Real Examples of Lower Elementary Integrated Subject Lessons that Consider Artificial Intelligence Ethics.

This study explores the necessity of incorporating AI ethics into lower-grade elementary integrated curriculum classes under the 2022 revised curriculum and aims to develop a practical AI-integrated lesson. As digital transformation accelerates, public education must actively respond to AI education, ensuring that young learners acquire basic AI literacy and ethical perspectives. This study focuses on the first-grade integrated subject unit “Imagination” and applies the AI Big Ideas framework from the University of Oregon, along with the “Understanding - Utilization - Uprightness (3U)” approach, to design AI-based lessons. The lesson plans were structured to enable students to interact with various AI tools while understanding both the positive and negative impacts of AI. Through this approach, an AI ethics-conscious teaching and learning model was proposed, demonstrating that effective AI education is feasible even in lower elementary grades. This study serves as a foundational resource for the future expansion of AI curricula and teacher training programs.