Read the following scenario to students and guide them through the decision-making steps. Ask students for suggestions for each step and record student responses on the transparency. Scenario Nick and Phil live next door to each other in an apartment building. Every evening around 6 p.m. when he gets home from work, Phil cranks up the stereo and leaves it on for several hours. The walls in the apartment building are thin, and Nick is tired of having his evening disrupted by loud music after working all day at his own job.
Groups practice decision making.
Decision-making Situations Divide the class into small groups and give each group a copy of the student page. Ask groups to fill in the decision-making steps for the two situations on the student page. Reflect, summarize and discuss. The decision-making steps can help people make important decisions. The best decisions help improve health for ourselves and others.