Lesson 4 — Rule Detective

Age: Grades 4–6 (ages 9–12) Duration: 20 minutes Format: Web game (play right away, no prep needed) Concept: Pattern Inference — from several input/output example pairs, inferring the hidden rule, a foundation for debugging and AI.

Learning Objective

Kids look at several input/output example pairs and pick the rule that matches all of them — practicing inferring a pattern from data.

Do It Together (Parent-Child Co-participation)

Think of a secret rule and give your child 2-3 input/output example pairs, then let them guess the hidden rule.