1. Team Norms Wind Device Project Common Changes to Unit:
Teamwork
Design and Drawing for Production
Unit 2 – Lesson 2.4 – Advanced Design
Team Norms
Wind Device Project
Common Changes to Unit:
Revised lessons include Essential Questions that all students should be able to answer as a result of the lesson and to complete the related activities. The Essential questions are related directly to the concepts and standards. The Key Terms are linked to the Glossary and provide the teacher and students with a ready source of information related to the lesson and activities.
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2. Teamwork
Design and Drawing for Production
Unit 2 – Lesson 2.4 – Advanced Design
Developing a Team
Step #1: Have team members come together to identify the team’s mission.
What does the team have to do?
How will the team accomplish the task?
What information is needed?
What resources are available?
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3. The Team’s Mission Project Objectives:
Teamwork
Design and Drawing for Production
Unit 2 – Lesson 2.4 – Advanced Design
The Team’s Mission
Project Objectives:
1. Design and build the Wind Energy Capture Device your team is assigned.
2. Documentation includes a Design Specification (Target Spec or T-Spec) and a Project Implementation Plan (PIP).
3. Design, model and build a Wind Energy Capture Device.
Must capture wind energy
Must work at winds of 7m/s
Must power 3 mini-lights
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4. Developing a Team Step #2: Have team members establish group norms.
Teamwork
Design and Drawing for Production
Unit 2 – Lesson 2.4 – Advanced Design
Developing a Team
Step #2: Have team members establish group norms.
Develop guidelines, protocols, or rules.
Establish them by the team through consensus.
Regulate proper and acceptable behavior by and between team members.
Commit to agreement to follow these rules.
“No design decision will be acted on before discussion with and consensus from all the team members.”
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5. Establishing Group Norms
Teamwork
Design and Drawing for Production
Unit 2 – Lesson 2.4 – Advanced Design
Establishing Group Norms
Create a list of norms by brainstorming with teammates.
Analyze each norm and discuss its impact on the team and the overall goal.
Identify key norms that everyone can come to consensus on.
Establish consequences if norms are broken.
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6. Typical Group Norms Input from all team members
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Design and Drawing for Production
Unit 2 – Lesson 2.4 – Advanced Design
Typical Group Norms
Input from all team members
Team meeting schedule and project timeline
Communication protocols
Conflict resolution protocols
Note: A copy of the established norms must be provided to each team member.
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7. Effective Teams – Circle of Influence

8. Team Leadership Requirements
Everyone takes turns being the Team Lead.
There is a regular rotation process.
There is a coverage plan if the leader is gone
Team leader helps resolve team issues before involving the teacher. (technical, task assignments)
Team leader is responsible for team communication. (Reports outs, documents)

9. Teamwork
Design and Drawing for Production
Unit 2 – Lesson 2.4 – Advanced Design
Developing a Team
Step #3: Identify team members’ strengths and weaknesses.
Have team members list their individual talents, skills, and limitations.
Identify job responsibilities.
Remember: Each team member’s strengths are a support mechanism for the other team member’s/members’ weaknesses.
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Copyright 2007

10. Team Norms Activity
This needs to be completed by end of class on Wednesday