Workshop Descriptions
Our workshops are based on the popular television shows "Survivor" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," and are designed for up to twenty participants. After dividing the students into five teams, a list of rules is read. Each student receives a list of sources, called a "Survival Guide" for "Survivor" and a "CSI Toolkit" for "CSI." Students are required to cite a source from the list to receive credit for their answers. Both workshops take approximately one and a half to two hours to complete.
In "Survivor," "tribes" of three or four students compete against each other to answer questions or complete challenges in seven rounds. Each round has a different theme: Survival, Literature/Art, Popular Culture, etc. Tribes are named by colors and each tribe member wears a bandana (to simulate the tribal buffs worn in the television show) in their tribal color. The tribe to finish each round first receives five points, the second-place tribe receives four points, the third-place, three points, and so on. At the end of seven rounds, the members of the tribe with the most points face off in a scavenger hunt for the title of Sole Survivor. Click here for sample "Survivor" questions.
In CSI, five teams of three or four students are first given a list of common forensic acronyms which they must decode before receiving the first clue. Teams then interpret five pieces of forensic evidence using sources from their "CSI Toolkits." Each team works on a different case so answers cannot be shared. The final clue includes a suspect list from which the probable murderer must be identified. The first team to solve their case wins the game. Click here for sample "CSI" clues.
If you have questions or need additional information, please email Krista Knapp.
