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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?