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2. There are good people and mean people in the world. When someone comes to our door, we want to keep the mean people out and invite the nice people in. www.Build-It-Yourself.com ?

3. How to detect friendly vs. unfriendly Initial ideas Ask “who would you like to talk to?” If correct name, give friendly response. If incorrect name after two tries, give unfriendly response. Make a Buda out of Legos and ask the person to rub Buda’s belly Make a dog out of Legos and ask the person to pet the dog www.Build-It-Yourself.com

4. What the door greeter can do Initial ideas Friendly: Contact the right person in the house Dance Unfriendly: Dog growls Dog lifts leg and … www.Build-It-Yourself.com

5. Detecting friendly vs. unfriendly Final design When the door is opened: “Greetings. Welcome to our home. I am the Hello-motron 6000. Please use the wheel to select who you would like to talk to.” When the visitor is a friend: “, splendid. Just one moment while I let him/her know you are here.” When the visitor is unfriendly: “I’m sorry, no one by that name is here. Please leave.” www.Build-It-Yourself.com

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8. Presenting Ideas and Building Average Way Cool www.Build-It-Yourself.com

9. Problem solving tricks Define your problem first.Define your problem first. Build on other’s ideas.Build on other’s ideas. Work as a team.Work as a team. Break the problem down and solve each piece separately.Break the problem down and solve each piece separately. Document your work.Document your work. www.Build-It-Yourself.com

10. Reasons to use modular construction Can build quicklyCan build quickly Can change easilyCan change easily Can repair easilyCan repair easily Can make reliableCan make reliable www.Build-It-Yourself.com

11. Gear trains control… SpeedSpeed StrengthStrength DirectionDirection www.Build-It-Yourself.com

12. Measures of Is it useful?Is it useful? Does it use materials creatively?Does it use materials creatively? Does it look way cool?Does it look way cool? www.Build-It-Yourself.com