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Tragedy of the Commons: Test Your Understanding
(student handout)
Fish Data Table — GAME 1
Name:
Class: Date:
Year
Number of fish in the lake
(after reproduction)
Number of fish
caught per person
Number of fish caught
per year (by everyone)
1
2
3
4
5
Total
Discussion Questions
1. Did anyone in your group take too many fish? How did that make you feel? Did everyone try to take as many as possible?
Why or why not? Does society reward those with the "most"?
2. Did anyone sacrifice the # of fish for the good of the community? Why or why not? Does society ever reward that type
of person?
Fish Data Table — GAME 2 Name of lake:
Year
Number of fish in the lake
(after reproduction)
Number of fish
caught per person
Number of fish caught
per year (by everyone)
1
2
3
4
5
Total
