Student Representation Activity

Step One If you are female, color your pants blue. If you are male, color your pants red.

Step Two Design a shirt and color it according to your favorite subject: English = yellow Math = green Science = orange Social Studies = brown Art = blue Music = purple Phy Ed = red

Step Three Color your hair according to your least favorite subject: English = yellow Math = green Science = orange Social Studies = brown Art = blue Music = purple Phy Ed = red

Step Four Draw a hat on your head: Color it purple if you prefer to work alone Color it black if you prefer to work with other people

Step Five Color your shoes according to your favorite way to learn: Brown = through being told Blue = through being shown Black = through doing

Step Six Color your backpack your favorite color. Underneath your backpack, write one goal you have for this class that you are willing to share with the class.

Getting to Know Your Group… Lay all of your persons in the center of your group. Answer the worksheet questions INDIVIDUALLY without consulting your group.

Color Reference SHIRTS: (favorite class) SHOES: English = yellow Math = green Science = orange Social Studies = brown Art = blue Music = purple Phy Ed = red SHOES: Brown = through being told Blue = through being shown Black = through doing PANTS: Female = blue Male = red HAT: purple = work alone black = work with other people

Discussion Check how well you interpreted your group’s models. Discuss how easy or hard it was to change yourself into a set of symbols on a piece of paper. Discuss how easy or hard it was to interpret your group’s symbols into meaning. Discuss how this exercise relates to studying chemistry.