Surviving a Zombie Scare One Effective Decision at a Time 🎃
Students learn about rational decision-making by tackling high-stakes choices in the face of a zombie threat — a Halloween-themed scenario that makes the PACED Decision-Making Model memorable and immediately applicable to real economic thinking.
What Students Do
Students work through the PACED Decision-Making Model — Problem, Alternatives, Criteria, Evaluate, Decision — applied to a series of choices they face during a zombie scenario, evaluating trade-offs and identifying the opportunity cost of each decision. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Use the PACED Decision-Making Model to structure and evaluate a choice.
- Describe the trade-offs and opportunity cost of a specific decision.
Get the Lesson
A full 60-minute lesson plan and accompanying slides, including the zombie decision-making scenario, student materials, and teacher notes aligned to National Standards for Economics Education: Scarcity and Decision Making.
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