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.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS HOW EVER YOU SEE FIT…YOU ARE MAKING A FIRST IMPRESSION!ON PAPERVIA NOTEBOOK ON EVERNOTE; SHARE WITH

Matthew.Zeman@saschina.org