Mars Surface Rover TEAM EDITION Help new teams understand what really separates groups from teams with Mars Surface Rover Team Edition, based on the award-winning Leadership Edition. It's a great way to introduce participants to the basic concepts of teamwork, which include interdependence, common goals, continuing interaction, valuing diversity, and creating a supportive work environment. Learning Outcomes Clearly understand the distinction between a team and a group Understand how teammates? responsibilities are interdependent Realize the importance of continual communication within the team Theory Various definitions of ?team? in the current literature point to what separates a true team from a group of individuals: interdependence, common goals, continuing interaction, diversity of skills, and a supportive environment. The team version of Mars Surface Rover is designed to highlight these accepted differences between groups and teams. How It Works In Part I, participants are assigned individual tasks for building a prototype vehicle for ferrying astronauts across the surface of Mars. These tasks are kept private from other participants and are completed behind a 4-panel screen. In Part II, the participants are asked to complete the vehicle as a team, discussing ideas and sharing their individual expertise. At the end of the game, participants evaluate and discuss three key elements of teamwork: Interdependence, Communication/Information Flow, and Common Goals.