a story, sorting, ordering and bug-finding games, with light reading.

+Is the lesson free?

Yes — this overview and the printable PDF handout are free. The full interactive lesson and the endless practice are part of KAVI Academy.

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Part of AI Literacy · Stage 5 · S5 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.