Fish, fishers and no-take zones
Fish and fishing
Three free lessons for ages 12 to 18
Why do shared fishing grounds get overfished, and how can communities turn that around? Students play a fishing game, study the real Apo Island marine reserve, and hold a council meeting to design a sanctuary for a fictional barangay.
- Ages
- 12 to 18
- Time
- About an hour per lesson, 75 to 90 minutes for lesson 3
- Subjects
- Science, social studies and maths
- Hands-on
- The fishing game, a case study with real data and a role-play council meeting
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Lesson 1: The fishing game
A three-round fishing game about shared resources, then the science of overfishing and destructive fishing.
- Ages
- 12 to 18 (grades 7 to 12)
- Time
- 60 minutes
- You need
- 24 beans, buttons or paper fish, a bowl and a cup per group, one record sheet per group
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Lesson 2: The Apo Island story
The real story of Apo Island's community marine reserve, what the data showed, and what makes reserves succeed.
- Ages
- 12 to 18 (grades 7 to 12)
- Time
- 60 minutes
- You need
- One case study worksheet per student
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Lesson 3: Design a sanctuary
Design a marine sanctuary for a fictional village and win the vote at a role-played council meeting.
- Ages
- 12 to 18 (grades 7 to 12)
- Time
- 75 to 90 minutes, or two lessons
- You need
- One map (A3 if possible), one proposal sheet and a set of role cards per group
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