Happy or Sad: Recognizing Emotions

Learning Objectives Identify a smile on a face. Identify a frown on a face. Use the word 'same' to describe two matching faces. Use the word 'different' to describe two non-matching faces. Compare two faces (😊, 😢) and state if they are the same or different. Sort pictures of faces into 'happy' and 'sad' groups. Look at these faces! 😊 😢 Can you tell which one is happy? Today, we will be computer detectives! We will learn to find clues on faces. This helps us tell if they are the same or different. Real-World Applications Knowing if a friend is happy or sad. Telling a grown-up how you feel. Understanding stories in a book. Telling a computer what to do in a game.

TermDefinitionExample CompareTo look at two things. We see if they are the same or different.Let's compare an apple 🍎 and a banana 🍌. They are different. SameWhen two things are just alike. They match!Two happy faces 😊 😊 are the same. DifferentWhen two things are not alike. They do not match.A happy face 😊 and a sad face 😢 are different. ClueA small hint that helps us find an answer. Like a detective!A smile is a clue that a face is happy. PatternSomething we see over and over again.All happy faces have a smile pattern. 😊

The Smile Rule If the mouth goes UP, then the face is HAPPY. Look at the mouth. If it looks like a little hill, it's a smile. The Frown Rule If the mouth goes DOWN, then the face is SAD. Look at the mouth. If it looks like a little valley, it's a frown. The Compare Rule Look at two faces. Are their mouths the same or different? Use this rule to decide if two faces show the same feeling.