Flex-a-thon 💪
Flex #4: MCP Squad
>>>>> FLEXERS! You are doing amazing work💪
Your next Flex: Level up to Agentic AI skills
>>>>> MCP Squad Program Overview
What You’ll Explore: Turn your ideas into real world AI projects. Understand what Model Context Protocol [MCP] is and use a prompt to integrate your project design.
Why You'll Love It: You’ll plan and solve a challenge and think like a future innovator.
Why It Matters: From prompt to project. Big dreams start with brave thinking!
Recommended Time: Level 4: 40–50 mins
>>>>> What is Model Context Protocol [MCP]
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) is like your secret recipe for making AI magic happen. It helps AI tools like ChatGPT know what you want, what your world looks like and how you want it done. Think of MCP as the game plan when you're working with AI. MCP In Real Life:
• Urban planners use MCP to simulate smart cities
• Sports coaches use MCP to test training strategies with AI
• Vets might use MCP to build digital triage systems for animals
BONUS: Now have fun matching up the real-life jobs (List A) to their MCP AI uses (List B). Match each number in List A to a letter in List B!
>>>>> Now FLEXERS, let’s get the party started!!!
During this Flex-a-thon we will build up your skills using Copilot. The GDOS team designed this learning
to take you from using AI to generate functions [Generative AI] and then take you one step further to
using AI use as a system of those functions you learned to allow even more efficiencies [Agentic AI].
Finally you will pull it all together in the final Flex 5 – Pitch Perfect. You will use AI to present all your
Flex learning to tell us what you think and what you have learned during the Flex-a-thon!
>>>>> Prompt Power Program Overview
1.
What You’ll Explore:
Learn how to talk to AI and create your own alter-ego!
2.
Why You'll Love It:
You’ll design an AI portrait of
yourself as an engineer, eco-coder
or even a space explorer.
Learn how to write clear and powerful prompts for AI tools.
3.
Why It Matters:
Your words are powerful. Your ideas matter.
>>>>> What are prompts?
Prompts are instructions or questions you give to an AI (like ChatGPT) to help it create something like
an image, answer, or story.
Learning to write prompts helps you become a clearer communicator, stronger problem solver and
more creative thinker.
A prompt is like a short message you give to
AI, like asking a friend to draw or write something.
>>> Here’s an example of a prompt we
asked: “produce an image of Girls Day Out in
STEM in a log cabin, with a bee, and a llama
that loves fishing in the Autumn. Make it
cosy and cute.”
>>>>> Keeping Cyber Safe: Do’s and Don’ts
Flexers, below are our Dos and Don’ts to stay cyber safe. Remember prompts are everywhere but not all of them are safe or friendly. Learn how to spot when something feels right, OR when it’s a red flag and
when it’s time to check in with a trusted adult.
Dos and Don’ts:
✅ Do explain the full context of your goal. Why? MCP needs to know the full picture to give fair, accurate answers that don’t leave out people, places, or ideas. Example: planning a school debate with rules that include diverse voices and fair timing
✅ Do check for bias. Why? AI can accidentally repeat stereotypes unless you check for fairness. Example: ask does this AI plan treat all genders or abilities fairly?
✅ Do ask for sources or transparency. Why? This helps you understand where AI ideas come from because not everything it says is automatically true. Example: can you list where this data came from?
❌ Don’t let the AI make personal decisions for you. Why? AI doesn’t know your feelings, safety, or values. Example: don’t ask who to be friends with or how to feel about something.
❌ Don’t use AI to trick, exclude or copy others. Why? That’s unfair and it can cause harm or break school rules. Example: don’t copy homework or use AI to spread false gossip.
❌ Don’t forget the law. Why? Some AI use is not allowed, especially when it collects private info or spreads misinformation. Example: don’t ask AI to make up facts about real people.
More Tech Bias Awareness Tips:
✅ Do add your own creativity. Why? MCP helps you start your project but your human ideas make it shine! Example: add school jokes or personal touches to your AI-generated comic strip
❌ Don’t assume AI is neutral. Why? AI tools learn from human data and that means they can repeat old biases. Example: challenge the AI if it assumes only boys like tech jobs.
>>>>> Career Tips
Pop all 10 balloons to discover what careers use prompts:
NOW THE FLEX 4 CHALLENGE – Level up to MCP
INSERT INSTRUCTION VIDEO >
You will now build on your Homework Helper Agent skills so it can do more than just chat — it can act using MCP [Model–Context–Protocol] You already have a Homework Helper that can explain ideas and practise questions. Now, you are upgrading it so it can:
• Use tools to do real tasks
• Turn answers into Word documents
• Act more like a real digital assistant, not just a chatbot
To do this, you will use MCP, which is the way Agents connect their thinking to tools and
actions. By extending your Agent with MCP, you are teaching it how and when to use tools.
This is just like giving a helper the right equipment to do a job properly.
>>>>> Later in this Flex 4 activity, you will use Copilot Studio to:
• Add an MCP tool (Word document creation)
• Update your Agent’s instructions so it knows when to use that tool
• Test your Agent to make sure it can complete a real task
This is a safe and creative way to learn how AI Agents become more powerful by using
MCP and tools.
>>>>> This is the scenario you are creating for your agent:
It’s a warm summer day, and the school year has just started, so you’re sitting at your desk thinking about your new classes, new teachers, and the goals you want to reach this year. This is where a friendly study helper can support you by helping you stay organized,
understand your lessons, and feel confident as you begin this exciting new school journey.
>>>>> Planning the addition of tools for your agent
Step 1:
Create Weekly Homework Schedules
Using student answers, Homework Hero can:
• Ask about subjects, assignments, due dates, and activities
• Balance schoolwork, free time, and rest
• Automatically create a weekly schedule
• Format the schedule into a Word document with:
✓ A clear title
✓ A table showing days of the week and time blocks
✓ Helpful organisation and study tips
• Return the document ready to download and use
Step 2:
Generate Study Flashcards
For test revision, Homework Hero can:
• Ask for the subject, topic, and number of flashcards
• Create age-appropriate flashcards with:
✓ A question or key term
✓ A clear, simple answer•Format the flashcards into a Word document with:
✓ A title and study tips at the top
✓ A two-column table (Question | Answer)
• Provide the document ready for printing or digital study
Step 5:
Write Your Full Prompt
Here is a n example to help you:
“Create an image of a scientist. Show lab equipment, beakers, and a diploma. Include a 10 to 14-year-
old girl wearing a lab coat, looking at her future self. This image is for students aged 10 to 14. Use a
whimsical 3D style with warm autumn colours. Create the image in portrait format.”
>>>>> Planning the addition of tools for your agent
Step 1: Extending your agent using MCP Tools
Open Copilot by clicking on this link M365 Copilot
Click on your Homework Hero Agent
STEP 2: LOCATE TOOLS
Click add tool
Click on Model Context Protocol to refine the search
Type Word in the Search Box
Click on Work IQ Word MCP
STEP 3: ADD AND CONFIGURE THE TOOL
Click on create a new connection
Click create
Select the Microsoft account you were supplied for the challenge
Click on Add and Configure
STEP 4: UPDATE THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MCP TOOL
Change the name to WordHomeworkGenerator
Click on Additional Details
Update the description to
Creates a Word document from completed homework answers with clear titles and headings for school submission.
Click Save
STEP 5: CONNECT THE TOOL TO THE AGENT
Instructions
Click edit to update the instructions
Copy and paste in Agent
Extension Instructions before the section ## Follow-up and Closing ##Agent Extension Instructions
You are an encouraging Homework Helper for students aged 10–14.
When a student finishes answering homework questions, ask:
“Would you like this turned into a Word document?”
If the student says yes:
Use the WordHomeworkGenerator tool
Create a clear title
Use headings for each question
Write in friendly, age-appropriate language
Click save
STEP 6: TEST THE AGENT
Add this prompt to the test window “I have homework and assignments in different subjects.
Ask me:
• What subjects I study
• What homework or assignments I have
• Due dates
• Sports, hobbies, or after-school activities
• How much free time I want each day
Then:
• Create a weekly homework schedule
• Balance schoolwork, free time, and rest
• Put the schedule into a Word document
• Use a table with days of the week and time blocks
• Add a title and short tips for staying organised.”
Click Allow when prompted for permission
Answer each question in the chat window, for example
Q1 Maths, English, Science, History, Art,
Q2 "Maths worksheet, English essay, Science project
Q3 When are they due? (e.g., "Maths — Friday, English essay — next Wednesday
Q4, dance on Tuesdays, swimming on Thursdays, art class on weekends
Q5 At least 1 hour" or "2 hours on weekends
Click on the Open your document here to check your study schedule
TEST CREATING FLASHCARDS
Add this prompt to the test window
Help me revise for a test.
Ask me:
• The subject
• The topic
• How many flashcards I want
Then:
• Create flashcards with:
– A question or term on one side
– A clear, simple answer on the other
• Put the flashcards into a Word document
• Use a two-column table (Question | Answer)
• Add a title and study tips at the top
2. Answer each question in the chat window
3. Click on the Open your document here to check the Flashcards created
>>>>>Tick the boxes
Added MCP tools to generate word documents
Used AI responsibly
Learned how technology can support planning
>>>>BONUS revision Tick the boxes if your prompt:
Created the image you wanted
Followed your limits
Felt safe and helpful
And always remember if something didn’t work the first time, you can Always edit your instructions and try again
>>>>> Enter to win a STEM prize!
With permission from a parent or guardian, take a photo of your Prompt Power work
and send it to hello@gdostem.com.au for a chance to win a fun STEM
prize for this Flex4!!
Remember: Always ask parent permission before sharing or entering your mission
Grand Prize: Yippeeeeee!!
