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APES - GOLDFISH LAB

Tragedy of the Commons Actiity




I!T"OD#CTIO!$
The purpose of this simulation is to explore how resources ar
e used when shared by
multiple parties.
%ATE"IALS$
Goldfish crackers
Plastic bowls (lakes)
Straws


P"OCED#"E$
Divide into roups of !"#. $ach roup should sit in a circle aro
und the %lake%. The oal of
this activity is to see how each of you will behave when resou
rces are not privately
owned.
$ach one of you represents the head of a family that is starv
in. &n order for your
family to survive' you must catch enouh fish for them to eat
. The only food source is a
small local lake that can accommodate (# fish. )ou must fish
by suckin up the %fish%
from the %lake% with straws.
)ou will all fish for a year (which lasts *+ seconds) and each
time you fish you may take
up to ! fish from the lake. It is yo&r choice of ho' many f
ish yo& ta(e) ho'eer) if
yo& on*y ta(e one fish) yo&r fami*y 'i** stare+ &f you take
more than , fish' you can
sell them for a profit. The fish in your lake will reproduce on
ce a year. -See your teacher
at the end of each year " each remainin fish is able to spont
aneously reproduce and
make one new fish (! fish become .' i.e.' to a maximum of (#)
/. 0eep the fish that you
%catch% in front of you.
1hen your roup runs out of fish' the ame is over for you.







FISH DATA TABLES$
Gro&, %em-ers$ ...............................
Per+... Date$.....
GA%E /
2ame of 3ake4 5555555555555555555
0EA" !&m-er of fis
h
in the
*a(e1after
!&m-er of fis
h
ca&ght ,er
,erson
!&m-er of
fish ca&ght ,e
r
year 1-y
re,rod&ction2 eeryone2
/ (#
3
4
5
6
TOTAL
GA%E 3
2ame of 3ake4 5555555555555555555
0EA" !&m-er of fis
h
in the
*a(e1after
re,rod&ction2
!&m-er of
fish ca&ght ,e
r
,erson
!&m-er of fis
h
ca&ght ,er
year 1-y
eeryone2
/ (#
3
4
5
6
TOTAL



Go*dfish La-
Disc&ssion 7&estions
(. Did anyone in your roup take too many fish6 7ow did t
hat make you feel6 Did
everyone try to take as many as possible6 1hy or 1hy no
t6 Does society reward
those with the %most%6

,. Did anyone sacrifice the 8 of fish' for the ood of th
e community6 1hy or why
not6 Does society ever reward that type of person6

*. &n Game Two... how did your stratey chane' if at all6
Does it make a
difference to know what the rewards are6
!. &s it possible to maximi9e the number of fish cauht:
person A!D the number
of fish remainin in the pond at the same time6 1hy or
1hy not6

;. Did your fishin trials illustrate a <Traedy of the =om
mons> scenario6 1hy or
why not6

#. Think of a *oca* commons that you are familiar with. -
parkin lots' rooms on
campus' bathrooms' bookstalls' etc./ Do similar situations
arise6 $xplain. 7ow miht
those problems be solved6
.

?. 1hat are some nat&ra* reso&rces that are common r
esources6

.. 1hat are the g*o-a* commons6 @re these bein used
wisely6 1hy or why not6

A. 1hat can people do to use these resources most wisel
y6

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