Case 5 of 20 · Decision Making

Investigationbeginner⭐ 30 XP💰 Money Island

Fair or Unfair?

🔎Case Brief #5

🎁 You can pick ONE prize: a small toy now OR a bigger toy if you wait until Friday.

🎯 Your mission

Identify the real cause.

⚡ The twist

You have 30 seconds to decide — no overthinking.

What You'll Learn

🎯 Let's Think & Play! Touch your head — that's where your brain lives! 🧠 Today's adventure: fairness in decision making! Here's what we'll do: 🖐️ LOOK at the fun activity below 🤔 THINK about what you see 🗣️ TALK about your ideas with someone ✏️ TRY the challenge — there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! 💪 Let's go! ⬇️

Key Concept: Fairness in decision making

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Think About This

🎁 You can pick ONE prize: a small toy now OR a bigger toy if you wait until Friday. What do you choose? Why?

Thinking Steps

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👀 Discover!

Look at the activity. What's interesting? What stands out?

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🤔 Wonder!

Ask yourself: WHY is it like that? What do I think?

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✋ Try It!

Pick your answer or try the challenge. Be brave!

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⭐ Share!

Tell a friend or grown-up what you figured out!

Key Points

Understand fairness in decision making

Apply decision making to daily life

Practice this skill through investigations

Key Vocabulary

Safe

When something won't hurt you

Choice

Picking one thing from two or more options

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Why This Matters in Real Life

You make choices every day — what to eat, what to play, what to wear. Every choice is practice for your brain! 🧠

Talk About It

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

1Can you teach a stuffed animal about fairness in decision making? They're a great audience! 🧸
2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs — up 👍 or down 👎!
3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! 🎨

Solve the Case

Case 1

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Friend picks different. Wrong?

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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