Teaching Sustainability Through Simulated Fishing Fleets

Providing Real-life Experiences

through Online Simulations


Tech Ed. teacher, Brian Sherrer, at GVHS, provides real-life experiences to his students through online simulations. Mr. Sherrer had students partner together to run their own simulated fishing fleet. He used Schoology to collect the necessary data from his students, then created account for each partner group.
The first goal of the simulation was to make the most money and learn about the Tragedy of the Commons. On the first day, his students made it to year 9 before they had to decimate the fish population. The simulation continued the following day and the second goal, was to make the fish population last as long as possible while still keeping their fishing fleet bottom line in the black. Mr. Sherrer’s students enjoy the hands-on, real-life, tech integrated lessons that provide meaning to their learning.

Overview of Lesson Posted to Schoology

Students fill out a Google Form to determine the ocean students chose to fish.
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About the Simulation


Further Reading Students completed on the Tragedy of the Commons

Students Actively Engaged in the Simulation
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