HS.67 Types of Teams
This LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.67, “Types of Teams”) teaches high school students about the three basic types of teams—teams that recommend things, teams that make or do things, and teams that run things—and the factors that affect the success of each. Through an interest approach, guided discussion, peer-teaching activities, and a concept-mapping exercise, students learn to identify and apply the appropriate team type for a given task.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe the three types of teams.
- Identify factors that affect the success of each type of team.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Blank paper—one piece for each group of three students
- Wrench
- Socket set
- Transparencies and projector
- HS.67.TM.A
- HS.67.TM.B
- HS.67.TM.C
- Unit
- Stage Two of Development—WE
- Problem Area
- How Do We Play as a Team?
- Precepts
- B5: Participate effectively as a team member.
- Key Terms
- Teams that recommend things; Teams that make or do things; Teams that run things
- Resources
- Katzenbach and Smith, The Discipline of Teams. Boston, Massachusetts. Harvard Business School Press, 1993.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.11Participating in Society — Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.