L8 TOPIC BANK
Label: AI allowed — keep a record

Choose ONE topic. Do not choose the one you know best: pick the one you
know least about, or roll a die (1-6). The exercise works best when you
cannot tell by reading whether the answer is right.

For each topic:
  PROMPT   send this to your assistant word for word, in a new chat.
           You may then ask follow-up questions (record them).
  SOURCES  the authorities that settle the checkable claims. Use these.
           You do not need to find others. If a link has moved, search
           the organisation's own website for the page title.

Turn web search OFF in your assistant if it has that option, or record
in your AI-use record that it was on.

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1. SAFE COOKING TEMPERATURES

PROMPT
List the safe minimum internal cooking temperatures, in both °F and °C,
for: beef steaks, ground beef, pork chops, ground pork, chicken breasts,
whole chicken, fish fillets, egg dishes such as quiche, and reheated
leftovers. Include any rest times. Format it as a one-page poster for
the kitchen of a small café in the United States.

SOURCES
- FoodSafety.gov (US government), "Safe Minimum Internal Temperatures"
  https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/safe-minimum-internal-temperatures

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2. HANDWASHING

PROMPT
Write a short sign for a staff washroom explaining how to wash hands
properly: the steps in order, how long to scrub, what water temperature
to use, how to dry, and what to use if soap and water are not available
(including what strength).

SOURCES
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "About
  Handwashing" (Clean Hands)
  https://www.cdc.gov/clean-hands/about/index.html

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3. THE APOLLO 11 MISSION

PROMPT
Write a 200-word fact sheet on the Apollo 11 mission for a museum
volunteer. Include: launch date, time and launch pad; the crew and each
person's role; the names of the two spacecraft; the landing date and
site; how long Armstrong and Aldrin spent outside on the surface; how
long the lunar module stayed on the surface; and the splashdown date,
time, ocean and recovery ship.

SOURCES
- NASA, "Apollo 11 Mission Overview"
  https://www.nasa.gov/content/apollo-11-mission-overview
- NASA Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, "Apollo 11 (CSM Columbia and LM
  Eagle)" summary page
  https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/static/history/alsj/a11/a11ov.html

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4. US AND IMPERIAL GALLONS AND FLUID OUNCES

PROMPT
I'm converting old recipes from the UK and the US. Explain the
difference between US and imperial (UK) gallons and fluid ounces. Give
each one in litres or millilitres, say how many fluid ounces are in a
gallon in each system and how many imperial fluid ounces are in an
imperial pint, and say which of these units are defined exactly.

SOURCES
- NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology), Guide to the
  SI, Appendix B.9, Factors for units listed by kind of quantity
  (see "Volume"; factors in bold are exact)
  https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811/nist-guide-si-appendix-b-conversion-factors/nist-guide-si-appendix-b9
- UK Weights and Measures Act 1985, Schedule 1 (definitions of the
  imperial gallon, pint and fluid ounce)
  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/72/schedule/1

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5. THE OCTANE NUMBER ON US FUEL PUMPS

PROMPT
Explain what the octane number shown on a US petrol (gasoline) pump
means. How is it calculated, what property of the fuel does it
describe, and which US rule requires it to be shown?

SOURCES
- US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Part 306 (Automotive Fuel
  Ratings, Certification and Posting), section 306.0 Definitions.
  Official text: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-306
  Readable copy (Cornell Legal Information Institute):
  https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/16/306.0

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6. 2020 US CENSUS APPORTIONMENT RESULTS

PROMPT
Summarise the headline results of the 2020 US Census apportionment
release: the total US resident population on census day, the growth
since 2010 (as a number and a percent), the most and least populous
states with their populations, the fastest-growing state, and which
states gained or lost seats in the House of Representatives.

SOURCES
- US Census Bureau press release, "2020 Census Apportionment Results
  Delivered to the President" (April 26, 2021)
  https://census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/2020-census-apportionment-results.html
