Before we can practice, you need to
answer this first question? What does collaborate mean?
Now we can continue with
the practice! Let's look at a possible assignment
and examine the best way to do the task.
You are going to have a geometry test
next week, and your teacher put you in a group of 5. The
group's assignment is:
Invent a game to help review the properties
of polygons.
How do you go about this assignment? Where do you begin?
Let's examine
what needs to be done.
#1
Examine three sided polygons:
TRIANGLES (then examine further the different
types of triangles according to sides and angles)
Examine four sided polygons:
QUADRILATERALS
(then examine further the different
types of quadrilaterals according to lengths of sides and
angle measures)
Examine five or more sided polygons:
PENTAGONS,
HEXAGONS, etc. (then examine further the different
types: regular or irregular?)
#2
Plan your game to best review
the tested material.
You can see there is much work to be
done, and now you have two choices: you can work together, or you
can work alone. Most of the time it is easier to work together
(collaboratively) and assign each person a task. There are
many ways to divide the tasks. Can you think of a few
different ways?
HINT: It usually helps to have assigned jobs to each
person when working as a group. Two suggested jobs are found
here:
Job
#1:
Leader (If
you cannot agree on this person, perhaps draw names of those
interested.)
Job
#2:
Recorder (This
person writes down who does what job.)
Let's practice with that problem. (It
should be easy because it is somewhat started).
Get together with at least one other
person to write down the possible jobs needed to complete the
assignment. Remember to decide:
what polygons should be reviewed, and
how is your game going to be organized?
REMEMBER:
Sometimes it is necessary to work with other people (work
collaboratively) to solve a problem. Your answer depends
upon their work, so you must work together.
