Leave the issue unresolved and tell the students that we are going to play a game that might help us answer the question. Each group should sit in a circle facing one another and the groups should be as far away from each other as possible. Read the directions out loud to students. Answer any questions they may have but be vague about the strategy. Give students exactly 2 minutes to discuss their strategy and make their decisions.
Students then reveal their decisions to each other and record their scores o the score sheet.
Instruct students to tally their scores and ask the score keeper to record them on the data sheet. Ask the students their immediate reactions to the game. Ask different students for their total points. Try to find the high scorers. Students with rather high scores will be in groups whose members all have lower scores.