Two games for this chapter. Edit as needed.
Worksheet 4: The tragedy of the commons The masterpeice of this whole lesson. NOTE: THIS WILL TAKE TIME. but...it's WORTH IT! you will need paper clips and each "team" will need one worksheet. teams of four works very well. I typed how to play in the notes for that slide...but brief lowdown:each team choose one student (who can only use one hand) to be their fishing boat. Mass of paper clips is thrown on the ground in the middle of the students (keep some with you). when you start "fishing season' the "fishing boats" try and pick up as many fish as they can. each fish is 20$ profit. taxes for each boat are $150 ea. and buying a new boat is $200. each "fishing season lasts 15 seconds. then they can count how many fish they have, subtract the tax, and buy boats if they want. They will buy more "boats"...trust me....they get money crazy. You throw about 50% of what is left on the floor, onto the floor as the fish "reproduce". fishing season starts again.basically...they students get money crazy. buy more boats. fish more. so less fish reproduce. teams go bankrupt. fish population collapses, and an important lesson is taught. I advise printing enough for one class. seeing what prices or how many paperclips need to be tweaked, and changing it to fit!