Happy Fishing Lab
Discussion Question:
1. Did anyone in your group take too many fish? How did that make you feel? Did everyone try to take as many as possible? Why or Why not? Does society reward those with the "most"?
Yes, I feel a little sad but the one in my group is so good at fishing. I think some people want to take a lot, because they want more money, want to have some money leftover after they pay all the operating money.
2. Did anyone sacrifice the # of fish, for the good of the community? Why or why not? Does society ever reward the type of person?
I think it have someone sacrifice the number of fish for the good of the community are recognized what they did.
3. In Game two... how did your strategy change, if at all? Does it make a difference to know what the reward are?
The one who use strategy can't changed in the next game if they don't have enough money to buy or it no more fish to fishing.
4. Is it possible to maximize the number of fish caught/person and the number of fish remaining in the pond at the same time? Why or why not?
I don't think so it impossible to maximize the number of fish caught because in my group it too many people, but in the bowl just have a little bit of fish.
5. What are some natural resources that are common resources?
Ocean, Air, Water, Trees are some natural resources that are common resources.
6. What are the global commons? Are these being used wisely? Why or why not?
Ocean, Air, Water, Trees are global commons. Some do being used wisely, some is not. They don't know how to value those four things that I just said. They didn't turn off the water when they don't use it. They cut all the trees left the land with nothing, they throw trash in the beautiful ocean.
7. What can people do to use these resources most wisely?
They need to turn off the water when they not using it, put all the trash in the trashcan so they can recycle them.
8. Did a particular "type" of fish disappear faster than others? How does this relate to "economically valuable" species in nature and their extinction rates?
The yellow fish is disappear faster than other because it cost more money than other fish. The good one always disappear faster because if they have them they can sell them or it good for them maybe.
Post lab:
Briefly summarize the results of this simulation, and discuss the implications of this simulation on the management of common resources in the environment. What were the main ideas of the simulation-what did you learn? In your summary please discuss relationships between human societies and the environment as well as possible methods to remediate overuse through cooperation. What other resource management examples can you think of where this topic is relevant? What would you suggest in these situations?
The Happy Fishing Game is like a family have certain amount of money to buy operating cost. If they fishing over the amount of money that they have to pay of the operating cost, then they will be ok. But if they don't have any dollar left after they pay all the operating cost then they will bankrupt. Also, if every body in the team was fishing all the fish in one time then they can't fishing again it time. After the happy fishing lab I learn a lot of things like how to things which way is good for me for example; if I buy the straw then it will cost 1$ (no annual charges), but if I buy spoon it will cost a lot of money 5$ and I have to pay for any time I use it. Another thing I learn from the lap is that I need to save some of the fish so the fish still exit in this world.The relationship between human society and the envinronment were that human society is use over and over the environments resources. Like nothing happened time is go by we can't get the nature back anymore.
1. Did anyone in your group take too many fish? How did that make you feel? Did everyone try to take as many as possible? Why or Why not? Does society reward those with the "most"?
Yes, I feel a little sad but the one in my group is so good at fishing. I think some people want to take a lot, because they want more money, want to have some money leftover after they pay all the operating money.
2. Did anyone sacrifice the # of fish, for the good of the community? Why or why not? Does society ever reward the type of person?
I think it have someone sacrifice the number of fish for the good of the community are recognized what they did.
3. In Game two... how did your strategy change, if at all? Does it make a difference to know what the reward are?
The one who use strategy can't changed in the next game if they don't have enough money to buy or it no more fish to fishing.
4. Is it possible to maximize the number of fish caught/person and the number of fish remaining in the pond at the same time? Why or why not?
I don't think so it impossible to maximize the number of fish caught because in my group it too many people, but in the bowl just have a little bit of fish.
5. What are some natural resources that are common resources?
Ocean, Air, Water, Trees are some natural resources that are common resources.
6. What are the global commons? Are these being used wisely? Why or why not?
Ocean, Air, Water, Trees are global commons. Some do being used wisely, some is not. They don't know how to value those four things that I just said. They didn't turn off the water when they don't use it. They cut all the trees left the land with nothing, they throw trash in the beautiful ocean.
7. What can people do to use these resources most wisely?
They need to turn off the water when they not using it, put all the trash in the trashcan so they can recycle them.
8. Did a particular "type" of fish disappear faster than others? How does this relate to "economically valuable" species in nature and their extinction rates?
The yellow fish is disappear faster than other because it cost more money than other fish. The good one always disappear faster because if they have them they can sell them or it good for them maybe.
Post lab:
Briefly summarize the results of this simulation, and discuss the implications of this simulation on the management of common resources in the environment. What were the main ideas of the simulation-what did you learn? In your summary please discuss relationships between human societies and the environment as well as possible methods to remediate overuse through cooperation. What other resource management examples can you think of where this topic is relevant? What would you suggest in these situations?
The Happy Fishing Game is like a family have certain amount of money to buy operating cost. If they fishing over the amount of money that they have to pay of the operating cost, then they will be ok. But if they don't have any dollar left after they pay all the operating cost then they will bankrupt. Also, if every body in the team was fishing all the fish in one time then they can't fishing again it time. After the happy fishing lab I learn a lot of things like how to things which way is good for me for example; if I buy the straw then it will cost 1$ (no annual charges), but if I buy spoon it will cost a lot of money 5$ and I have to pay for any time I use it. Another thing I learn from the lap is that I need to save some of the fish so the fish still exit in this world.The relationship between human society and the envinronment were that human society is use over and over the environments resources. Like nothing happened time is go by we can't get the nature back anymore.