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Home > How Do You Face the Heat?

How Do You Face the Heat?

How do you face the heat? Take this personality quiz and find out!

Your mother and father disagree about the best place to go for vacation. You *

Decide to stay out of it.

Download some info on both places and print it out for your parents.

Tell them that wherever you go will be more fun if everyone is getting along.

You are furious that you have to move out of your bedroom when Grandma visits during Pesach. You *

Call another family member in town and see if they can offer advice.

Don’t mention it to anyone. Try to enjoy your time together.

Ask Grandma how she likes all of the cool stuff in your room and mention that you could use some time in there alone each day.

Your father and older brother are extremely competitive on the basketball court and frequently erupt at each other. You *

Let them know that getting along is more important than finding out who’s got the better 3-pointer.

Talk to your coach about how to soften on- and off-court interactions.

Avoid going to the gym with them.

Your sister begged for a dog, but you’re the only one who ever walks him or plays with him. You *

Ask the dog walkers in the neighborhood how their families share the task.

Realize that the dog and you are quite content, and leave it at that.

Mention to her that if the two of you can share the load, you’d be a lot happier.

Your siblings constantly fight over the remote, and you can’t stand it anymore. You *

Escape the scene and go for a walk outside.

Suggest to them that they work out a system so that everyone (including you) gets to make TV choices.

Ask your friends how they manage to work out these disagreements.

You overhear your sister talking on the phone about some trouble that she’s in. You *

Pretend you didn’t hear a thing.

Write a letter to Dear Abby asking what you should do.

Tell her that she’d better tell your parents before they find out themselves.

You lost your cell phone, and your parents will be furious. You *

Get used to being unconnected and don’t mention a thing.

Call the phone company and ask them what to do.

Send both your parents a quick email to let them know what happened.

Lesson Plan:

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Students will conduct a science experiment about friction to help them identify causes of friction in a family and brainstorm ways that they themselves can help smooth out the conflicts that arise at home.

Additional PDFs:

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4706sources.pdf

Additional Resources:

BBC: School Science Clips

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