Case 6 of 20 · Decision Making

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Decision Making — Synthesis

🔎Case Brief #6

📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use synthesis.

🎯 Your mission

Spot the strongest argument.

⚡ The twist

You have 30 seconds to decide — no overthinking.

What You'll Learn

🧠 Develop your synthesis skills with guided practice and real examples. This debate builds decision making abilities step by step, helping you become a stronger, more independent thinker. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Synthesis

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Think About This

📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use synthesis. What advice would you give them?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about synthesis. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Understand synthesis

Practice decision making daily

Apply thinking skills to real-world situations

Key Vocabulary

Fair

When everyone gets an equal chance

Consequence

What happens after a choice

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Grown-ups use decision making every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain synthesis to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Solve the Case

Case 1

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What is the main idea of synthesis?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Track one decision you made today — did it go how you expected?

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For the dinner table

“Tell me about a choice you're proud of, and one you'd redo.”

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