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Goals At the end of this mission, all the dragons will attend a “Noble” Peace Party. Peace prize nominees will be judged by: Cleverness of solution. Reliability. Number of modules used in your solution. Presentation. Teamwork! Working together and sharing ideas.TRANSCRIPT
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Dragon Mission
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Mission
The world is burdened with wars that are often the result of illogical prejudice. Imagine you are a dragon that wants to live in peace. But everyone is trying to slay you just because you look like a dragon. Of course you'd be mean!
The Problem The MissionDesign, build and present a dragon that can make friends.
If we want to live in a land free of meanness, the cycle of prejudice and counter-prejudice must be stopped!
You can’t judge a dragon by its scales!
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GoalsAt the end of this mission, all the dragons will
attend a “Noble” Peace Party.
Peace prize nominees will be judged by:
• Cleverness of solution.• Reliability.• Number of modules used in your solution.• Presentation.• Teamwork! Working together and sharing ideas.
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Modules
• Modular construction is BIG!
• Break your solution into simple motion, sensor and structural modules.
• You may find instructions for useful modules in Build-It-Blocks.
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The Plan
1. Plan and design.
2. Build modules.
3. Build obstacles.
4. Integrate and test your solution.
5. Document results.
6. Present your project to the
world.
There’s a lot to do! If we don’t work together,our solution may fail.
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Look’n Good• Present your solution!
• Make cool characters.
• Draw signs the way.
• Use many and shapes.
• Be neat and organized.
A good idea that looks ugly …may not get the attention it deserves!
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Examples - Videos
Friendly Dragon on Shrek http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWxgEzWMqq0
Build-It-Yourself Solution link
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Examples - Dragons
Deliver candy.
Be playful.
Promote good causes.
Dance
Look cool.
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Examples – Peace Initiatives
Throw candy to make friends.
Entertain friends by raising a sign with a joke.
Deliver candy.
Makle music
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Questions To Discuss
1) The Problem: - What's the definition of prejudice?- What are examples of prejudices?- What causes prejudices to form?- What prejudices do you have?- Why can prejudices be bad? - Could prejudices ever be good? 2) The Solution: - What can one do to eliminate a prejudice?- What can the subject of a prejudice do to help eliminate a prejudice? - What friendly gestures could be simulated by a robot?