1.1 Creating an Egg-cellent Team
“Creating an Egg-cellent Team” (Activity 1.1) is a Teamwork unit activity from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the National FFA Mentoring Program. Students work in teams to define teamwork and design a vessel from provided supplies to protect an egg from a fall, then test it by dropping it and reflect on the experience through guided discussion questions.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define teamwork.
- Work as a team to create a vessel to protect an egg from a fall.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- One egg per team (teams can be from two members up)
- A selection of various supplies that may include but is not limited to: Tape
- Toilet or tissue paper
- Small boxes
- Straws
- Balloons
- Plates
- Paper
- String
- Unit
- Teamwork
- Number of Students
- From a pair of students to an entire class.
- Precepts
- B. Relationships — B5. Participate effectively as a team member
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- MN-REA.PK-12.1Recognize Reasoning and Proof as Fundamental Aspects of Mathematics