1. Student Representation Activity

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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.