Student curriculum

Start an Untold Stories Project

Four phases that take students from a museum object to a finished, evidence-based, AI-assisted historical artefact. Use the canvasses in your classroom; copy the prompts straight into your AI tool.

Audience · Secondary school, ages 14–16Format · Group work, 2–4 studentsTotal time · ~7 hours across 4 phases

Start here

Each phase below has its own canvas — a one-page worksheet students follow in class. The web pages below are the same canvasses, written out in detail, with every prompt students need to copy/paste.

Phase 1

EXPLORE

Pick a museum object, investigate it, ask whose story is missing, and generate a first AI character image.

~60 minFrom Object to Character

Phase 2

VALIDATE

Build an evidence foundation around your character (object, context, person), then choose a strong story angle.

~60 minEvidence and Story Angle

Phase 3

DRAFT

Pick a medium (reel, comic, simulation), draft your story panels or game flow, run the "Then, Not Now" test.

~45 minPick a Format and Storyboard

Phase 4

CREATE

Anchor character & style, build one scene, save the recipe, scale to the rest, polish and publish.

~240 minBuild Your Story

Phase 4 has three pathways

Once students have an evidence-rich character and a chosen story angle, they pick the medium that best serves that story.

🎬

A Reel

A 5-8 second video sequence with a character voice. Vlog or documentary framing.

~4 hours · 4 steps

📓

A Comic Book

Panel-by-panel comic with a chosen art style and lettered speech bubbles.

~2h 15min · 4 steps

🎮

A Game / Simulation

A small interactive web game where the audience faces your character's decision.

~2h 30min · 4 steps

How to use these docs in your classroom

Print the canvas PDFs (A3 landscape works best) and hand one out per group.
Project these web pages on the classroom screen so students can copy/paste prompts.
Every prompt block has a one-click copy button. Encourage students to read the prompt before they paste.
The CHECK blocks (dark blue) are non-skippable. They're where students catch AI hallucinations and modern slips.