Notes for teachers These resources were developed by computer scientists at the University of...
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Notes for teachers These resources were developed by computer scientists at the University of Aberdeen, as part of a public engagement grant provided by the EPSRC. The resources are available for use without charge for educational purposes. They are designed for use with children aged 9-13, to assist in understanding language (especially homonyms and homophones) and ICT. Slides 2-27 are intended to be delivered by an adult as a presentation to children. Slides 28 – 33 should be printed off as worksheets for the children. Print them off double-sided, so that the hints are on the back of each work sheet. If you have any questions or comments about these materials, do get in touch! Our email address is [email protected]
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Notes for teachers These resources were developed by computer scientists at the University of Aberdeen,
as part of a public engagement grant provided by the EPSRC.
The resources are available for use without charge for educational purposes.
They are designed for use with children aged 9-13, to assist in understanding language (especially homonyms and homophones) and ICT.
Slides 2-27 are intended to be delivered by an adult as a presentation to children.
Slides 28 – 33 should be printed off as worksheets for the children. Print them off double-sided, so that the hints are on the back of each work sheet.
If you have any questions or comments about these materials, do get in touch! Our email address is [email protected]
The Joking Computer
What is it?
It is a computer that makes up jokes.
It uses:
Dictionary1. A very large dictionary
2. Some recipes for making jokes
Joke Recipes
What sort of jokes?
Riddles : question and answer
What do you call a puppy that is wet?
A soggy doggy!
Why create a Joking Computer?
Some children have trouble with speaking- e.g. if they have a disability such as cerebral palsy
The Joking Computer helps children like this to explore language…
…and to make up jokes of their own.
Why create a Joking Computer?
Computers don’t normally understand jokes.
We are trying to teach the Joking Computer what is funny, so that it can behave a bit like a real person.
This is called Artificial Intelligence.
????
Can you think like a computer?
You can use our recipes to make funny jokes too !
Here’s an example….
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bearbare
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
teddy
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
teddyThis is my joke question
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
teddy
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
teddy
bare
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
teddy
bare
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
teddy
bear
bare
bare
Joke recipe 1
What do
you call a
?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
means roughly
the same as
Copy
bare bear
naked
teddy
bearbareThis is my joke answer
Joke recipe 1
So here’s my great gag….
What do you call a naked teddy?
A bare bear!
Now make your own jokes
Fill in a Joke Recipe worksheet step-by-step•Work with a friend or by yourself
There are 3 different recipes to try
Make up as many jokes as you like!
If you get stuck…
There is an example on the left of each Joke Recipe worksheet.
There are examples of words to use on the back of each joke recipe.
Try using a Thesaurus to find words that mean the same as each other.
Want to find out more?
Website http://www.abdn.ac.uk/jokingcomputer/
Contact us by [email protected]
WHAT DO YOU CALL A DINOSAUR THAT KNOWS
LOTS OF WORDS?
A THESAURUS!
And finally…
Joke Recipe 1
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
What do
you call awitty rabbit ?
A funny bunny !
means roughly
the same as
What do
you call a?
A !
means roughly
the same as
Choose 2 words that sound the same
My jokeYour joke
An adjective (describing word)
A noun (naming word)
Copy Copy
means roughly
the same as
means roughly
the same as
Copy Copy
Choose 2 words that sound the same
funny bunny
Your name
Joke Recipe 1: Some words you can use
yummy / mummy
mad / dad
round / hound
drunk / skunk
lather / father
loose / moose
airy / fairy
runny / honey
limp / shrimp
smelly / telly
The authors give permission for these worksheets to be reproduced for educational purposes.
End of Word2
Joke Recipe 2
A hair oplane !
means roughly
the same as
My jokeYour joke
means roughly
the same as
Copy Word1 Copy end of Word2
Choose 2 words. Word1 should sound like the start of Word2.
What do you get
when you
cross afur jet ?with
a
Start of Word2
aer oplane
Word1
hair
End of Word2
A !
means roughly
the same as
means roughly
the same as
Copy Word1 Copy end of Word2
Choose 2 words. Word1 should sound like the start of Word2.
What do you get when you cross a
?with a
Start of Word2Word1
-
-
Your name
Joke Recipe 2: Some words you can use
smelly / elephant
juice / goosebump
trick / ticket
ham / handbag
moose / museum
van / vampire
fang / fantastic
eye / ice-cream
sock / chocolate
mum / marmalade
harm / homework
The authors give permission for these worksheets to be reproduced for educational purposes.
End of Word2
Joke Recipe 3
A !
is a kind of
My jokeYour joke
Copy Word1 Copy end of Word2
Choose 2 words. Word1 should sound like the start of Word2.
What do you call an
animal
noise
?that is a
Start of Word2
ba nana
Word1
baa
fruit
is a kind of
baa - nana
End of Word2
is a kind of
Choose 2 words. Word1 should sound like the start of Word2.
What do you
call a ?that is a
Start of Word2Word1
is a kind of
A !
Copy Word1 Copy end of Word2
-Your name
Joke Recipe 3: Some words you can use
jelly / elephant
wine / dinosaur
bat / catapult
horse / hospital
moo / movie
sock / chocolate
mum / marmalade
boy / toilet
jelly / helicopter
The authors give permission for these worksheets to be reproduced for educational purposes.
