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Make cards on periodic table groups and their properties
Practice: Keeping the AI to your sources. About 5 minutes.
About this exercise
Your Chemistry quiz asks about the main periodic table groups. Make exactly 4 numbered cards in the form 'Group name (group number): key property | example element', each under 18 words, plain text. Use only the 4 groups in your notes and Ms. Ruiz's correction about noble gases.
Common mistakes when you ask AI for this
- Asking for a study guide. The AI writes paragraphs for every group, including ones not on your quiz. Try: Show the shape: "Halogens (Group 17): very reactive nonmetals | chlorine".
- Not saying how many cards. The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more cards than you need. Try: Be exact: "Exactly 4 numbered cards."
- Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over. Try: Cap each card: "each under 15 words."
- Missing the correction. Your backwards note about noble gases is still in the material. Try: Add: "Noble gases are the least reactive, per Ms. Ruiz."
- Using the wrong example. The AI may list hydrogen as an alkali metal because it sits in Group 1. Try: Add: "Use only the examples in my notes, not hydrogen."
What a strong prompt includes
- Says how many cards
- Shows the card shape
- Uses the correction
- Rules out hydrogen
- Says to use only the material
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