Team Builders
Published on Nov 22, 2015
1st day presentation for Language Arts class (middle school).
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
With your team...
- Introduce yourselves.
- Share your favorite junk food.
- Share one of your "Bucket List" items.
BW for Day 2.
Students write on back of House Rules handout.
Use next slide for quote.
Students write on back of House Rules handout.
Use next slide for quote.
Photo by bibendum84
Stranded!
Imagine you and your team are stranded on an unknown island in the South Pacific after your plane went down (Lost anyone??). You need to survive and a few supplies from the plane are strewn about the beach and are available for use on the island; however, the current is rapidly washing them away and you will need to salvage a few items before they are gone.
Choose 5 items:
- Knife, Rope, Flint, Duct tape,
- First aid kit with penicilin,
- Rifle, Sewing kit, Compass,
- Case of red flares, Spear
- Pair of heavy work boots,
- Large tarp, Guitar,
- Shovel, a stack of Books.
- Wilson volleyball, Metal pot
Imagine you and your team are stranded on an unknown island in the South Pacific after your plane went down (Lost anyone??). You need to survive and a few supplies from the plane are strewn about the beach and are available for use on the island; however, the current is rapidly washing them away and you will need to salvage a few items before they are gone.
Photo by Christian Koehn
Discuss & Decide
- What should we grab?
- What is most necessary?
- Why leave behind some items?
- Decide on only 5!
Imagine you and your team are stranded on an unknown island in the South Pacific after your plane went down (Lost anyone??). You need to survive and a few supplies from the plane are strewn about the beach and are available for use on the island; however, the current is rapidly washing them away and you will need to salvage a few items before they are gone.
Photo by Christian Koehn
Defend your 5 choices!
Pass out "Stranded" handout (1 per team). Let them record their decisions and jot down their
Reflect...
- How easy or hard was it to choose? Why?
- What was the most challenging part about deciding with my team?
- What makes team work fair and equitable?
Team's share what makes team work well together. Class votes on top two traits. Add to master chart paper in front.
Photo by bibendum84
Steps
- Draft your tower blueprint.
- Five minutes to build tower.
- Points for tallest and still-standing.
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Scoring...
- 5 points for tallest AND still standing.
- 3 points for still standing.
- 0 points if it falls before 10 seconds.
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