6.+Team+work

 MYP4 SESSION 6

**Teacher: ** Veronica Mendoza **Date: ** Sept. 22th, 2010 **Topic : ** Collaboration and team work **Objective: ** To reflect on the importance of team work as an essential element for successful performance in our technology class **Activities: ** · Define teams · Group activity · Reflection · Conclusion



[] || · Is a remarkably fun and instructive design exercise that encourages teams to //experience//  simple but profound lessons in collaboration and coordination  || Goal: in 15 minutes or less, teams try to put a hoop around a tower of plastic cups without touching it.
 * || **Time **  ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What are we going to do **  ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">details **  ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Opening  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Define topic, objective, activities. Answer questions from last class  ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Activities ||   ||
 * ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">1. Define teams (4) || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">see excel file ||
 * ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">2. Video || <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">[]
 * ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3. Group activity: Follow the leader

Instructions: · Choose a leader · The rest of the team leave the room · Leader receive instructions · Rest of the team are blindfolded · Leader builds a tower with two plastics cups and one more with water on the top · Leader brings rest of the group inside · Leader gives instructions to achieve the goal · First team achieving the goal is the winner!

MATERIALES: 4 hoops, 12 strings, 8 plastic cups, 4 glasses with water, 12 blind fold, 4 tables (4 teams) || · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Write in your computer/notebook the following questions || Did we achieve the objective? Yes/no? Why? How was my individual performance? How was the performance as a team? How was the leader’s performance? What improves performance? What kills it? What was the most challenging part? What means working in teams? Why is team work important? What are the attitudes and behaviors I need to maintain to be successful working with my team? || · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">teacher summarize with a power point presentation  || = = =RESOURCES:=
 * ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">4. Reflection
 * ||  || <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Closing ||  · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">students reflect about the activity

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