How to Make a Thoughtful Decision?
MATH
Get curious
15 min
Experiment (15 min)
The students crack a letter-number code.
The task of each team is to find six envelopes with the same geometric shape on them, and then decipher the password based on the instructions they receive.
5 min
Conclusions (5 min)
The students sum up the task they have performed and draw conclusions on the theme of
Ask the students:
What did you need to do to find the password?
How did you know that the password is correct?
What did the code cracking process involve?
What is the relationship between making a code and logic?
What did you need to do to find the password?
How did you know that the password is correct?
What did the code cracking process involve?
What is the relationship between making a code and logic?
Get going
10 min
Talk (10 min)
The students draw animals, whose names have been put in code and then they define their general characteristics.
During the conversation they perfect their skills of observing the world in depth, recognizing its properties and justifying and explaining the presence of specific characteristics in given objects.
17 min
Discussion (17 min)
The students formulate their own arguments that will lead them to making an informed decision.
3 min
Conclusions (3 min)
The students draw conclusions regarding the process of rational decision making.
Ask the students:
What does the process of making a rational decision involve?
What are the advantages of logical thinking?
What is the purpose of logical thinking?
What does the process of making a rational decision involve?
What are the advantages of logical thinking?
What is the purpose of logical thinking?
Get practicing
Writing
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