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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Coin Tossing

For Students 9th - 10th
Coin Tossing shows a person flipping a coin and asks the student to describe coin-flipping as a decision making option.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Decisions, Decisions: Judging a Book by Its Cover?

For Students 9th - 10th
This project challenges you to think like a politician (and a scientist.), and try to ascertain what factors are most important as individuals make their decision on how to vote. For example, is it what is being said, or who is saying it?
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Scientific Decision Making: Decisions and Risk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students weight the pros and cons of having a soft drink by examining the evidence of the impact on one's health. Afterwards, they make an informed choice about or not they would consume a soft drink. Then they...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Smarter Choices

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan students will learn how to make informed decisions based on evidence. Working in groups, they answer a set of questions that enable them to identify and make a decision for a character in a complex, real-life...
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Other

Barry County Ysb: How to Teach Decision Making Skills to Adolescents [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A parent guide to a better understanding of the adolescent mind, and the steps to follow in order to help them to make good decisions. The process helps parents develop more trust in their adolescents, and helps teens achieve more...
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Other

Joseph Institute: Groundwork for Making Effective Decisions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers the aspects of effective decision making.
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Other

Positive Choices: Decision Making and Problem Solving: Class Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The aim of this activity is to teach learners the steps involved in effective decision-making/problem-solving. This skill is a useful skill for students to learn, as it will assist learners to consider all the options that are available...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Celebrating Winter Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (December 7th), celebrate winter.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Psychology Behind Irrational Decisions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Often people make decisions that are not "rational" from a purely economical point of view. Sara Garofalo explains heuristics, problem-solving approaches based on previous experience and intuition rather than analysis. [4:39]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Should I Stay or Should I Switch Doors?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Monty Hall Problem is a brain teaser based on the popular game show, Let's Make a Deal. The folks at Numberphile explore the famous problem which posits if a contestant should switch doors in order to find the car amongst the goats....
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Non Rational Factors in Decision Making: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that decision making is not an entirely rational process and will be able to name some of the factors that influence it. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Non-Rational Factors In...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Of One Mind: Consensus Based Decision Making: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the process of consensus-based decision making. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Of One Mind: Consensus-Based Decision Making."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Stakeholder Processes: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the concept of the stakeholders' process. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Stakeholder Processes."
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Article
Other

Santa Clara Univ.: Framework for Ethical Decision Making

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion on how to recognize a moral issue and how to make decisions that are ethically sound.
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Other

National Academies Press: Adolescent Decision Making

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Reviews the various theories on how people make decisions. There is a focus on the process in adolescents.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: How Much Is That Doggy?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners will investigate the concept of total cost of ownership. They will brainstorm the costs of owning a dog or a cat. Students will calculate the total cost of ownership to help determine which might be the best pet for them.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Jelly Belly Jam

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson students will make a decision making chart and use it to help them in deciding which flavor of Jelly beans to buy.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Everyday Opportunities

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, students will learn about choices and opportunity costs that occur every day. While this activity will go on throughout the day, the actual activity is short.
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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Barriers to Critical Thinking: Errors in Judgment

For Students 9th - 10th
Users of this learning module will explore the Errors in Judgment: Barriers to Critical Thinking and how it affects their decision-making processes.
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Article
Other

Psychology Today: Parenting: Decision Making

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Decision making is one of the most important skills your children need to develop to become healthy and mature adults. This article gives tips on raising good decision-makers and reviews the process of decision-making.
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Other

Kiddie Matters: Best Guide for Teaching Kids the Decision Making Process Steps

For Teachers K - 1st
Kids have to make a wide range of decisions on a daily basis. It can get overwhelming if kids aren't armed with the right tools to make good decisions. When children learn the decision-making processing steps, they make more responsible...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Rational Factors in Decision Making: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that each person makes decisions based on a unique evaluation of multiple factors. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Rational Factors in Decision Making:."
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: What Will Bella Wear?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help Bella decide what to wear when it is raining, snowing, and hot and sunny.
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Website
Character Lab

Character Lab: Think It, Do It: Developing an Implementation Mindset

For Students 9th - 10th
Think it, do it. This is the mantra of David Fajgenbaum who almost died of an immune disorder. This blog explains why the comma in his mantra is so important, and how it can help us act upon decisions.