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Tragedy of the Commons

Student structures created in this unit. From left to right; a KidWind wind turbine, a posterboard with a green space and a blue waterway that has tiny home models incorporated, and a student model of a playground. In the back is a Powerwheel.
Learning Goals

Learning Goals

  1. The interconnections and interdependency of ecological, social, and economic systems. Demonstrate understanding of how the health of these systems determines natural and human sustainability of local, regional, national, tribal, and global communities. (Washington State ESE Standard 1)
  2. The knowledge, perspective, vision, skills, and habits of mind necessary to make personal and collective decisions and take actions that promote sustainability. (Washington State ESE Standard 3)
  3. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W 4.10
Materials List

Handouts

  • Simple data sheet

Group Supplies (4 per group)

  • Goldfish crackers
  • Chopsticks (one set for each person)
  • Bowl or tin foil dish

Important Links

Lesson 2 of 7 / Time: 50 mins

This lesson appears as a part of the following:
– Water Power Implementation Toolkit

In order to help students understand sustainability, students engage in a Tragedy of the Commons activity. During the game, students discuss their ideas about sustainability. In order to track their growing metacognitive ideas about sustainability and climate change, students begin a personal mind map.

 

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