Future Quest Island: Random or Predictable Activity

Student Name: ______Class: ______Date: ______

Read/listen to the questions / Life is predictable / -- In-Between -- / Life is random
Question 1: Your Future Forecast on Future Quest Island. Before you did the “Future Forecaster” game, did you know what future it would forecast for you? / [ ]
YES - I knew exactly what forecast I would get / [ ]
MAYBE - I kind of could have guessed it / [ ]
NO - I had no idea what forecast I would get.
Question 2: Cooking. You put a chicken, potatoes and carrots in the oven, turn it on and set the timer. When the timer rings, you open the oven door. Here is an easy question: Do you think you will find a chicken dinner in the oven or something totally different? / [ ]
Chicken dinner / [ ]
Maybe a chicken dinner; maybe not / [ ]
Something totally different
Question 3: Restaurant. You go into a restaurant and order a sandwich and fries. Another easy question: what do you expect to receive? / [ ]
Sandwich and fries / [ ]
Maybe a sandwich and fries; maybe not / [ ]
Something completely different from what I ordered
Question 4: Real-Life Careers. In your opinion, in real life, are careers pretty random like in the “Future Forecaster” game or predictable like a restaurant order or home-cooked dinner? / [ ]
Careers are predictable. People plan ahead and know exactly what they’ll do / [ ]
In-between (partly predictable and partly random) / [ ]
Careers are random. People have no idea what the future holds.
Watch the mini-videos. In your opinion, for each of these people, was the career exactly what the person planned and expected or was the career a surprise?
Videos / Life is predictable / -- In-Between -- / Life is random
Powtoon Video – Mark / [ ]
Exactly what they planned all along / [ ]
Not a total surprise, but not totally predictable / [ ]
A surprise
Powtoon Video – Marie / [ ]
Exactly what they planned all along / [ ]
Not a total surprise, but not totally predictable / [ ]
A surprise
Powtoon Video – Janelle / [ ]
Exactly what they planned all along / [ ]
Not a total surprise, but not totally predictable / [ ]
A surprise
Powtoon Video – George / [ ]
Exactly what they planned all along / [ ]
Not a total surprise, but not totally predictable / [ ]
A surprise
After more discussion: In your opinion, in real life, are careers pretty random or predictable or a little of both? / [ ]
Careers are predictable. People plan ahead and know exactly what they’ll do / [ ]
In-between (partly predictable and partly random) / [ ]
Careers are random. People have no idea what the future holds.