8/20 Tragedy of the Commons Lab

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13 questions
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(Front Table)

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Did anyone in your group take too many fish? (Yes or No)
Did everyone try to take as many as possible? (Yes or No)
Explain what happened in your group.

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Did anyone sacrifice any fish for the good of the community? (Yes or No)
Does society ever reward this type of person?
Explain.

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In round 2…How did your strategy change, if at all?
Did it make a difference to know that those who caught more fish were rewarded?

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Is it possible to maximize the number of fish caught per person AND maintain a sustainable population of fish in the pond at the same time?
If so, explain how.

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Besides humans, what else might rely on the fish in our lake as a resource?

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How could our fishing practices impact the lake ecosystem?

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Think of a local commons that you are familiar with (social areas, eating areas, bathrooms, parking lots, etc). Explain how a tragedy of the commons situation can arise in one of these areas.

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Propose a solution for how the problem could be solved.

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What are some natural resources that are commons resources?

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For the Tragedy of the Commons to occur, the resources must be

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How can we protect overused natural resources?

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Explain why overfishing of privately owned lakes are not an example of the tragedy of the commons.