This lesson introduces high school students to cognitive biases through engaging hands-on activities and group discussion. Students learn to identify their own biases, understand how these mental shortcuts affect decision-making, and practice recognizing biases in real-world scenarios through role-play. By making the concept personally relevant and interactive, the lesson helps students develop critical self-awareness and better decision-making skills that they can apply across academic, personal, and future professional contexts.

This lesson plan is part of the “Developing a Decision Education Course” instructional model. To learn more about the model and to view the scope and sequence, click here.

• Identifying common decision-making biases and pitfalls