Inquiry Cubes

Activity

How Observant Are You?

The U

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No one may touch the cube.

NO CHEATING! Do not

attempt or succeed at

looking at the bottom side of

the cube! The cube must not be moved

by ANY means! This includes,

but is not limited to: bumping the table, blowing the

cube, fanning the cube with a

hand or other object, sighing or

sneezing on the cube, etc.

You cannot leave your seat to

look at other sides of the

cubes. You may only lean left

or right. Behinds must stay FIRMLY

on seats!

Rule

s of

the

Act

ivit

y

Your goal as a group is to look at the

cube in front of you and decide as a

team what the bottom side looks

like. Each person should contribute to

the conversation. Everyone should describe the

side(s) they see to their table so

that all know what the cube looks

like without having to touch and/or

move the cube. Your group will look for patterns in

order to decide what could possibly

be on the bottom of the cube you

are currently looking at.

BE OBSERVANT! Your success

depends on how well you observe

the cube and your participation,

cooperation, and collaboration with

your group!

There

can o

nly

be o

ne…

Before we begin, your team

must choose a secretary.

The secretary must write

down all discussion topics,

things observed about the

cube, and ideas formed by

the group. The catch: The secretary MAY NOT TALK

during this exercise! The secretary is an outside

observer at ALL times!

He/she may not share his/her

thoughts on the cube. This

ensures that he/she listens

carefully to his/her group

and can accurately capture

his/her team’s ideas.

You h

ave

15

min

ute

s…

Remember not to move/touch the cube

AT ALL! Secretaries, get your

pens/pencils, paper and ears ready to record your team’s thoughts! You will be

reporting them to us

at the end of the exercise!GOOD LUCK!