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The Mystery-Monster Making Machine
A hands-on, team-building introduction to CS in a captivatingly, creepy, and creative project.
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Learn about computer functions like Input, Processing, and Output. Teams of 6 work together to build a monster-making machine.
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Teams of 2 collaborate to build the mystery monster of their dreams and generate instructional datasheetsl for the processors.
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Processors interpret the input data sheets, generate a 3D model of the mystery monster and draw a sketch to pass along to the Output team.
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Output teams use the porcessed information to attempt a mystery monster reconstruction. The it's time to compare the monsters!