Scenario #1
Pretend you are on a
city council that must decide if a community baseball stadium should
be built on a meadow that serves as a bird and wildlife sanctuary.
Think about this dilemma from
all sides of the issue. How do you think each of the following
individuals might react to this proposal?
| wild life
biologist |
baseball
player |
building
contractor |
| local bird
watcher |
sports fan |
local tax
collector |
Student Activity:
Print
the student handout. (PDF file)
- List all individuals, interest
groups, or organizations that were in favor of building the baseball
stadium.
- List all individuals, interest groups, or organizations
that were opposed to the building of the baseball stadium.
- What environmental concerns were identified regarding
this issue.
- What economic concerns were
identified regarding this issue?
- What are the short-term costs
and benefits of the proposal to build a baseball stadium?
- What are the long-term costs
and benefits of the proposal to build a baseball stadium?
- List the three strongest arguments
in favor of building the baseball stadium.
- List the three strongest arguments
against building the baseball stadium.
- How would you personally vote
on this issue? Justify your answer.
Questions adapted from the Science
Junction, NC State University. Used with permission from Alec M. Bodzin.
