Series · 3 missions
Grow or Hold
A fishery, a country and a small business, each deciding whether to grow, hold steady or cut back, and who pays for the choice.
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Time
- About 60 minutes in all
- Shape
- 3 missions, in order
What the series asks
Growth looks like the obvious answer until you ask what it uses up. In this series your teen weighs short-term gains against shared resources, workers and cash.
It begins with a resource everyone shares, widens to a whole country changing how it works, and closes with one small business where your teen holds the budget.
Each mission stands on its own, so your teen can start anywhere. What really happened is shown only after your teen writes a defense, one mission at a time.
The suggested order
- Part 1 · The Grand Banks cod fishery · 1989 · ages 13 to 15The Last CodEveryone shares one fishery. What will the other captains do?
- Part 2 · Britain's Industrial Revolution · 1790s · ages 13 to 15The Industrial RevolutionSteer a coal district through steam, money and crowded towns.
- Part 3 · Running a small business · Present day · ages 16 to 18The Food Truck WinterSales are slow and cash is tight. Hold the price, cut it, or spend to grow?
Skills it practices
Weighing trade-offs, Judging risk, Making a clear argument, Seeing other sides, Using evidence, Seeing ripple effects.
Opening soon.
Accounts open shortly. Every student gets 15 free tutor messages, enough to try a mission. Signed-in students see their place in each series on their home page.