Consequences of Decisions
Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) · 6th Year · Making Decisions · 3o Periodo

Consequences of Decisions

Students recognize that every decision has consequences and that different people may choose differently in the same situation.

NCCA Curriculum SpecificationsNCCA Primary SPHE 5th and 6th Class: Myself;Recognise that decisions have consequences and that not all people will make the same decisions.

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Students recognize that every decision has consequences and that different people may choose differently in the same situation.

Key Questions

  1. How can we predict the possible outcomes of a decision?
  2. Why might two people make completely different choices in the exact same situation?
  3. How do we handle the negative consequences of a poor choice?

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