My Team Robot - Script
SCENE ONE
MEET TEAM ROBOT AND THE MEANIES
ü Captain Splat
ü Thinking Robot
ü Operator 1
ü Operator 2
ü Lieutenant Meanie
ü King Meanie
Captain Splat, Thinking Robot and two operators enter Other pupils are off stage half stage Left half Stage Right with head-sets on and one juggling scarf each
Introduction - this can be done by the thinking robot and two operators or Splats narrator
Operator One
Welcome to our show...
Operator Two
...all about E- Safety
Thinking Robot (speaks in a Robotic voice)
Operator One (translates)
It has all been created today by the pupils.-a round of applause please
Team Robot 1 (runs in)
I have reports Captain of safety problems on Planet Earth.
Captain Splat
Thinking Robot analyze recent activity.
Thinking Robot and two operators (translates)
Operator One (reading or hearing from the robot)
Planet Earth: Population 7.5 billion.
Operator Two
Early digital age.
Thinking Robot (in a Robotic voice)
Likes Sport, People falling over and Videos of cats
Operator Two (translates)
Team Robot member
Many safety problems reported though, Captain!
Captain Splat
Activate Team Robot training
MUSIC - AROUND THE WORLD
All pupils come into positions on stage in pairs, operators and robot to edge of stage. Thinking Robot joins in. (pupils could also say some of this together)
Captain Splat
Computers can do wonderful things
Pupils walking and passing scarves to each other randomly
Passing messages from person to person at lightning speeds, building bridges between us, swapping information.
Team Robot passing the scarves.
Making new friends and meeting old ones.
Wave and then shake hands.
Taking pictures.
Take a pose with scarf while other pupil takes photo then swap roles.
Learning from each other and sharing our creative ideas.
One pupil does a trick; the other copies (e.g. throw under the leg)
Working together and creating magic
Scrunch up scarf and all blow in the air or similar- Music Stops
But sometimes using a computer can cause problems and even be dangerous
Team Robot (all pupils)
Dangerous?! But why? (big hand action)
Captain Splat
These lines can also be said by the pupils – they can be grouped in pairs so easier to remember where they speak from - if too difficult they can be said by Captain Splat or Operators with scripts/clipboards…
Well you can never be sure who is writing the message & what their intentions are. Online anybody can be pretending to be anybody and they don’t even need a disguise, just a change of photo. And of course once a message is sent it is out there forever. Quick! Send a message.
If we share information we hadn’t meant to or say things we didn’t mean, it’s not possible to get it back again, once it is sent. We must be sure we know who we are talking to and be careful of what we send. We will learn more about that today...
looking to get their scarf back, tugging from partner . or just looking lost and confused a can not trace where their scarf is - then they do they go off and turn round their mask to Meanie side
Today we are going to imagine what these problems and dangers would look like if they were aliens and take you on a journey into outer space. Welcome to
Everyone
Team Robot versus the Meanies.
Pupils speak these lines as Meanies
Operator One
On a planet green and slimy
Operator Two
and very, very smelly live the Meanies
All Meanies hop on with Meanie hats
Pupil Three
We are ruled by a green and slimy
Pupil Four
And very, very smelly King
All Meanies
All hail the King of the Meanies.
Enter the king of the Meanies
All Meanies
Boo Boo
King of the Meanies
Thank you Thank you - you really are too mean
Pupil Five
We are called Meanies because . . .
Pupil Six
Yes, that’s right because we’re mean.
Pupil Seven
We live off energy from problems and nastiness.
Pupil Eight
Whenever someone is mean to someone we get bigger and stronger.
All Meanies
We like tripping people up - put out feet and giggle
Putting people off – blow raspberry - and making them do mean things.
Lieutenant Meanie
I spotty lots of life, your Meaniness. On a planet called Earth.
King Meanie
Let’s send a message to the humans on Earth and see if they click.
All Meanies
(In their pairs or small groups all giggly and speak to each other)
See if they click . . . see if they click.
King Meanie
(In a posh voice)
Do you want win prizes, holidays and lots of money.
All Meanies
Yes money, money, they likey money he he he he!
Junior Meanie
Some opened the email your Meaniness.
All Meanies
Silly billies!
King Meanie
Let's get some more energy.
Here Meanies can simultaneously send/say variety of messages – all giggle after each one.
Various Meanies
You have won free tickets for the football. Look at this funny thing.
Enter this competition and win big!
Meanie
Some more emails opened!....
All meanies
Ha ha silly billies!
Meanie
Send us your name and date of birth...
Meanie
Free chocolate for your birthday! Tell us your address.
All Meanies
Yes chocolate, chocolate, humans like chocolate.
Meanie
Some sent us their address
All Meanies
Silly billies . . . Meanie energy full.
King Meanie
Launch the Meanie Invasion!
All Meanies
Yeeaaaahhh invadie time again!!!
(All the Meanies advance to d.s (and either freeze in tableaux and/or go into audience).
MUSIC - MEANIE INVASION
End of Scene 1
SCENE TWO
THE MEANIE INVASION
ü Captain Splat
ü Sam
ü Safety Robot
ü Mum
ü Game Show Host
ü Reporter
ü Secret Agent Splat
One pupil-‘Sam’ is sitting playing a game on laptop next to mum watching t.v.
Captain Splat (whispering)
Meanwhile in a living room of a house not very far from here, Sam Smith was in for a surprise.
MUSIC : ROBOT ROCK
They march into position - a staggered line with the Safety Robot. Team Robot salute. Sam is confused/shocked.
Captain Splat
*I* am Captain Splat...
Sam
Who? . . . Can you turn that music down please my Mum will . . .
All Pupils
and we are Team Robot! The Meanies are coming and we need to train you to become an E-Safety expert.
All Pupils make Team Robot sign - arm across body.
Sam
Eh?
Captain Splat
I am Captain Splat.
Sam
Yes, I heard that bit.
(Shouting)Er . . . Mum, there’s a group of space people just arrived who say they need to train us to become E-Safety experts.
Mum (wig) (entering, angry)
Who are you lot?
And what are you doing in my front room?
Team Robot
We are Team Robot.
Safety Robot
And I am the Safety Robot.
Captain Splat.
And … *I* am…
Sam (interrupting)
Yeah, “Captain Splat”. We know. Stop saying it.
Team Robot member 1
Hello Mrs. Smith this is our E-Safety Robot.
Safety Robot can be assisted by two other Team Robot members who can translate robotic voice…
Safety Robot
There has been a safety breach from this location. Activate 3d video replay
OPTION=Team Robot member very quickly turn round their headsets and all turn into Meanies
(all just select a few if feel like too many)
Meanies
Win free money
Win cool Prizes
Holidays
Chocolate
Download the game . . . Download the game
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
They quickly turn back headsets and stand in Team Robot position as if nothing happened
Safety Robot
Someone in this location downloaded the game.
Sam (hands up)
(Wow what was that) … Oh, erm er... sorry yes that was me.
Capt Splat
Safety Robot - What should he have done?
Safety Robot
Talks in robotic voice. The Team Robot Members translate.
Team Robot member 2
We should ignore messages like these.
Team Robot Member 3
We don’t know who they are from or what they really are!
Capt Splat
And any other alerts Safety Robot.
Safety Robot
Activate replay
OPTION=Team Robot member very quickly turn round their headsets and all turn into Meanies again
Meanies
Date of birthy
Phone number pleaseee
What’s your name . . . What’s your ADDRESS
They quickly turn back headsets and stand in Team Robot position as if nothing happened
Captain Splat
Yes they gave away personal details. We don’t know who might end up seeing them. It might be someone who could use our details against us. Safety Robot! Activate game show
Well now it’s time to play the Team Robot Game Show – “It’s Impossible to Know”. Please welcome your host (...)
(Quick change into Hosts costume/or different actor... after getting cast (and audience) to clap/cheer…)
MUSIC: SPANISH FLEA
Game show host can wear curly wig – any fun costume, holds Mic.
Host
Hello and welcome to...
All pupils
‘It’s impossible to know!’
Host
Let’s welcome our first contestant… What's your name?
Sam
Erm er.... Sam
Host
Hello, “Erm, er, Sam”! First question! You are online chatting to people. The person says they are 10 years old and a boy. They send you a message asking what football team do you support.
Now who is this person? Is it?
A] A 10 year old boy?
B] A human sized chicken?
C] Elvis Presley/ Anything you want to choose?
D] A grown up?
Sam
But it's impossible to know.
Host
Correct, it's impossible to know!
You have won absolutely nothing!
Thank you for playing it's impossible to know.
gets cast (and audience) to clap/cheer… comes back as
Captain Splat
If you are ever on a game that allows you to chat to someone, you never know who that person really is.
SO, and this IS VERY IMPORTANT, don’t speak to anyone online who you don’t know in real life, and NEVER, ever meet up with them. People you don’t know are strangers.
They are not always who they say they are. And don’t give away ANY pictures or personal information of yourself or your friends.
Sam
But they said we had won competitions...
Captain Splat
Yes, but that was just another way to get people to click. Sometimes messages we see aren’t obviously fake. They can seem convincing so we have to stay alert.
Sam
So what should I do?
Safety Robot
You must be careful, and if you make a mistake you should tell an adult you trust.
Captain Splat
That’s right; they should always know what you are doing online. Everyone can get it wrong sometimes and they will find a way to help you.
Sam
Wow! I’m so glad I learnt all about that!
Captain Splat
Well it’s ok as you haven’t started playing the game we should be able run our anti meanie software...
Sam
Umm, I did send this message to my friends as they said if I shared it I would get prizes and. ..
Mum
Shhh quiet! look it’s the news....and there are aliens invading!
Meanies move fwd/on spot ferociously attacking…freeze
MUSIC: NEWS REPORT
Reporter - Reporter (with microphone/hat)
This is (Name) reporting for Team Robot News. Meanies have invaded Planet Earth. Secret Agent Splat and his robot are in the city centre now.
Secret Agent Splat
Thanks [NAME]
I am here in the centre of The Meanie invasion.
Secret Agent Splat
We know not to send out our information but the Meanies have other tricks!
Half the pupils are walking around as humans on phones. The other half are Meanies following them and looking over their shoulders.
Secret Agent Splat
Well, you can see that the people here are sending messages to each other. But when they get a mean message they don’t ignore it like they should. The meanie that is following them makes them send a mean message back. This makes things much, much worse and eventually they turn into meanise themselves. Let’s watch.
Meanies (chanting, quietly at first)
Meanie me, meanie me...
Humans gradually turn into meanies and change their hats. Eventually they are all meanies.
Reporter
So, the meanies are trying to make humans into meanies just like them?
Secret Agent Splat
Exactly right!
Meanies (all can say different things)
That’s rubbish; hate it, no good, stupid, hate you, that’s silly,
Meanies notice the Reporter and Secret Agent Splat
Secret Agent Splat
Let’s get out of here!
Reporter
And now over to the Splats Lab where our scientists have been studying this phenomenon!
Chased off stage by meanies.
Meanies (chanting and advancing into audience and sit down as audience
Meanie me, meanie me
End of Scene 2.
SCENE THREE
THE LAB AND THE COACH ROBOT
ü Reporter Dr. Splat
ü Dr. Splatto
ü Dr. Splatty
ü Dr. Splattier
ü Coach Robot
MUSIC - NEWS REPORT
Reporter
Here I am at the headquarters of the research lab speaking with Doctor Splat. Now, Doctor, you’ve been studying the meanies haven’t you?
Dr. Splat
Yes, here at the Splats Lab we have been studying the meanie invading forces. We have studied the footage from the city and have some startling conclusions. Let’s show you...