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Tragedy of the Commons Mini-Lab - The purpose of this simulation is to explore how resources are used and exploited when they are available to multiple parties. "Tragedy of the commons" is a situation in which individuals use a common resource for their own personal gain, and degradation of the common resources results. Students "fish" for goldfish crackers in a community "pond." Will students take as much as they can?

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