FYS first day activity

1. Scenario:
The AvianFluhas justwipedoutthe entire planet’spopulation,exceptfor13 people
whofindthemselvestobe the onlypeople leftonthe earth.Theymanage toall make it
to a safe bunker.Inorderto outlive the virus,theyneedtosurvive 2years.Only4 can
be accommodatedinthe bunker.Eightwill have tobe expelledbecausethere are not
enoughresourcesforall of themto survive.
If all stay,resourceswill sustainthemforamaximumperiodof six months.
In the bunker,there are the followingfacilities:
Explainwhoyouthinkshouldlive,and presentyourcase tothe restof the group.
Argue fortheirlife unlessyouwanttosacrifice themforthe others.Listentothe
argumentsfromthe restof your groupas well,andchallenge themtodefine their
positions.
a. scientist
b. priest
c. marriedcouple whoare hippiesanddrugaddicts
d. a single pregnantwomanwitha5 year oldgirl
e.a armyofficerwhohas mental instabilityof some sortbutis useful nonetheless
f.an elderlywoman
g. a disabledperson
h. lawyer
i.lazy welfare dependent
j. doctor

2. k. universityprofessor
It ispossible tomake connectionsanddescribe dependenciesbetweenselect
individualdomains.There maynotbe clearlinksbetweenall domains,butwith
some deepandcreative (aka“critical!”) thinking,one candraw several connections.
WORKSHEET: Who Will Survive
Group Number:Date:
Name:JamiaShook
Name:Sarah Miller
Name:Morgan Kinsey
Name:CourtneyPoling
Name:ShelbyArd
Name:RyanNibert
Signature:
Signature:
Signature:
Signature:
Signature:
Whichfour individualsshouldstayandsurvive,ANDWHY:
Person:Scientist
Reason for staying: female,diseaseresearch,reproduction
Person:Priest
Reason for staying: male,Christian,reproduction,religion
Person:Doctor
Reason for staying: female,general doctor,reproduction
Person:UniversityProfessor
Reason for staying: male,education,botany,reproduction
Why were the otherslefttodie?
Person:Hippies
Reason for sacrificing:drug addicts

3. Person:pregnantwomanw/child
Reason for sacrificing:too manypeople
Person:army officer
Reason for sacrificing:mental instability
Person:elderlywoman
Reason for sacrificing:she’sold
Person:disabledperson
Reason for sacrificing:not able tosupportself
Person:lawyer
Reason for sacrificing:didn’thave a use
Person:welfare dependent
Reason for sacrificing:lazy