Here's another fun share from Karen Whittaker. (THANKS Karen!) She shared this one with me a while back as a Virtual problem solving challenge. Now that we are starting to meet face-to-face again with groups, I thought I'd get this to you ready to print, cut and play.
Karen picked this one up from, Teambuilding with Teens (2007), MacGregor, and paired down the clues from 26 to 13. She told me:
"The original activity had upwards of 26 clues. I chose to consolidate those clues down to 13 mainly because I felt it would be hard to keep 26 high school students engaged in this activity. So, if we had more than 13 students I put them in 2 breakout rooms. We found this promoted more interaction - especially in a virtual format."
I believe this will be true in face to face programs as well.
I added another level of challenge. Karen numbered the clues cards ('numbers' doc below). If read in order it's a little easier to follow the story/facts in chronological order (if the group 'sees' the numbers as a resource). I took the numbers off the clue cards for another level of challenge ('nonumbers' doc below) - groups will need to sort out some of the chronological details.
I'd say, this challenge is good for older middle school age and up. Again, for up to 13 participants per set of cards. (Also a good small group activity – as few as three people.) If you are working with larger groups, divide participants up into smaller groups - each group getting a set of 13 clues cards. I wonder if they will collaborate?
ANSWER: If you want to attempt to solve the crime, know that the Answer is on the final page of each PDF document.
NOTE: The PDFs below do not download automatically. You'll see a preview before you can choose to download.
Karen picked this one up from, Teambuilding with Teens (2007), MacGregor, and paired down the clues from 26 to 13. She told me:
"The original activity had upwards of 26 clues. I chose to consolidate those clues down to 13 mainly because I felt it would be hard to keep 26 high school students engaged in this activity. So, if we had more than 13 students I put them in 2 breakout rooms. We found this promoted more interaction - especially in a virtual format."
I believe this will be true in face to face programs as well.
I added another level of challenge. Karen numbered the clues cards ('numbers' doc below). If read in order it's a little easier to follow the story/facts in chronological order (if the group 'sees' the numbers as a resource). I took the numbers off the clue cards for another level of challenge ('nonumbers' doc below) - groups will need to sort out some of the chronological details.
I'd say, this challenge is good for older middle school age and up. Again, for up to 13 participants per set of cards. (Also a good small group activity – as few as three people.) If you are working with larger groups, divide participants up into smaller groups - each group getting a set of 13 clues cards. I wonder if they will collaborate?
ANSWER: If you want to attempt to solve the crime, know that the Answer is on the final page of each PDF document.
NOTE: The PDFs below do not download automatically. You'll see a preview before you can choose to download.
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All the best,
Chris Cavert, Ed.D.
All the best,
Chris Cavert, Ed.D.
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