Step 1 Each group will receive 20 index cards, 12 paper clips, and 2 marking pens. Groups have 10 minutes to plan a paper tower that will be judged on the basis of 3 criteria: height, stability, and beauty. No physical work (building) is allowed during this planning period.
Step 2 Each group has 15 minutes for the actual construction of the paper tower.
Step 3 Each tower will be identified by a number assigned by your instructor. Each student is to individually examine all the paper towers. Your group is then to come to a consensus as to which tower is the winner (5 minutes). A spokesperson from your group should report its decision and the criteria the group used in reaching it.
Step 4 In your small groups, discuss the following questions (your instructor may choose to have you discuss only a subset of these questions):

a. What percentage of the plan did each member of your group contribute, on average?
b. Did your group have a leader? Why or why not?

c. How did the group generally respond to the ideas that were expressed during the planning period?
d. To what extent did your group follow the five-stage model of group development?
e. List specific c behaviors exhibited during the planning and building sessions that you felt were helpful to the group. Explain why you found them helpful.
f. List specific behaviors exhibited during the planning and building sessions that you felt were dysfunctional to the group. Explain why you found them dysfunctional.