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TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Book.....................................................................................................2 How This Book Is Made..........................................................................................3 Acerca de Este Libro............................................................................................4 Cómo Se Hizo Este Libro.......................................................................................5 Meet the Animals..................................................................................................6 Animal Traits Chart.............................................................................................16 Explore the Universe...........................................................................................18 Author Signatures..............................................................................................30 Friends At The Park.............................................................................................32 The Night of Death..............................................................................................36 A GIANT Underground Candy Store...................................................................40 Super Zoey!..........................................................................................................44 Meeting Flames...................................................................................................48

ABOUT THIS BOOK For four weeks, The GIANT Room joined students and teachers to learn about AI literacy, storytelling, and science. As part of the school’s Inheritance and Traits unit, we focused on animal characters, the special powers and physical traits of these characters, played games that connected the characters together based on their traits, and then used these traits as the foundation of a comic strip story. During the sessions with The GIANT Room team, students created their own collectible animal trading cards using generative AI, used text-based AI as a group storytelling tool, drew comics of their stories, and even worked together to come up with what the setting of their stories looked like using block-based prompt engineering. We want to thank this public school and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center for their partnership and to the Robin Hood Foundation for funding the program and making this publication possible. Your creative collaborators, The GIANT Room

HOW THIS BOOK IS MADE Co-designed and co-written by 17 students, AI, and a multidisciplinary team of artists, educators, and writers at The GIANT Room, The Adventures of 17 Animal Scientists and Prompt Engineers showcases students’ science, storytelling, and AI literacy achievements and invites their friends and family to celebrate, reflect, and learn about their creations! Students engineered the animal avatars you see throughout the book by building a 3D animal model and completing a GIANT Mission Sheet that asked them to dream up an animal -- real or imaginary --, give it a name, and share traits about it. Designers from The GIANT Room then used photos of students’ 3D animal models and written descriptions to generate their avatars with AI tools. You’ll find the exact AI prompts we used in the section, “Meet the Animals.” The science teacher also joined in and created her own AI avatar. In our last workshop together, students used block-based prompt engineering to generate what they envision the setting of their story to look like. In groups, they added nouns, adjectives, qualifiers, quantifiers, connectors and more to build a text prompt, telling AI exactly what they wanted it to generate. These images were used as the background settings for students’ comics. Why AI? The GIANT Room’s mission is to elevate kids’ voices and provide them with opportunities to publish and share with friends and family. AI is a powerful tool they can use in their creative journey, and along the way they can gain AI and media literacy skills that are incredibly valuable for their future. The GIANT Room introduces students to these tools in a responsible way, always with a human in the loop.

ACERCA DE ESTE LIBRO Durante cuatro semanas, The GIANT Room visitó una escuela para aprender junto con sus alumnos y maestros sobre la alfabetización de Inteligencia Artificial, la Narración de Historias y la Ciencia. Utilizando el currículum de clase enfocado en Herencia y Rasgos, nos enfocamos en crear personajes basados en animales; sus rasgos físicos y poderes especiales. Jugamos juegos que conectaban a los personajes según sus rasgos y luego utilizamos estos rasgos como base para crear una novela gráfica. En las sesiones con el equipo de The GIANT Room, los estudiantes crearon sus propias tarjetas de colección utilizando Inteligencia Artificial (IA) generativa. Así mismo, usaron IA basada en texto para generar un historia grupal, diseñaron novelas gráficas y trabajaron juntos utilizando “prompt engineering” para generar una imagen del lugar de una de las escenas de su novela gráfica. Queremos agradecer a la escuela y a Joan Ganz Cooney Center por su colaboración, y a Robin Hood Foundation por financiar el programa y hacer posible esta publicación. Tus colaboradores creativos, The GIANT Room

CÓMO SE HIZO ESTE LIBRO Este libro fue co-diseñado y co-escrito por 17 estudiantes, Inteligencia Artificial, y un equipo multidisciplinario de artistas, educadores, y escritores de The GIANT Room. Este libro “The Adventures of 17 Animal Scientists and Prompt Engineers” muestra el increíble trabajo científico, de narración de historias, y de alfabetización de IA que hicieron los estudiantes. ¡Al mismo tiempo, invitando a sus amigos y familiares a celebrar, reflexionar y aprender sobre su creación! Los estudiantes diseñaron los avatares de animales que ves a lo largo del libro construyendo un modelo de animal en 3D y completando una “Mission Sheet” que les pedía imaginar un animal —real o imaginario—, darle un nombre y compartir rasgos sobre él. El equipo de The GIANT Room luego utilizó fotos de los modelos de animales y las descripciones escritas en su “Mission Sheet” para generar su avatares usando una herramienta de Inteligencia Artificial. Encontrarás en la sección “Meet the Animals” la descripción exacta que dio cada estudiante de su animal. La maestra de ciencia también se unió al proyecto y creó su propio avatar utilizando IA. Durante la última sesión, los estudiantes utilizaron “block-based prompt engineering” para generar una imagen que capture una escena de su novela gráfica. En sus equipos, ellos añadieron sustantivos, adjetivos, cualitativos, cuantitativos, conectores y más para crear su “prompt” escrito, para la herramienta de Inteligencia Artificial. Las imágenes generadas se usaron como fondo de su novela gráfica. ¿Por qué IA? La misión de The GIANT Room es elevar la voz de los niños y proporcionarles la oportunidad de publicar y compartir sus creaciones con amigos y familiares. La IA es una herramienta poderosa que pueden usar en su viaje creativo, y a lo largo del proceso, pueden adquirir habilidades de alfabetización en IA y medios que son increíblemente valiosas para su futuro. The GIANT Room introduce a los estudiantes a usar herramientas de manera responsable, siempre con un humano presente.

MEET THE N N M M L L A II A A S A S MEET THE

COMIC STRIP CHARACTERS

TEACHER AI AVATAR PROMPT:

A beautiful and majestic white horse with wings

STUDENT #1 AI AVATAR PROMPT:

White and black spotted fluffy baby animal eating bamboo. waterfall background. kawaii style

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Bano the Baby Animal

STUDENT #2 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A big green and orange geometric turtle. sky cloud background. 3D illustration, kawaii style

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Geometric Turtle

STUDENT #3 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A black megalodon shark with sharp teeth and a fin. underwater background

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: King of the Sharks

STUDENT #4 AI AVATAR PROMPT:

A black and brown fox with fur, pointy furry ears and wearing star earrings and a hair clip with a star on it. 3D illustration, kawaii style. nature background

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Zoro the Fox

STUDENT #5 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A brown and white pitbull with very big floppy ears, large nails and a bone

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Zoey the Pitbull

STUDENT #6 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A black and white penguin. antarctica and tsunami background. hyperrealism style, photograph

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Frosty the Penguin

STUDENT #7 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A purple furry penguin with pink bunny ears, holding an ice cream cone with sprinkles

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Lilly the Bunny Penguin

STUDENT #8 AI AVATAR PROMPT:

A crouching tiger with fur, claws, and sharp teeth. jungle background. 3D illustration, kawaii style

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: King the Tiger

STUDENT #9 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A fast, black wolf that lives in a snowy cave

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: The Sapa Wolf

STUDENT #10 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A pastel orange elephant. 2D colored pencil sketch. kawaii style

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Digging Elephant

STUDENT #11 AI AVATAR PROMPT: Furry pink and purple cheetahlike animal with colorful polka dots with feathers sticking out of the head, wearing a blue bow. Forest background.

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Sprinkly the Cheetah

STUDENT #12 AI AVATAR PROMPT:

A friendly red otter, wearing colorful earrings and a hair bow. red furry, fluffy texture. 2D painting.

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Flower the Otter

STUDENT #13 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A furry pink kitten with big white and purple wings and a long tail

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Strawberry Rose the Flying Cat

STUDENT #14 AI AVATAR PROMPT: Long Chinese dragon with a lot of white and blue fur that can shoot snow. nighttime sky background

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Moon Dragon

STUDENT #15 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A super fast blank panther. fur texture. african jungle background. 3D illustration, kawaii style

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Giggles the Black Panther

STUDENT #16 AI AVATAR PROMPT:

A flying golden phoenix with lots of red and orange feathers and Harry Potter on his back. White owl flying. sky background.

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: Flames the Phoenix

STUDENT #17 AI AVATAR PROMPT: A scary tiger with crab legs, head of a buffalo, and scorpion tail, fangs, claws and horns

ANIMAL NAME & SPECIES: The Slash Claw

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INITIAL PROMPT ATTEMPT Illustration of a forest in an sparkly cloudy ocean with a kawaii beautiful castle with a mermaid

ENGINEERED PROMPT Illustration of a forest in an sparkly cloudy ocean with a kawaii beautiful castle

SETTING BY

STUDENT #2, STUDENT #9, STUDENT #14, AND STUDENT #15

INITIAL PROMPT ATTEMPT a really dark, snowy forest with a bunch of trees with a light in the back

ENGINEERED PROMPT a really dark, snowy forest with a bunch of trees atatnight night

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STUDENT #10, STUDENT #11, AND STUDENT #1

INITIAL PROMPT ATTEMPT Outside a misty dark castle in the desert with a crack in the ground and a park with a skittles rainbow above the castle. That is spraying a lot of orange Fanta water that is coming from the mist in the gray water foundation at the first floor of the castle. With a candy store under the castle

ENGINEERED PROMPT Outside a misty blue castle in the desert with a crack in the ground and a playground with a skittles rainbow above the castle. That is spraying a lot of orange Fanta water that is coming from the mist in the gray water foundation at the first floor of the castle. With a candy store under the castle 25

SETTING BY

STUDENT #3, STUDENT #17, STUDENT #8, AND STUDENT #5

INITIAL PROMPT ATTEMPT a creepy kingdom that is mysterious and dark, it's on land with a dense castle it looks like a real and popart castle...

ENGINEERED PROMPT a creepy kingdom that is mysterious and dark, it's on land with a dense and slightly colorful castle it looks like a real and pop-art castle...

SETTING BY

STUDENT #6. STUDENT #16, STUDENT #4, AND STUDENT #12

INITIAL PROMPT ATTEMPT A beautiful day for a picnic next to an apple tree eating some red delicious apples with a birdhouse for harry potter's pet enjoying the birds singing

ENGINEERED PROMPT A beautiful day for a picnic next to an apple tree eating some red delicious apples with a birdhouse for harry potter's pet enjoying the birds singing with ONLY harry potter no other kids

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STORIES Student #1 Student #2 Student #3 Student #4 Student #5 Student #6 Student #7

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Friends at the Park the Park Friends at

BY STUDENT #7 AND STUDENT #13

My bunny, Lilly, has long ears, lives in a forest, and has a purple nose.

Strawberry Rose and Lilly are friends and are at the park.

Together, they enjoy the perfect day in the park, with a gentle breeze and the cheerful song of the bird above.

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The Night of Death of Death The Night

BY STUDENT #2, STUDENT #9, STUDENT #14 AND STUDENT #15

In a faraway land, there lived the Sapa Wolf, a strong and brave creature known for protecting his forest home. The Sapa Wolf fights another wolf.

Brady

The Geometric Turtle fights villains and wins.

There was a dragon that lived in snow, but when it turned to summer every single bit of snow melted, the dragon was mad. He wanted to bring the snow back. After defeating them, Geometric Turtle heard of the Sapa Wolf’s struggle and went to help.

Giggles joined the fight, distracting the rival wolf with his speed and grace.

They won! They celebrated and high-fived.

And so, Sapa Wolf, Geometric Turtle, Giggles and the Moon Dragon continued their adventures, always ready for the next challenge and always fighting for what was right.

A GIANT Underground Underground Candy Store Candy Store A GIANT

BY STUDENT #10, STUDENT #11 AND STUDENT #1 40

Once upon a minute in 1889 there was a digging elephant.

And a Chita was eating ice cream sitting at a bench.

And a panda named Bano was sitting under a tree watching them. 42

The elephant is dripping a lot of hot water.

Chita is looking at him.

Bano went to ask them if he could play.

Just as they started playing, the ground cracked open and they all fell into a giant underground candy store, hidden beneath the castle! 43

SUPER SUPER ZOEY! ZOEY!

BY STUDENT #3, STUDENT #17, STUDENT #8 AND STUDENT #5 45

My dog Zoey looked up and realized she had super powers!

I woke up, and I went to see King and his teeth fell out!

Until, a monster jumps out of the dark!

I will fight the slash claw, and I will win.

But Zoey wasn’t afraid; she knew she had to fight the slash claw and protect everyone. Let’s go outside!

Meeting Meeting Flames Flames

BY STUDENT #6. STUDENT #16, STUDENT #4 AND STUDENT #12

Once upon a time, in a bright, magical land, their lived the legendary Flames the Phoenix, who was known for bringing warmth and joy to everyone.

Frosty the Penguin wants to meet this “Flames.”

Zoro the Brave Dog wants to meet Flames, too.

Flower wants to visit Zoro and Flames and Frosty, too.

Flames said, “Yes, but can I bring Harry Potter?” Frosty said, “Yes, coming now.” They all meet each other happily.

A GIANT thank you to the teachers, students and families, and the GIANT team members who made this publication possible. Book Concept & Planning

Azadeh Jamalian, PhD Janet Bloom Maru Segovia Rama Deshpande Maya Hood-Wilson Rebecca Schifilliti

Book Design & Development

Azadeh Jamalian, PhD Rama Deshpande Rebecca Schifilliti

More GIANT thanks to the Robin Hood Foundation, Tech + Learning Fund for their generous support of this project.

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