Unit 1, Day 6 (optional): Typos Are Gone

Lesson 6 of 6 in Unit 1, Use It, Check It, Own It

School-year day

Day 6 of 180

Time

20-minute core + 30-minute extension (50 minutes in all)

Teacher Talk with MystrS. Checked October 25, 2026 (Pacific time). Tags: Cyber, AI.

Existing lesson: /ai/typos-are-gone/

Goal: Students will be able to:

• Explain why spelling mistakes are no longer a reliable scam signal.
• Spot the FTC's four signs of a scam: pretend to be someone you trust, a problem or prize, pressure to act now, pay a specific way.
• Practice one safe response: stop, and check through a channel you already trust.

Materials:

• Projector
• Four or five printed sample messages, some scams and some real
• FBI IC3 PSA241203 and the FTC's four signs, both cited in the existing lesson

Core (20 min)

1. Show a perfectly written scam text and ask: real or fake? (3 min)
2. Teach the four signs. Note the FBI's warning that criminals use AI to write convincing messages. (7 min)
3. As a class, mark which signs appear in one sample message. (7 min)
4. Check for understanding. (3 min)

Extension (up to 30 min)

• Groups sort the remaining sample messages and mark the signs in each scam. (20 min)
• Each student writes the one thing they will do before clicking. (10 min)

Check for understanding: "Here is a message. Which of the four signs does it show, and what would you do next?"

Standards (from our standards map):

• NICE: PD-WRL-006
• CSTA 2017: 3A-NI-05
• CSTA 2026: S1-CYB-PP-14
• NSPFE: Managing Risk 12-11a; Spending 12-8c

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