Before making important decisions, gathering as much information as possible is best. That's the take-away from the second lesson in the Decision-Making module of the Overcoming Obstacles course. Middle schoolers engage in a series of activities that teach them to formulate questions that permit them to gather information and necessary details.

Concepts

social-emotional learning, responsible decision-making, making decisions, active listening, locating information, asking questions, interviewing

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Instructional Ideas

• Model for participants how to go beyond Google to utilize other search engines

Classroom Considerations

• Requires copies of two activity sheets
• Second in the five-lesson Decision-Making series
• A link to an overview of the entire module is provided in the Included Materials

Pros

• Participants learn how to ask who, what, when, where, and why questions when interviewing

Cons

• None