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TODAY’S AGENDA1.INTRO TO CLASS
2.CLASS RULES3.TEAMWORK
4.LESSON 15.CLOSING
Welcome! Sit anywhere please!While you wait…put your name
on a notecard and fold it ^
Intro to Class
We will talk more tomorrow, but this year you will… Learn to think critically about everything you see,
hear and say Use problem based learning models Work in teams of 4 which change monthly
What will we learn about? Anthropology and basic psychology Problems in current US Problems in US history Propose and evaluate solutions
Teams
Each student is in a team of 4 (some have 3’s)
Each dot represents your role for the day or week
At the end of class, you will propose teams 3 students you might work well with 1 student you may not work well with
Who is Mr. Zeman?
Classroom Rules
We are SAFE
We are LEARNING
We are MATURE
Only 3 rules people…3 rules…
Crash Landing!
Canadian Crash Landing Scenario
You and your companions have just survived the crash of a small plane. But the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash.
It is mid-January and you are in Northern Canada. The daily temperature is 25 below zero and the night temperature is 40 below zero.
There is snow on the ground, and the countryside is wooded with several creeks that criss-cross the area. The nearest town is 200 miles away.
You are all dressed in city clothes appropriate for a business meeting. Your group of survivors managed to salvage the following items:
Supplies
A small ball of steel wool
A small ax
Supplies
A loaded .45 caliber pistol (8 bullets)
Newspapers (one per person)
Supplies
Cigarette lighter Extra shirt and pants for each survivor
Supplies
20 x 20 ft piece of heavy duty canvas
A sectional air map made of plastic
Supplies
One quart of 100-proof whiskey
A compass
Supplies
Family size chocolate bars (one per person)
Can of Criso Shortening (cooking lard)
Your task as a group is to list the above items in
order of importance for your survival. List the
uses for each. You MUST come to agreement as a
group.
Homework on the first day? Yes please!
1. Reflection questions…Why would we do this on the first day?
What can this activity tell me about working with others and their perspectives?
Create a metaphor that relates the ‘survivor plane crash’ scenario to your start of school and explain it.
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