Follow the Chain
1. Project the image carousel (see Follow the Chain in the Teach section).
2. Ask students to pick a building in their city and consider how it was built.
3. Give students 5-10 minutes to list all the steps they can think of in the supply chain.
4. Put students in small groups to compare lists and revise theirs to be the most complete possible.
5. Ask for a volunteer from each group to share their list with the class.
6. Discuss how AI might make each of these steps more efficient.
Images used in the exercise
What kind of building do we need? How tall should it be? How many people does it need to hold? Where should we build it?
What types of professionals do we need to construct this building, from the initial skeleton to the finishing touches?
How will we get the materials to the job site? Where will we store them?
At what points in the process do we check that the job is well done? How do we ensure that the building is safe?
What materials do we need? Who sells them? Where will they come from?
How do we turn the raw materials (wood, stone, etc.) into products and parts that we can use to build a structure?