[ CBSE CLASS 6 / PROJECT HOURS / 2026-27 ]

CBSE Class 6 AI project ideas

Class 6 projects should be unplugged-first: sorting, surveying and decision trees on paper, with a computer used only where it helps. Each idea maps to the Class 6 AI chapters and fits a 20-hour project block.

Get the project rubric Class 6 chapters

[ PROJECT 1 ]

AI Spotters: an AI-or-not survey of our school

About 15 hours · Paper, chart paper, optional spreadsheet

The problem: Students do not know where AI is already used around them. Who: Class 6. What: map AI in daily life. Where: home and school. Why: to understand AI before using it.

  1. List 20 devices and apps used at home and school
  2. Sort each into “AI” or “automation” with a reason
  3. Survey 30 people about which they use daily
  4. Present findings as a bar graph and a class poster

Students hand in: A poster and a 3-minute presentation

Introduction to AIBasic Data Concepts

[ PROJECT 2 ]

Paper decision tree: the fruit sorter

About 10 hours · Paper cards, markers

The problem: Teach a “computer” (a classmate) to sort fruits using only yes/no questions.

  1. Collect pictures of 12 fruits and list their features
  2. Design a decision tree of at most 4 questions
  3. Test it with another group playing the computer
  4. Fix any fruit the tree sorts wrongly and test again

Students hand in: A tested decision tree and a reflection on what went wrong

Simple Pattern Recognition and Decision Making

[ PROJECT 3 ]

Clean the data: our class survey

About 12 hours · Paper forms or a spreadsheet

The problem: Raw survey data has gaps and mistakes. Make it ready for decisions.

  1. Run a 5-question survey in two sections
  2. Find impossible, missing and duplicate answers
  3. Decide and document a fix for each problem
  4. Show the cleaned data as a pictograph and a bar graph

Students hand in: Before/after data tables and a short report

Basic Data Concepts

[ PROJECT 4 ]

Digital safety campaign

About 13 hours · Chart paper, optional slides

The problem: Younger students forward fake messages and use weak passwords.

  1. Collect 5 real examples of online risks (no personal data)
  2. Write one safety rule for each
  3. Design a comic strip or skit
  4. Present it to Class 3–5 students and collect feedback

Students hand in: Comic, skit or assembly talk

Ethics and Digital Responsibility

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