Synthesis Week 7/8

本周的Synthesis活动聚焦于复利效应和策略规划。在游戏环节,学生们将在Proxima中探索早期行动如何影响最终结果,并应对地图中的干扰信息,以保持团队凝聚力。在讨论环节,学生们将探讨复利效益,通过比较持续小行动与不频繁大行动的效果,深化对这一概念的理解。通过这些活动,学生们不仅能提升战略思维和信息分析能力,还能在团队合作中磨练沟通技巧。

This week’s Synthesis activities focus on compounding effects and strategic planning. During the gameplay, students will explore how early actions impact final outcomes in Proxima and deal with distractions in the maps to maintain team cohesion. In the discussion sessions, they will delve into compounding benefits by comparing the effectiveness of small, consistent actions versus infrequent, significant ones. These activities will help students enhance their strategic thinking and information analysis skills while honing their communication abilities in a collaborative setting.

游戏 | Play
比邻星 | Proxima

详情 | Details

本周,学生们将重新回到复利效应的概念,重返Proxima游戏,并首次争夺“Proxima奖”。早期的行动将如何决定最终的结果?为增加难度,本周我们在地图中加入了一些“红鲱鱼”,这些无关紧要的信息会分散团队的注意力。结果如何?学生们可能会感受到被各种方向牵引的压力,而我们期望他们能保持作为一个解决问题单位的凝聚力。
This week, students return to the concept of compounding effects as we return to the game of Proxima and the first-ever “Proxima Prize.” How will early actions make or break the final results? To complicate things, we’ve also introduced red herrings into the maps this week, extraneous information to distract teams from what really matters. The result? Students can expect to feel pulled in different directions, and we’ll expect them to maintain their cohesion as a problem-solving unit.

游戏:比邻星
场景:5个地图
模式:🟢竞争 ⚪合作
主要技能:
复利效应
信息分析

GAME: Proxima
SCENARIO: 5 maps
MODE: 🟢Competitive ⚪Collaborative
PRIMARY SKILLS:
Compounding Effects
Information Analysis

反思 | Post-play

以下是一些后续反思问题,如果您希望与您的孩子讨论这次经历的话。
Here are some follow-up reflection questions, in case you’d like to discuss the experience with your child.

  • 有哪些“红鲱鱼”分散了你对最有效策略的注意力?
    Were there any “red herrings” that distracted you from the most effective strategy?
  • 哪些早期的行动在游戏后期产生了最大的影响?
    What early moves had the most impacts later in the game?

任务简报 | Mission Brief


讨论 | Discussions

复利效益 | Compounding Benefits

复利效应意味着小的行动重复多次可以导致越来越大的变化。但这是否适用于所有地方?复利效益的核心冲突在于选择做一点(但持续不断)还是做很多(但不频繁)。在本周的情境中,学生们需要权衡这两种选择,并讨论是追求复利效益更好还是尝试其他方法。没有对错之分,只是对他们将在生活中长期接触的一个概念进行有趣的探索。
Compounding effects mean that small actions repeated over time can lead to bigger and bigger changes. But does this apply everywhere? The central conflict of compounding benefits is choosing between doing a little (but consistently) or doing a lot (but infrequently). In this week’s scenarios, students weigh two choices and discuss whether it’s better to achieve compounding benefits or try another method. No right or wrong answers, just an interesting exploration of a concept they’ll work with for the rest of their lives.

讨论介绍 | Discussion Intro

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