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- Your task is to rank the 15 items in terms of their importance for you, as you wait to be rescued. Place the number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important, and so on through to number 15 for the least important.
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Nov 2, 2016 · Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. The lower the total, the better your score.
- Activity: Lost at Sea
- Time required: minimum 1 hour.
- Coastguard expert analysis
Addresses: Teamwork; Communication; Aims/Intended Learning Outcomes: A group survival game and a team building activity to encourage interaction and teamwork among your young people.
Group size: adjustable, as the students will work in groups. Context/setting: In the classroom – On the campus – In the Halls of Residence – Outdoors Description: A group survival game and a team building activity to encourage interaction and teamwork among your young people. The chances of ‘survival’ depend on their ability to rank the salvaged ...
According to the experts, in this case the US Coastguard, the basic supplies needed when a person is stranded mid-ocean are articles to attract attention and aid survival until rescue arrives. A transatlantic trip takes roughly 20 days; significantly less with good winds and significantly more without them. Articles for navigation are of little imp...
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Place the number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important and so forth until you have ranked all 15 items. Instructions. Provide a ‘lost at sea ranking chart’ for every member of your group. Ask each person to take 10 minutes to decide their own rankings, and record the choices in the left-hand Step 1 column.
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Aug 19, 2015 · Groups compare individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coast Guard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. The lower the total, the better your score.
Suggested Answers and Rationale for Lost at Sea Exercise. According to the experts (United States Coast Guard), the basic supplies needed when a person is stranded mid-ocean are articles to attract attention and articles to aid survival until rescue arrives.
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Your task is to rank the 15 items in terms of their importance for you, as you wait to be rescued. Place the number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important, and so on through to number 15 for the least important.
LOST AT SEA – Scoring Sheet. Experts’ ranking will be provided at the completion of the exercise. Error points are the absolute difference between your ranking and the survival experts’ ranking (disregard plus or minus signs).
