Think about what it means to be a part of a team—a successful team. What makes one team more successful than another? What does each team member need to do in order for their team to be successful? What are the characteristics of an effective team?

Procedure 1. Form teams as assigned by your instructor. Locate the items on the list below while following these important rules:
1. Your team must stay together at all times—that is, you cannot go in separate directions.
2. Your team must return to the classroom in the time allotted by the instructor.
The team with the most items on the list will be declared the most successful team.
2. Next, reflect on your team’s experience. What did each team member do? What was your team’s strategy? What made your team effective? Make a list of the most important things your team did to be successful. Nominate a spokesperson to summarize your team’s discussion for the class. What items were similar between teams?
That is, what helped each team to be effective?

Items for Scavenger Hunt Each item is to be identified and brought back to the classroom.
1. A book with the word “team” in the title.
2. A joke about teams that you share with the class.
3. A blade of grass from the university football field.
4. A souvenir from the state.
5. A picture of a team or group.
6. A newspaper article about a team.
7. A team song to be composed and performed for the class.
8. A leaf from an oak tree.
9. Stationery from the dean’s office.
10. A cup of sand.
11. A pine cone.
12. A live reptile. (Note: Sometimes a team member has one for a pet or the students are ingenious enough to visit a local pet store.)
13. A definition of group “cohesion” that you share with the class.
14. A set of chopsticks.
15. Three cans of vegetables.
16. A branch of an elm tree.
17. Three unusual items.
18. A ball of cotton.
19. The ear from a prickly pear cactus.
20. A group name.