Introduction
You are at the grand opening of Walla Palooza's Deliciousness Factory. Your mom gave you $5. It is just enough for ONE treat. You are eyeballing the double chocolate icecream cone that your friend just purchased, or the giant lollipop that is sure to turn your tongue all sorts of fun colors. Which one will you buy? What decision will you make? This is economics. Making a decision. Sometimes the decision is an easy one. Sometimes it is a hard one. How good are you at making decisions?
Task
Your task will to complet the game Mad Money, in which you will have to make all kinds of decisions on what to buy. Will you make wise decisions? Will you spend all your money on one item, or will you spread it out and spend it on multiple items?
Process
You are about to begin playing Mad Money! Click on the link below to get started!
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/mad_money_flash.html
Evaluation
Did you choose wisely? Did you save up enough money to buy the really big item? Or did you end up spending what you began with and didn't have the patience to save? Hopefully, you made a decision that you were happy with. However, sometimes we make decisions that we are not happy with, and that is okay, because it is a learning process and will help us to make wiser decisions later on in life.