The video will show different groups of people learning and working together. Discuss as a class the way that humans learn. Working in pairs, interview each other and identify different ways that people are developing their special skills. Their findings indicate that those students who participate in cooperative learning situations in their elementary and high school education are more successful in their careers. Discuss as a class or as smaller teams why you think that is or is not true.
Team work is very important on a sailing ship.
Many types of sports require a team effort to win. For a cooperative team to be successful in activities that are a part of the Middle Passage Voyage, there will need to be some group rules or norms. Each team will need to decide on the rules to make sure that everyone will have an equal chance to contribute and achieve.