Case 11 of 20 · Decision Making

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Decision Making — Cause And Effect

🔎Case Brief #11

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

🎯 Your mission

Find the truth.

⚡ The twist

Every option has a cost. Which one can you live with?

What You'll Learn

🧠 Develop your cause and effect skills with guided practice and real examples. This investigation 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: Cause And Effect

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Think About This

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

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about cause and effect. 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 cause and effect

Practice decision making daily

Apply thinking skills to real-world situations

Key Vocabulary

Fair

When everyone gets an equal chance

Choice

Picking one thing over another

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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 cause and effect 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 cause and effect?

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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