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For example, \u2018name one bus you could take to the nearby town\u2019 is easier to answer than \u2018what time is the first bus after 9am on a Wednesday that could take you from our meeting place to the town centre\u2019.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you can\u2019t collect several copies of paper resources, give each group a complete list of questions. As long as each group only takes one resource at a time, everyone should be able to take it in turns to answer all of the questions without waiting around. 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It\u2019s hard to do all of this without making mistakes \u2013\u0026nbsp;this activity gave everyone the chance to get feedback from others, so was a great opportunity to try things out. How did people find getting feedback? It\u2019s not always easy to hear what people think. Is it better for a friend to (kindly) point out your mistake in the meeting place, or to find out in the middle of the exploration, after you\u2019ve got on the wrong bus? When else may it be useful to be able to listen to and act on feedback? People may think about school or work, or even about being a good friend.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis activity also needed people to problem-solve. Putting the minimum work in here wasn\u2019t an option \u2013 hopefully people grabbed the chance to find out about something they find interesting with the friends. Did anyone come across any problems that were difficult to solve? 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The first group to find the right answer wins a point.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Caside\u003EIt\u2019s up to you whether people shout the answer out, put their hands up, or make a noise to act as their buzzer.\u003C/aside\u003E\n\u003Col start=\u00229\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should keep repeating steps four to eight (replacing the reference materials each time) until the person leading the activity\u2019s run out of questions.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach team should take some reference materials and think of questions of their own. They should jot their questions (and the answers) down.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETeams should take it in turns to ask their questions while the other groups decide on a reference material, fetch it, and use it to answer the question. Everyone should swap roles until all of the teams\u2019 questions have been asked.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf there\u2019s internet access, the person leading the activity should call out a random question. Each team should use a device connected to the internet to find the answer.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Caside\u003EMake sure you use safe-search filters and safety measures.\u003C/aside\u003E\n\u003Col start=\u002213\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should play one final round where they choose whether to use paper or online reference materials. The person leading the activity should ask a question, and the groups should race to find the answer first. Which method is quickest?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EPlan your exploration investigation\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should split into groups of about four people. They should find a space (chairs around a table usually work well and grab some scrap paper and pens or pencils.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Caside\u003EIf people already have exploration groups, they should work in these.\u003C/aside\u003E\n\u003Col start=\u00222\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach group should think about a theme for their exploration investigation, for example, nature, buildings, culture, society, environment, history, or science.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach group should use the reference materials to make a plan for their exploration. They could use the \u0027Exploration planner\u0027 to help.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Caside\u003EPeople should tick off the essentials: where they\u2019ll stay, how they\u2019ll travel, what they\u2019ll visit, and how much it\u2019ll cost. 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