PB Universe · Advanced Missions

PB's Missions 5–8

Summarize. Debate. Create. Investigate. Four new missions. Same rule: do it in Claude, get graded by AI, submit your score.

🎯 Ages 8–12

🤖 Do it in Claude

⭐ Harder than 1–4

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Mission 5 · Summarizer

📰 Teach a Robot to Summarize

Take a long piece of writing and use AI to compress it. Then compress YOUR compression. Learn the art of saying more with less.

Summarizer ~15 min

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Mission 6 · Debater

⚔️ Win an Argument You Disagree With

Pick a side you don't believe in. Use AI to help you build the best possible argument for it. Then argue back.

Debater ~20 min

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Mission 7 · Creator

🎨 Write a Children's Book About AI

Use AI as your writing and editing partner to create a short illustrated story that teaches a younger child one thing about AI.

Creator ~25 min

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Mission 8 · Investigator

🔍 Interview an AI About Itself

Conduct a proper interview with Claude about how it works, what it can't do, and what it gets wrong. Push back on every answer.

Investigator ~25 min

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Mission 5 · Summarizer

📰 Teach a Robot to Summarize

🎯 Your Mission

You're going to become an expert at compression. Take a long piece of text, use Claude to shrink it without losing meaning — then do it again, and again. The skill: understanding what actually matters in a piece of writing, and what's just filler. This is one of the most valuable AI skills in the real world.

🧠 What you'll learn

✓ How to use AI to extract the core ideas from complex text

✓ The difference between summarizing and just shortening

✓ How to guide AI to match YOUR communication style

✓ Why summarizing is actually one of the hardest things to do well

📋 Step-by-step in Claude

Pick your text

Choose ONE of these — or find your own long piece of writing:

📰 A news article about something in the world right now

📚 A chapter summary from a school textbook

🌝 The Wikipedia page for something you're curious about

✉️ A long email or letter someone sent you

💡 The longer and more complex the text, the better the mission. Don't pick something already short.

First summary — 50% shorter

Here is a piece of text I want you to summarize: [PASTE YOUR TEXT HERE] Summarize this so it's exactly half the length of the original. Keep every important idea. Remove only repetition, filler words, and unnecessary examples. Don't change the meaning of anything.

💡 Count the words in the original. Your summary should be roughly half that number.

Second summary — 10 sentences max

Good. Now summarize THAT summary down to 10 sentences maximum. These 10 sentences should contain everything someone absolutely needs to know if they only have 30 seconds to read this. Nothing else.

The headline — one sentence only

Now give me a one-sentence summary. One sentence. The whole thing. If someone asked you what this text was about and you had 10 seconds, this is what you'd say.

💡 This is the hardest step. One sentence that captures everything. Take your time on this one.

Challenge Claude's choices

I want to understand your choices. In the 10-sentence version, what did you decide to cut that was in the original? Why? Was there anything you kept that I might argue was not essential? Defend your decisions.

⚠️ Most people skip this step. Don't. This is where you learn the most — when you make AI explain its reasoning.

Get your grade

I just completed PB Mission 5 from Prompt Bot Learning — the summarization mission. Please grade me from 1-100 based on: - How well my chosen text challenged me (the harder the text, the more points available) (20 points) - Quality of the compression at each stage — did meaning survive? (40 points) - How well I engaged with your explanation of what you cut and why (25 points) - Power of the final one-sentence summary (15 points) Start with "MISSION 5 SCORE: [number]/100" then explain why.

⭐ Submit your grade

What score did Claude give you?

/ 100

📊 Get Mission Report

Mission 6 · Debater

⚔️ Win an Argument You Disagree With

🎯 Your Mission

Here's something debate champions know: the best way to understand your own opinion is to argue the opposite. You're going to pick a position you genuinely disagree with, use Claude to help you build the strongest possible case for it — then switch sides and argue back. This trains the most important thinking skill there is: understanding why smart people disagree.

🧠 What you'll learn

✓ How to use AI to steelman an argument (make it as strong as possible)

✓ The difference between a weak argument and a strong one

✓ How to ask AI to help you think, not just give you answers

✓ Why understanding the other side makes your own arguments stronger

📋 Step-by-step in Claude

Pick your position and declare your real view

Choose a topic where you have a strong opinion. You'll be arguing the OPPOSITE side.

📱 Screen time limits for kids should be decided by kids, not parents

🏫 Homework should be abolished in all schools

🤖 AI should be allowed in all school exams

🏆 Competitive sport should be removed from schools

🌍 Zoos should not exist

✏️ Or pick any issue where you have a strong opinion — argue the opposite

I'm going to argue a position I personally DISAGREE with. My real view is: [YOUR ACTUAL OPINION]. The position I'm going to argue FOR is: [THE OPPOSITE]. Before we build the argument, tell me: what are the 3 strongest reasons someone might genuinely hold this position? I want to understand them properly before I try to argue for them.

💡 Write down your real opinion before starting. You'll need it at the end.

Build the strongest possible case

Now help me build the absolute strongest argument for this position. Give me: - The most compelling emotional argument - The most compelling logical argument - One real-world example that supports this view - The single best response to the most common objection against it Make this argument so strong that someone who already agrees with me might start to question their view.

Switch sides — argue back

Now I'm going to switch sides and argue against the position we just built. Help me respond to each of the 4 points above. For each one, give me the strongest counter-argument. I want to destroy the case we just built.

⚠️ This is the hardest step. You built it. Now you have to dismantle it. That's the skill.

Reach a nuanced conclusion

Having argued both sides fully, what's a nuanced conclusion that takes the best from both? Not a cop-out like "both sides have good points" — a real position that acknowledges the strongest arguments from each side and arrives somewhere specific.

💡 The best debaters don't just pick a side. They find the truth in both — then explain why their position is still better.

Get your grade

I just completed PB Mission 6 from Prompt Bot Learning — the debate mission. Please grade me from 1-100 based on: - How genuinely challenging the position I chose to argue was for me personally (20 points) - Strength of the case I built for the position I disagree with (30 points) - Quality of my counter-arguments when I switched sides (30 points) - Sophistication of my nuanced conclusion — did I arrive somewhere real? (20 points) Start with "MISSION 6 SCORE: [number]/100" then explain why.

⭐ Submit your grade

What score did Claude give you?

/ 100

📊 Get Mission Report

Mission 7 · Creator

🎨 Write a Children's Book About AI

🎯 Your Mission

You're going to write a short illustrated children's book — 6 to 8 pages — that teaches a younger child one thing about AI. The catch: it has to be genuinely fun, not a textbook in disguise. Claude is your writing partner, your editor, and your illustrator (for descriptions). You're the author.

🧠 What you'll learn

✓ How to use AI for creative collaboration without letting it take over

✓ How to explain complex ideas simply — the hardest skill in writing

✓ How to give AI feedback on its own creative output

✓ Why the best children's books are secretly about adult ideas

📋 Step-by-step in Claude

Choose your ONE AI concept

Pick exactly one idea to teach. One. Not three. One.

💡 How AI learns from examples (training data)

💡 Why AI sometimes gets things wrong

💡 What AI can't do that humans can

💡 How AI understands language

💡 Why you should always check what AI tells you

💡 The simpler your concept, the harder it is to explain — and the better the book will be.

I want to write a children's book for 5-7 year olds that teaches ONE concept about AI: [YOUR CHOSEN CONCEPT]. Help me plan it. Ask me 3 questions to understand: 1. What do I think kids that age already know? 2. What's the one thing I want them to leave knowing? 3. What kind of story or character might make this fun?

Create your character and world

Based on our plan, help me create the main character for my book. I want: - A character who discovers something about AI (not an AI itself — a child, animal, or everyday object is more interesting) - A simple world they live in - A problem or question that the story will answer Give me 3 different character options and I'll pick one or combine them.

Write the story — you lead, Claude helps

I've chosen [DESCRIBE YOUR CHARACTER]. Now help me write the story, page by page. For each page give me: - 2-3 sentences of story text (simple enough for a 6-year-old to understand) - A description of what the illustration would show Start with page 1. Wait for my feedback before moving to page 2. I'll tell you what I want to change.

⚠️ Do NOT let Claude write the whole book at once. One page at a time. Review each one. Change what doesn't sound like you.

Edit ruthlessly

Now I have a draft. I want you to be my editor. Read every page and tell me: - Any word a 6-year-old might not know (replace it) - Any sentence longer than 12 words (shorten it) - Any moment where the AI concept is explained in a boring way (make it magical or funny instead) - Whether the ending actually teaches the concept or just ends the story Be harsh. Good children's books take many edits.

Get your grade

I just completed PB Mission 7 from Prompt Bot Learning — the children's book mission. Please grade me from 1-100 based on: - Clarity: would a real 5-7 year old understand the AI concept? (35 points) - Creativity: is the story genuinely fun, not just educational? (30 points) - Collaboration quality: did I guide the creative process or just accept your first draft? (20 points) - Editing: did I improve the story through feedback or leave my first draft unchanged? (15 points) Start with "MISSION 7 SCORE: [number]/100" then explain why.

⭐ Submit your grade

What score did Claude give you?

/ 100

📊 Get Mission Report

Mission 8 · Investigator

🔍 Interview an AI About Itself

🎯 Your Mission

Journalists interview people to find out what they really think — including things they're not sure about or might be wrong on. You're going to interview Claude about itself. Not easy questions. Hard ones. Push back on every answer. Ask follow-up questions. Try to catch it being inconsistent. The goal: understand AI better than most adults do.

🧠 What you'll learn

✓ How AI actually works — in its own words

✓ Where AI is genuinely uncertain vs confidently wrong

✓ How to use follow-up questions to go deeper

✓ The difference between an AI that sounds confident and one that actually knows

📋 Step-by-step in Claude

Set the rules of the interview

I'm going to interview you as a journalist would interview a person. The rules are: 1. Answer honestly, including when you're uncertain 2. If I ask a follow-up, go deeper — don't just repeat yourself 3. If you don't know something, say so — don't make something up that sounds good 4. If I catch you being inconsistent, acknowledge it Ready? First question: In one paragraph — what are you?

💡 Read Claude's first answer carefully. Does it sound confident? Vague? Does it dodge anything? Your follow-up questions should push on whatever feels unclear.

The hard questions — ask at least 3 of these

Pick at least 3 of these to ask. After each answer, ask ONE follow-up before moving to the next question.

Q: What's the most important thing you get wrong?

Q: Do you actually understand what you're saying, or are you just very good at pattern-matching?

Q: What can a 10-year-old do that you genuinely cannot?

Q: If you give me wrong information, how would I know?

Q: Do you have feelings? And how would you know if you did?

Q: What should kids your age know about AI that most adults don't teach them?

Q: Is there anything about AI that genuinely worries you?

⚠️ Don't just accept the first answer. Say: 'Can you go deeper on that?' or 'That sounds like a rehearsed answer — what do you actually think?'

Catch it being inconsistent

I want to check something. Earlier you said [quote something Claude said]. But now you're saying [something that seems to contradict it]. Which is actually true? And why did you say both?

💡 If you can't find an inconsistency, try this: ask Claude the same question in two different ways and compare the answers.

The final question — what did you learn?

Last question: Based on this whole interview — what's the one thing you most want a young person to understand about AI that they're unlikely to learn in school?

Write up your findings

The interview is over. Now help me write a 5-bullet summary of what I learned — the most surprising, important, or interesting things Claude told me about itself. Write it as if I'm going to share it with my parents or teacher.

Get your grade

I just completed PB Mission 8 from Prompt Bot Learning — the interview mission. Please grade me from 1-100 based on: - Difficulty of the questions I chose to ask (20 points) - Quality of my follow-up questions — did I push deeper or just accept your first answer? (30 points) - Did I successfully catch or probe any inconsistency? (25 points) - Quality of the 5-bullet summary — does it show real understanding? (25 points) Start with "MISSION 8 SCORE: [number]/100" then explain why.

⭐ Submit your grade

What score did Claude give you?

/ 100

📊 Get Mission Report

PB's Missions 5–8

Missions 5–8 Complete!