CBSE Class 9 Artificial Intelligence Syllabus 2023-24

CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION

CURRICULUM FOR SESSION 2023-2024
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (SUB. CODE 417)
CLASS – IX & X
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:

The objective of this module/curriculum - which combines both Inspire and Acquire modules is to
develop a readiness for understanding and appreciating Artificial Intelligence and its application in our
lives. This module/curriculum focuses on:

1. Helping learners understand the world of Artificial Intelligence and its applications through
games, activities and multi-sensorial learning to become AI-Ready.
2. Introducing the learners to three domains of AI in an age-appropriate manner.
3. Allowing the learners to construct meaning of AI through interactive participation and engaging
hands-on activities.
4. Introducing the learners to AI Project Cycle.
5. Introducing the learners to programming skills - Basic python coding language.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Learners will be able to

1. Identify and appreciate Artificial Intelligence and describe its applications in daily life.
2. Relate, apply and reflect on the Human-Machine Interactions to identify and interact with the
three domains of AI: Data, Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing and Undergo
assessment for analysing their progress towards acquired AI-Readiness skills.
3. Imagine, examine and reflect on the skills required for futuristic job opportunities.
4. Unleash their imagination towards smart homes and build an interactive story around it.
5. Understand the impact of Artificial Intelligence on Sustainable Development Goals to develop
responsible citizenship.
6. Research and develop awareness of skills required for jobs of the future.
7. Gain awareness about AI bias and AI access and describe the potential ethical considerations
of AI.
8. Develop effective communication and collaborative work skills.
9. Get familiar and motivated towards Artificial Intelligence and Identify the AI Project Cycle
framework.
10. Learn problem scoping and ways to set goals for an AI project and understand the iterative
nature of problem scoping in the AI project cycle.

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 11. Brainstorm on the ethical issues involved around the problem selected.
12. Foresee the kind of data required and the kind of analysis to be done, identify data requirements
and find reliable sources to obtain relevant data.
13. Use various types of graphs to visualize acquired data.
14. Understand, create and implement the concept of Decision Trees.
15. Understand and visualize computer’s ability to identify alphabets and handwritings.
16. Understand and appreciate the concept of Neural Network through gamification and learn basic
programming skills through gamified platforms.
17. Acquire introductory Python programming skills in a very user-friendly format.

SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED:

SCHEME OF STUDIES:

This course is a planned sequence of instructions consisting of units meant for developing employability
and vocational competencies of students of Class IX opting for skill subject along with other education
subjects.

The unit-wise distribution of hours and marks for class IX & X is as follows:

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 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (SUBJECT CODE 417)
CLASS – IX (SESSION 2023-2024)
Total Marks: 100 (Theory-50 + Practical-50)
NO. OF HOURS MAX. MARKS
UNITS for Theory and for Theory and
Practical Practical
Employability Skills
Unit 1: Communication Skills-I* 10 -
PART A

Unit 2: Self-Management Skills-I 10 3

Unit 3: ICT Skills-I 10 3
Unit 4: Entrepreneurial Skills-I 15 4
Unit 5: Green Skills-I* 05 -
Total 50 10
Subject Specific Skills
Unit 1: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10
PART B

Unit 2: AI Project Cycle 15

Unit 3: Neural Network 5
Unit 4: Introduction to Python 10
Total 40
Practical Work
Unit 4: Introduction to Python
15
Practical File with minimum 15 Programs

Practical Examination
 Simple programs using input and output
PART C

function
 Variables, Arithmetic Operators,
15
Expressions, Data Types
 Flow of control and conditions
 Lists
* Any 3 Programs based on the above topics

Viva Voce 5
Total 35
PART D

Project Work / Field Visit / Student Portfolio

15
* relate it to Sustainable Development Goals

Total 15

GRAND TOTAL 200 100

Note: * marked units are to be assessed through Internal Assessment/ Student Activities.
They are not to be assessed in Theory Exams

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 DETAILED CURRICULUM/TOPICS FOR CLASS IX:
PART-A: EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
S. No. Units Duration in Hours
1. Unit 1: Communication Skills-I* 10
2. Unit 2: Self-management Skills-I 10
3. Unit 3: Information and Communication Technology Skills-I 10
4. Unit 4: Entrepreneurial Skills-I 15
5. Unit 5: Green Skills-I* 05
TOTAL 50

Note: * marked units are to be assessed through Internal Assessment/ Student Activities.
They are not to be assessed in Theory Exams

The detailed curriculum/ topics to be covered under Part A: Employability Skills can
be downloaded from CBSE website.

PART-B – SUBJECT SPECIFIC SKILLS

 Unit 1: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

 Unit 2: AI Project Cycle
 Unit 3: Neural Network
 Unit 4: Introduction to Python

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

SUB-UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES SESSION / ACTIVITY / PRACTICAL

Excite To identify and appreciate Session: Introduction to AI and setting up the
Artificial Intelligence and context of the curriculum
describe its applications in daily Ice Breaker Activity: Dream Smart Home idea
life.  Learners to design a rough layout of floor plan
of their dream smart home.
To relate, apply and reflect on Recommended Activity: The AI Game
the Human-Machine  Learners to participate in three games based
Interactions. on different AI domains.
To identify and interact with the − Game 1: Rock, Paper and Scissors (based
three domains of AI: Data, on data)
Computer Vision and Natural − Game 2: Mystery Animal (based on Natural
Language Processing. Language Processing - NLP)
− Game 3: Emoji Scavenger Hunt (based on
Computer Vision - CV)
To undergo an assessment for Recommended Activity:
analysing progress towards  AI Quiz (Paper Pen/Online Quiz)
acquired AI-Readiness skills.

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To imagine, examine and Recommended Activity: To write a letter.
reflect on the skills required for Writing a Letter to one’s future self
futuristic job opportunities.  Learners to write a letter to self-keeping the
future in context. They will describe what they
have learnt so far or what they would like to
learn someday
Relate Learners to relate to application Video Session: To watch a video
of Artificial Intelligence in their  Introducing the concept of Smart Cities, Smart
daily lives. Schools and Smart Homes
To unleash their imagination Recommended Activity: Write an Interactive Story
towards smart homes and build  Learners to draw a floor plan of a
an interactive story around it. Home/School/City and write an interactive
To relate, apply and reflect on story around it using Story Speaker extension
the Human-Machine in Google docs.
Interactions.
Purpose To understand the impact of Session:
Artificial Intelligence on  Introduction to UN Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goals
Goals to develop responsible Recommended Activity: Go Goals Board Game
citizenship.  Learners to answer questions on Sustainable
Development Goals
Possibilities To research and develop Session: Theme-based research and Case
awareness of skills required for Studies
jobs of the future.  Learners will listen to various case-studies of
inspiring start-ups, companies or communities
To imagine, examine and where AI has been involved in real-life.
reflect on the skills required for  Learners will be allotted a theme around which
the futuristic opportunities. they need to search for present AI trends and
have to visualise the future of AI in and around
To develop effective their respective theme.
communication and
Recommended Activity: Job Ad Creating activity
collaborative work skills.
 Learners to create a job advertisement for a
firm describing the nature of job available and
the skill set required for it 10 years down the
line. They need to figure out how AI is going to
transform the nature of jobs and create the Ad
accordingly.
AI Ethics To understand and reflect on Video Session: Discussing about AI Ethics
the ethical issues around AI. Recommended Activity: Ethics Awareness
 Students play the role of major stakeholders,
and they have to decide what is ethical and
what is not for a given scenario.
To gain awareness around AI Session: AI Bias and AI Access
bias and AI access.  Discussing about the possible bias in data
collection
 Discussing about the implications of AI
technology

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To let the students analyse the Recommended Activity: Balloon Debate
advantages and disadvantages  Students divide in teams of 3 and 2 teams are
of Artificial Intelligence. given same theme. One team goes in
affirmation to AI for their section while the
other one goes against it.
 They have to come up with their points as to
why AI is beneficial/ harmful for the society.

UNIT 2: AI PROJECT CYCLE:

SUB-UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES SESSION / ACTIVITY / PRACTICAL

Problem Identify the AI Project Cycle Session: Introduction to AI Project Cycle
Scoping framework.  Problem Scoping
 Data Acquisition
 Data Exploration
 Modelling
 Evaluation
Learn problem scoping and ways Activity: Brainstorm around the theme provided
to set goals for an AI project. and set a goal for the AI project.
 Discuss various topics within the given
theme and select one.
 List down/ Draw a mind map of problems
related to the selected topic and choose one
problem to be the goal for the project.

Identify stakeholders involved in Activity: To set actions around the goal.

the problem scoped.  List down the stakeholders involved in the
Brainstorm on the ethical issues problem.
involved around the problem  Search on the current actions taken to solve
selected. this problem.
 Think around the ethics involved in the goal
of your project.

Understand the iterative nature of Activity: Data and Analysis

problem scoping for in the AI  What are the data features needed?
project cycle.  Where can you get the data?
Foresee the kind of data required  How frequent do you have to collect the
and the kind of analysis to be data?
done.  What happens if you don’t have enough
data?
 What kind of analysis needs to be done?
 How will it be validated?
 How does the analysis inform the action?

Share what the students have Presentation: Presenting the goal, actions and
discussed so far. data.

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Data Identify data requirements and Activity: Introduction to data and its types.
Acquisition find reliable sources to obtain  Students work around the scenarios given
relevant data. to them and think of ways to acquire data.
Data To understand the purpose of Session: Data Visualisation
Exploration Data Visualisation  Need of visualising data
 Ways to visualise data using various types
of graphical tools.
Use various types of graphs to Recommended Activity: Let’s use Graphical
visualise acquired data. Tools
 To decide what kind of data is required for a
given scenario and acquire the same.
 To select an appropriate graphical format to
represent the data acquired.
 Presenting the graph sketched.
Modelling Understand, create and Session: Decision Tree
implement the concept of  To introduce basic structure of Decision
Decision Trees. Trees to students.
Recommended Activity: Decision Tree
 To design a Decision Tree based on the
data given.
Understand and visualise Recommended Activity: Pixel It
computer’s ability to identify  To create an “AI Model” to classify
alphabets and handwritings. handwritten letters.
 Students develop a model to classify
handwritten letters by diving the alphabets
into pixels.
 Pixels are then joined together to analyse a
pattern amongst same alphabets and to
differentiate the different ones.

UNIT 3: NEURAL NETWORK:

LEARNING OUTCOMES SESSION / ACTIVITY / PRACTICAL

Understand and appreciate the Session: Introduction to neural network
concept of Neural Network  Relation between the neural network and nervous system in
through gamification. human body
 Describing the function of neural network.
Recommended Activity: Creating a Human Neural Network
 Students split in four teams each representing input layer (X
students), hidden layer 1 (Y students), hidden layer 2 (Z
students) and output layer (1 student) respectively.
 Input layer gets data which is passed on to hidden layers
after some processing. The output layer finally gets all
information and gives meaningful information as output.

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 UNIT 4: INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON:

LEARNING OUTCOMES SESSION / ACTIVITY / PRACTICAL

Learn basic programming skills Recommended Activity:
through gamified platforms.  Introduction to programming using Online Gaming portals like
Code Combat.
Acquire introductory Python Session:
programming skills in a very  Introduction to Python language
user-friendly format.  Introducing python programming and its applications
Theory + Practical: Python Basics
 Students go through lessons on Python Basics
(Variables, Arithmetic Operators, Expressions, Data Types -
integer, float, strings, using print() and input() functions)
 Students will try some simple problem-solving exercises on
Python Compiler.
Practical: Flow of control and conditions
 Students go through lessons on conditional and iterative
statements (if, for and while)
 Students will try some basic problem-solving exercises using
conditional and iterative statements on Python Compiler.
Practical: Python Lists
 Students go through lessons on Python Lists (Simple
operations using list)
 Students will try some basic problem-solving exercises using
lists on Python Compiler.

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