1. BLUE EYED VS. BROWN EYED STUDENTS Russell Hines, Jaylene Santana, and Jackee S.

2. Biography Jane Elliot was born on May 27, 1933. She was born in Riceville, Iowa. Elliot was a third grade teacher in the 60s.

3. Purpose of Experiment Developed it for her all-white 3 rd graders in Riceville, Iowa. The experiment was to show how societal attitudes and mistreatments can affect ones performance.

4. Summary of Experiment Jane Elliot created this experiment for her third grade students to teach them about the racism and discrimination that non-whites in the U.S. experienced. On the first day, the blue eyed children got 5 extra minutes of recess, were allowed to use the water fountain, and were only allowed to play with other blue eyed children. The brown eyed children stayed inside, had to use cups, and couldn’t play with the blue eyed children. The next day it was reversed and the blue eyed kids experienced less discrimination because the brown eyed children already experienced it. She gave colored bands to the blue-eyed students to wear so that they could be distinguished from their classmates.

5. Results The group that was deemed superior became bossy and arrogant and considered their classmates inferior. The performance of the brown eyed students improved in their school work. Brown eyed students were not as mean and bossy when they were treated nicely the day before. Blue eyed children were dominant in class but became timid after the experiment. The experiment was reported to follow the children into adulthood and were significantly less racist.

6. Problems for this Research A problem was that she had to watch the students moods to see if they’re changing. Had to have a group of blue eyes and group of brown eyes.

7. Would we have participated ? Jaylene: Yes, it would've been interesting to see how everyone acted when they got special privileges. Russell: No, because it kind of seems bad to treat people differently in a classroom. Jackee: Yes, because it’s a cool experiment.