Desert Island Game For: 2 or more students Tests: Healthy Decision Making Materials: Paper, pencils, and either

pictures of or examples of: rope, a knife, a machete, a magnifying glass, a map, a cell phone, flares, a fishing pole, a book, a guitar, bottled water, canned food, duct tape, a blanket Rules: 1. Break group into teams of 4-5 students 2. Read the situation (see page 2) to all teams 3. Each team will have 20 minutes to choose 3 of the above items. They must also be able to explain why they chose these items and what theyll use them for. 4. After 20 minutes, each team shows everyone which items they have chosen. 5. After each team has shown their chosen items, each team will explain why they chose these items and what theyll use them for. Other groups and teachers may ask questions to the group that they must answer.

Imagine you are flying to the US. All of the sudden, your plane starts having trouble. Before you can do anything, your plane crashes into the ocean. You somehow get free of your seat and out of the plane. You see an island and swim towards it. Once your reach the island, you see it is very small, but it has a sandy beach, trees, bamboo, fruit, coconuts, rocks, and birds, but no larger animals. You also realize you have no idea where you are or where this island is. You look around and see that you are the only survivor. You have nothing with you besides the clothes on your back. You look back out to the sea and you see rope, a knife, a machete, a magnifying glass, a map, a cell phone, flares, a fishing pole, a book, a guitar, bottled water, canned food, duct tape, and a blanket floating in the water. You only have time to grab 3 items before they all sink to the bottom of the ocean. Which do you choose?