HS.81 Decision Making in Groups (PowerPoint)
This is National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge Lesson HS.81, “Decision Making in Groups,” part of the Stage 3 of Development—WE unit. The lesson teaches students the benefits of group decision-making, strategies for reaching group consensus (including parliamentary procedure), and the individual’s responsibility within group decisions, using activities such as a cooperative “murder mystery” problem-solving exercise.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe the benefits of making decisions within groups.
- Identify strategies for arriving at group consensus and decisions.
- Describe individual responsibility in making group decisions.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector and transparencies
- Video of parliamentary procedure
- HS.81.Assess
- HS.81.TM.A–C
- HS.81.AS.A–D
- Unit
- Stage 3 of Development—WE
- Problem Area
- How Do We Play as a Team?
- Precepts
- J3: Practice sound decision-making.
- Resources
- Kouzes, J. M. and B. Z. Posner. The Leadership Challenge, San Francisco. Josey-Bass, 2002.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NSS-C.9-12.5Roles of the Citizen — What are the responsibilities of citizens.