Case 10 of 20 · Decision Making

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Decision Making — Application

🔎Case Brief #10

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves application.

🎯 Your mission

Take the risk and try.

⚡ The twist

Pick what's best long-term, not what feels best now.

What You'll Learn

🧠 Develop your application skills with guided practice and real examples. This challenge 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: Application

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Think About This

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves application. Your teacher asks the class to think about it. What do you notice? What questions pop into your head?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about application. 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 application

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 application 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 application?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Before your next decision, list two options and one cost for each.

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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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