PAPER TOWER


PAPER TOWER

In every PPD class we are doing new things to develop and improve our soft skills. paper tower is a team work section i have done with full involvement.Miss Sarasi grouped us in to 3 and provided each team with 12 sheets of papers,a scissor,a sellotape and challenged to built a tower from papers within 40 minutes.All the groups went outside and started to make the tower.As usual our miss Sarasi didn't allow us to speak in Sinhala or Tamil as it improves our speaking ability in english.She walked from group to group observing our work and reminding us to speak in English.

WHEN WORKING IN THE TASK



At the time mam gave task we hurried up and went outside to build the tower but we didnt planned.i also dont have any plan to build only some of them got plan and started to build .we have targeted only to build highest how to make our tower more higher than others.but when we started build at some point of time all realised basement should be important.
Finally all three groups managed to make towers which were able to stand on the ground.
Miss Sarasi asked us to leave the towers for 10 minutes and then she blew at each tower to check their balance but unfortunately all the towers felt down.She gave marks for the balance,height and rigidity of the tower.

WHAT WE REALISED


When we engage in a group activity we should listen to others ideas, we should discuss and come to  a decision which might not be your idea but still you have to respect because it is the decision of the majority.We should help each other.There should be a person to lead the group.All team members must engage in the activity.And very specially we should have a plan.

If I mention about the weaknesses all the groups had no any plan at the beginning. No one discussed with the group how to make this challenge a success.We should have discussed how many papers to use at the base and to increase the height.We all only thought about increasing the height of the tower.And another thing was we didn't have a leader to guide us.The first thing we should have done after discussing was to built the basement of the tower.For all the works, first we should lay a good foundation.We should have share the work within the group to save time.All the team members should committed to the work.Communication within the team members also plays a great roll.

What We Learned
  • Thinking
  • Planning
  • Creativity
  • Decision making skills
  • Work as a group
  • Solve Problems
  • Use common language English
  • Strategy
  • Leadership 

 The roll of a team member is very important to make this kind of challenges.In future we have to work in many many people,many fields and in different environments. So we should improve our soft skills to face those.


At the end of this session we learned lot of things and best part is we enjoyed lot and chatted lot.but when we working in a work we should concentrate on the work and do the best we can.

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