Analysis & Discussion Analysis & Discussion Questions:Questions:

Did anyone in your group take too many fish? How did that Did anyone in your group take too many fish? How did that make you feel? make you feel?

Did everyone try to take as many as possible? Why or Why Did everyone try to take as many as possible? Why or Why not? Does society reward those with the "most"?not? Does society reward those with the "most"?

Did anyone sacrifice the # of fish, for the good of the Did anyone sacrifice the # of fish, for the good of the community? Why or why not?community? Why or why not?

Does society ever reward that type of person?Does society ever reward that type of person?

Is it possible to maximize the number of fish caught/person Is it possible to maximize the number of fish caught/person AND AND the number of fish remaining in the pond the number of fish remaining in the pond at the same at the same timetime? Why or Why not?? Why or Why not?

Your fish harvest was worth money. Why would it be better to Your fish harvest was worth money. Why would it be better to have money than fish (i.e. what can you do with money that have money than fish (i.e. what can you do with money that you can't do with fish?)?you can't do with fish?)?

Analysis & Discussion Analysis & Discussion Questions:Questions:

Think of a Think of a local commons local commons that you are familiar that you are familiar with. [parking lots, bathrooms, cafeteria,, etc.] Do with. [parking lots, bathrooms, cafeteria,, etc.] Do similar situations arise? Explain. HOW might similar situations arise? Explain. HOW might those problems be solved?those problems be solved?

What are some What are some natural resources natural resources that are that are common common resources?resources?

What are the What are the global commonsglobal commons? Are these being ? Are these being used wisely? Why or why not?used wisely? Why or why not?

What can people do to use these resources most What can people do to use these resources most wisely?wisely?

Analysis & Discussion Analysis & Discussion Questions:Questions:

Conclusion: What is the "Tragedy Conclusion: What is the "Tragedy of the Commons"?of the Commons"?

The "tragedy of the commons" is theThe "tragedy of the commons" is the

situation in which individuals use a situation in which individuals use a common resource for their own personal common resource for their own personal gain and degradation of the common gain and degradation of the common resources results, leading to a decrease in resources results, leading to a decrease in yield for both the group and the individual. yield for both the group and the individual. The use of common resources is a tricky The use of common resources is a tricky issue...who has rights to it? How are issue...who has rights to it? How are responsibilities shared?responsibilities shared?