Jane

Elliots Blue Eyes Brown Eyes Classroom Experiment

Understanding

1. Explain the aim of Jane Elliots experiment:

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2. Outline what she did in the experiment in point form
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3. How did the students respond to the experiment? Write down some of the comments you
hear in the video
Recall

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4. What are some similarities show in the experiment to racism today? What is different?

Compare and Contrast

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Then to now

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5. How does this experiment show illustrate how ingroups and outgroups can contribute to the
Application and
development of prejudice and discrimination?
Synthesis of
Previous Knowledge
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6. What are some ethical issues you can think of relating to this experiment?
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