A Better World: Arscaly
Transcript
[Spaceship landing]
Attention team, we have arrived on the world of Arscaly!
It is one of the most technologically advanced worlds because its curious citizens always look for ways to improve their inventions.
[Robotic beeping]
These robots love to travel! Many years ago, the Travel-Carry, a square case with a round handle, was created. Everyone wanted to use it, but the handle and case shape made it hard for those with clamp hands and shorter arms to use.
A great Arscalian began looking into this issue and created the All-Carry. This new case is made of nanobots that scan the user robot when the top button is pressed.
[Robotic scanning]
The nanobots then adapt the handle and shape of the case to the robot.
[Robotic clicking]
The nanobots can enable a gravity dampener, which makes it easier for robots to carry heavy things! This case design makes it easier for everyone to travel around Arscaly.
As a thank you gift for visiting, the Arscalians have scanned and gifted each of you an All-Carry.
[Door opening]
Let’s check them out on our spaceship and carry on along our journey.
What kind of research do you think the inventor had to do to make this?
Do you think this case was designed with everyone in mind?
What handle and size variations does our crew need, based on our robot designs? How many different designs is that?
What questions should we ask when we are planning or designing something to make it easier for everyone to succeed in our world?
[Spaceship taking off]
Attention team, we have arrived on the world of Arscaly
Arscaly is one of the most technologically advanced worlds because its curious citizens always look for ways to improve their inventions.
These robots love to travel! Many years ago, the Travel-Carry, a square case with a round handle, was created. Everyone wanted to use it, but the handle and case shape made it hard for those with clamp hands and shorter arms to use.
A great Arscalian began looking into this issue and created the All-Carry. This new case is made of nanobots that scan the user robot when the top button is pressed. The nanobots then adapt the handle and shape of the case to the robot. The nanobots can even enable a gravity dampener, which makes it easier for robots to carry heavy things!
This case design makes it easier for everyone to travel around Arscaly.
As a thank you gift for visiting, the Arscalians have scanned and gifted each of you an All-Carry. Let’s check them out on our spaceship and carry on along our journey.
Questions to talk about
- What kind of research do you think the inventor had to do to make this?
- Do you think this case was designed with everyone in mind?
- What handle and size variations does our crew need, based on our robot designs? How many different designs is that?
- What questions should we ask when we are planning or designing something to make it easier for everyone to succeed in our world?
Bonus challenge (optional)
Think about some inventions on Earth that don’t work for everyone’s ability or items that do.
Keep the story going (optional)
Imagine you have a superhero costume, but instead of one superpower, you have lots of different powers that make you unique. Each power represents something about you, like your gender, your race, your family background, or even where you live.
Now, think about how those powers work together to make you who you are. All these parts of you come together and create a unique experience, letting you see the world and experience things in a special way.
To make things fair, we need to understand these different superpower perspectives and how people experience the world to make sure everyone gets a fair chance to succeed.
- If you could design a superhero costume with powers that represent you, what would you include?
- Do you think a group of superheroes would be as powerful if they all had the same powers? How do their differences help the team as a whole?
Why this is important: Helpful facts and stats
This world explores the concept of intersectionality.
The topic: Everyone sees and experiences the world in their own way. This can be affected by their age, gender, location, race, and several other factors, including how society treats each of those identities.
Just like a puzzle, each and every one of us is made up of several pieces. Intersectionality looks at how all the pieces of a person interact to create a unique experience, specifically when it comes to oppression. This theory was developed by Kimberlé CrenshawNote de bas de page 1 and emphasizes that a person’s experiences are not shaped by just one element of who they are. For example, a young woman who uses a wheelchair might face different challenges than a man who uses a wheelchair or a woman who does not. Her experience is shaped by her gender and her disability, not just one or the other.
In Canada, gender equality has made life better for many women. However, not all women have seen the same progress. Indigenous women, Black women, women of colour, immigrant women, women with disabilities, and women living in remote areas continue to face unique challenges and barriers that others do notNote de bas de page 2 Note de bas de page 3 .
Why this is important: The first step to solving a problem is fully understanding the issue. When we consider intersectionality, we see how someone’s experience is shaped by their unique combination of identities.
When we listen and understand people’s different experiences, this gives us more information to create fairer and more effective solutions to ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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