Eskimo Survival

Activity
Needs are necessary for survival
Needs= Shelter, clothing, food

Some resources are scarce

Some people have more resources than others

Can your group survive?
Working in groups you need to use the resources available to ensure your
survival
You will have only 25 minutes (before you freeze to death) to make at least:
1 igloo per person in the group (shelter) blue
1 poncho per person in the group (clothing) red
4 yellow-eyed fish per person per group (food) green
There will be 4 minutes planning time
Products must be made to specification to be counted
Use your initiative!!!!!!
Igloo – 1 per person in the group 5 minutes to plan
25 minutes to produce

Yellow-eyed fish – 4 per person in

the group

Poncho – 1 per person in the group

Debrief ...

1. Why did you or did you not survive?

2. Generalise the problem you were trying to solve
3. Suggest ways that the output you managed to
produce could be distributed between your group
members
4. Describe 5 ways you could improve or increase
production if you were to repeat the exercise