A bigger possible reward usually comes with a bigger chance of ending with less.
Reward is the extra a garden adds. Risk is the chance of ending with less.
The Swing Garden has more of both, and the Steady Garden has less. A bigger possible reward usually comes with a bigger risk.
No one can know which way a swing garden will go next. The same garden can end ahead one time and behind another.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
140 coins. 100 + 4 × 10 = 140.
50 coins. 160 − 110 = 50.
A risk. Ending with less is what risk can bring.
Swing. Swing reached 180, and it also dipped to 70.
Ask a grown-up about a time they chose safer or riskier, like a trip. What did they think about first?
Ask a grown-up about a time they chose a safer or a riskier way, like a trip, and what they thought about first. The gardens are made up and the story gives no advice about any real money.
