Case 12 of 20 · Planning & Strategy

Investigationbeginner⭐ 30 XP🚀 Mars Colony 2089

Resource Planning

🔎Case Brief #12

🏠 You're helping at home and you use allocating limited resources to solve a problem.

🎯 Your mission

Gather the evidence.

⚡ The twist

Start from the goal and work backwards.

What You'll Learn

🧠 You have 3 colors of paint but need 6 colors. Can you mix them? You have $20 but want $30 worth of stuff. 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: Allocating limited resources

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Think About This

🏠 You're helping at home and you use allocating limited resources to solve a problem. What happened? How did you figure it out?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about allocating limited resources. 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

Master allocating limited resources

Apply planning & strategy in real situations

Build habits of planning & strategy

Key Vocabulary

Plan

Thinking about what to do before you do it

Goal

Something you want to achieve

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Grown-ups use planning strategy 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 allocating limited resources 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 allocating limited resources?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Pick a goal and write 3 tiny steps toward it.

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For the dinner table

“If tomorrow goes perfectly, what happens?”

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