Place your HW (Game 2 Discussions) on your desk Grab a Do Now Merlin Nia’Milika Kiara Terrence Tyrik Toreal Leonard Zyriah Odaisha Leroyal Crystell Da’janae M. Da’janae R. Kevin Renee Chevonne Romad Anthony Garyell Thuy Shaheem Jada Arell Kailand Marcus Jeremie Jaelan Kiffy Braxton Jourdan Directions: Place your HW (Game 2 Discussions) on your desk Grab a Do Now

Class Vision Vision: Develop as scientists ready for future college and/or career experience by studying the environmental world around you in detail.

Game 1 Questions: 1. Did anyone in your group take too many fish? What was the consequence? 2. How did it make you feel if anyone did take too many fish? 3. Did everyone in your group try to take as many as possible? Why or Why not? 4. Does our society reward those with the “most”? 5. Did anyone sacrifice the number of fish they caught for the good of the community? Why or why not? 6. Does society ever reward that type of person?

Game 2 Questions: 7. In Game 2, did you change your strategy? If so, what did you do differently and why? 8. Is it possible to maximize the number of fish caught per person AND the number of fish remaining in the lake? Explain. 9. Think of a local “commons” that you are familiar with (Example: Parking lots). Do similar situations arise? Explain. 10. How might those problems be solved? Be specific! 11. What are some natural resources that are common resources? 12. What are the global commons? Are these being used wisely? Explain. 13. What can people do to use these resources more wisely?

Sustainability Definition: Sustainability: meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. - “needs” refers to: access to clean air and water, food, shelter, etc.

Topics: 1. Recycling a bottle vs. throwing it into the trash 2. Drinking bottled water vs. throwing it into the trash 3. Using cloth diapers vs. disposable diapers 4. Eating foods grown locally vs. eating fast food from a restaurant chain

1/12/17 Volume 1 Evaluate the sustainability of two related activities and make an informed decision about which one is more sustainable: Criteria for Success: - acknowledge positive and negative impacts for both activities - acknowledge impacts on environment, economy, and society for both activities - decide which activity is more sustainable by comparing impacts - explain why your chosen activity is more sustainable