Discussion Questions:

1.  What is important to do when making a choice?

 It’s important to stop and think things through before making a choice

2.  How do we know we have made a good choice?

We feel good about ourselves and our self-esteem can feel boosted . The problem or worry we made a choice about gets smaller

3.  What can we do if we think we made a poor choice?

We can always follow it up with a better choice. We can get help from a trusted adult about our problem or worry

4.  If we feel stuck when making choices, what can we do?

We can weigh the positive and negative consequences of making that choice. We can get help from a trusted adult and talk to  them about this

DVD-specific Discussion Questions:

1.  What was the problem?

The ship’s engines were failing and there were aliens nearby firing up their fazers

 2.  What did one crew member suggest they do at first?

To give up

 3. What was the captain’s response to the suggestion to ‘just giving up?’

“You can’t give up. We never give up! We need to make some choices.”; To not give up and to make other positive choices

 4. What did the crew learn from the Captain?

We have choices around how we act and we can try different ways to solve our problems. We can try different things until something works. Try and try again, never give up!

 5. What were some of the ideas suggested by the crew to solve their current problem?

 Try to fix engines. Try to communicate with the aliens