AI Agents: Teaching AI to Plan Ahead
Lesson 11Guided by Ananya7:00
"What's the difference between AI doing a task and AI pursuing a goal?"
Ananya, a competitive gymnast, uses an unexpected metaphor — a gymnastics routine — to make this click. You'll design an AI agent that can think on its feet… and learn the one thing every great agent designer knows: where the routine ends and YOU step in.
The big idea
AI agents don't just execute tasks — they pursue goals by making a sequence of decisions. You are the coach who designs the routine and watches the performance.
By the end of this lesson, a student can
- Tell the difference between an AI tool and an AI agent
- Design an agent that can plan and decide
- Know when to keep humans in the loop
Words students learn here
Also in Automations & Agents
An agent doesn't just follow orders — it makes decisions.
Lesson 11 is one of 16 video lessons in the AI Explorers program for grades 6–12 — each one ending in something made, not something memorized.