Date: August 15, 2015
Desert Survival Activity Reflection
My group, Dakota, Ifeoma, Ashanti, and I had great chemistry and we communicated with each other well during the Desert Survival Activity. In the activity, each group had to employ teamwork in order to list the importance of certain items in the instance of becoming stranded in the desert. Our results would then be compared to that of a survival expert's. There wasn't a particular leadership within our group; there was equal participation from each student. Everyone was included in discussion and gave their input/ideas. On certain items, like water and a jackknife, we came to a consensus, but we came to disagreements on items like the cosmetic mirror, parachute, and sunglasses. Seeing as there was a 92 point difference between our group and the experts' calculations, we most likely did not survive. As a group, our largest disagreement was the cosmetic mirror; one of us was in favor of the cosmetic mirror being #1 while the rest of us saw the item as worthless. It turns out, she was right about the cosmetic mirror. So, I learned that along with applying one's own logic and information to solve a problem, it is also important to consider the input of another if you're working together. This mindset can be applied to any group setting.
Desert Survival Activity Reflection
My group, Dakota, Ifeoma, Ashanti, and I had great chemistry and we communicated with each other well during the Desert Survival Activity. In the activity, each group had to employ teamwork in order to list the importance of certain items in the instance of becoming stranded in the desert. Our results would then be compared to that of a survival expert's. There wasn't a particular leadership within our group; there was equal participation from each student. Everyone was included in discussion and gave their input/ideas. On certain items, like water and a jackknife, we came to a consensus, but we came to disagreements on items like the cosmetic mirror, parachute, and sunglasses. Seeing as there was a 92 point difference between our group and the experts' calculations, we most likely did not survive. As a group, our largest disagreement was the cosmetic mirror; one of us was in favor of the cosmetic mirror being #1 while the rest of us saw the item as worthless. It turns out, she was right about the cosmetic mirror. So, I learned that along with applying one's own logic and information to solve a problem, it is also important to consider the input of another if you're working together. This mindset can be applied to any group setting.