Island SurvivalIsland Survival

Eric FrangenheimEric Frangenheim

Exercising your Thinking and Exercising your Thinking and Survival SkillsSurvival Skills

What is it about?

Lesson GoalsLesson Goals• Imagination and Creative WritingImagination and Creative Writing

• Team Work and Problem SolvingTeam Work and Problem Solving

• Use of Thinking ToolsUse of Thinking Tools

• Judging yourself and othersJudging yourself and others

• DecisionDecision--makingmaking

• Having FUNHaving FUN

Class set-upClass set-up

• Teams of 4 studentsTeams of 4 students

• One table per teamOne table per team

• Group RolesGroup Roles– ScribeScribe– White Hat Thinker – What are all the factsWhite Hat Thinker – What are all the facts– Yellow Hat Thinker – Why this is a good ideaYellow Hat Thinker – Why this is a good idea– Black Hat Thinker – Why this is a poor ideaBlack Hat Thinker – Why this is a poor idea– Green Hat Thinker – What are the new ideasGreen Hat Thinker – What are the new ideas

World War Two 1939-45World War Two 1939-45

• Allied SideAllied Side

• UK, Commonwealth countries (Cricket, UK, Commonwealth countries (Cricket, Rugby Union), France, USA, USSRRugby Union), France, USA, USSR

• Axis SideAxis Side

• Germany, Italy and JapanGermany, Italy and Japan

EvacuationEvacuation

From Venezuela to From Venezuela to FloridaFlorida

Danger Below

Torpedo !!!!Torpedo !!!!

Abandon ShipAbandon Ship• The factsThe facts

• 24 x 13 year olds24 x 13 year olds

• Captain mortally woundedCaptain mortally wounded

• Crew all killedCrew all killed

• 5 minutes to get to life 5 minutes to get to life boatsboats

• Many islands nearbyMany islands nearby

• Grab all survival materials Grab all survival materials you can collect you can collect

How?How?

• Silent Round Robin StrategySilent Round Robin Strategy• Teams of 5Teams of 5• One sheet of paper per studentOne sheet of paper per student• Multiple answersMultiple answers• Swap – read – add ideas –no Swap – read – add ideas –no

repeatsrepeats

Choosing your valuable Choosing your valuable itemitem

• HOW?HOW?

• Teams of 4-5, but discuss and Teams of 4-5, but discuss and decide in pairsdecide in pairs

• Strategy- Tournament Strategy- Tournament PrioritiserPrioritiser

Exciting WritingExciting Writing• HOW?HOW?• Y ChartY Chart• What does it What does it • Look LikeLook Like• Sound LikeSound Like• Feel LikeFeel Like

‘‘Abandon Ship’ to Abandon Ship’ to ‘The Landing’‘The Landing’

• Abandon ShipAbandon Ship

• Sea Trip in the Sea Trip in the LifeboatsLifeboats

• Land!!!Land!!!

Exciting WritingExciting Writing• HOW?HOW?

• Use the materials from your Y Use the materials from your Y chartchart

• 3 paragraphs3 paragraphs

Taking Stock of the Taking Stock of the IslandIsland

• Lush tropical islandLush tropical island

• Mountain and plainsMountain and plains

• Clean water in riversClean water in rivers

• BambooBamboo

• Coral ReefsCoral Reefs

• Coconut trees and Coconut trees and BananasBananas

• Foot marksFoot marks

• Growling noises from Growling noises from forestforest

• Two human skeletonsTwo human skeletons

• Smoke from the Smoke from the mountainmountain

• NecklaceNecklace

HOW? SWOT AnalysisHOW? SWOT Analysis

StrengthsStrengths WeaknessesWeaknesses

Opportunities Opportunities ThreatsThreats

Establish your FortEstablish your Fort

• How?How?• Use your SWOT Use your SWOT

AnalysisAnalysis• You may add 4 other You may add 4 other

features to your map features to your map (eg fresh water lake)(eg fresh water lake)

• Decide where to Decide where to place it on your mapplace it on your map

Design your CommunityDesign your Community• Use large sheets of paper and textasUse large sheets of paper and textas

• In your plans, include, with labelsIn your plans, include, with labels::– FortificationsFortifications– HousingHousing– Water collection and storageWater collection and storage– FFood gardenood garden– Dimensions in metresDimensions in metres– Defensive apparatus from local and imported Defensive apparatus from local and imported

resourcesresources– How? Six Thinking Hats, Concept maps and CAFHow? Six Thinking Hats, Concept maps and CAF

What do you think of What do you think of your plan?your plan?

• How?How? Yellow HatYellow Hat Black HatBlack Hat Green HatGreen Hat

Near WaterNear Water Too close to Too close to treestrees

Clear some Clear some treestrees

Could we Could we make a make a lookout?lookout?

Peer Assessment of Community Peer Assessment of Community PlansPlans

• How?How?

• Swap plans and one Swap plans and one Explainer with Explainer with another teamanother team

• 10 minutes to 10 minutes to examine, analyse and examine, analyse and judgejudge

• Use 3 hatsUse 3 hats

YellowYellow BlackBlack GreenGreen

Designing a set of Island Designing a set of Island Community Rules –part 1Community Rules –part 1

• Purpose of rulesPurpose of rules– Daily living and peaceful co-existence, avoid Daily living and peaceful co-existence, avoid

conflict, survival, respect for environmentconflict, survival, respect for environment• How?How?

– Step 1. Use a Noisy Round Robin to list all Step 1. Use a Noisy Round Robin to list all societsociety’sy’s problems today in Australia and problems today in Australia and elsewhereelsewhere

– Step 2. Categorise and Classify these Step 2. Categorise and Classify these problemsproblems

– Step 3- List these on WhiteboardStep 3- List these on Whiteboard

Designing a set of Island Designing a set of Island Community Rules –step 2Community Rules –step 2

• How?How?• Use data on white boardUse data on white board• Strategy – 1:4:P:C:RStrategy – 1:4:P:C:R

– 1: Each member writes own rules (Shhhhh!)1: Each member writes own rules (Shhhhh!)– 4: Share your ideas in turn4: Share your ideas in turn– P: Get your best 10 rules on a large sheetP: Get your best 10 rules on a large sheet– C: Circle room to get better ideasC: Circle room to get better ideas– R: Return and refine then ShareR: Return and refine then Share

Which is the best set of rules?Which is the best set of rules?

• How?How?

• Strategy – Decision Making MatrixStrategy – Decision Making Matrix– Each team will be given two sets of rules to Each team will be given two sets of rules to

judgejudge– Develop factors by which to judge these sets Develop factors by which to judge these sets

of rules, eg, Teamwork, Fairness, Protecting of rules, eg, Teamwork, Fairness, Protecting Environment (what else?)Environment (what else?)

Creating a story about survival Creating a story about survival on the islandon the island

• How? How?

• Strategy – Strategy – Random InputRandom Input