Picture Match

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is designed to educate students on the concept of bias, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and understanding prejudiced attitudes. Bias is defined here as an opinion that leans unfairly in favor or against something or someone, indicating a prejudgment that is either ingrained or acquired. It underscores that a person with a fixed bias lacks the ability to approach subjects with neutrality or logical reasoning.

The activity in the worksheet is interactive and instructive; it invites students to match images with words that represent common negative biases. Each image depicts a character, and next to it are adjectives like “dangerous,” “senile,” “creepy,” “loud,” and “dirty.” The task requires drawing a line from each character to an adjective, connecting the visual stereotype to a negative bias. This exercise aims to make students aware of how easy it is to form subconscious associations based on appearance or other superficial cues. By engaging in this activity, students not only learn to identify biases but also to reflect on the unjust nature of such preconceptions, fostering critical thinking and empathy towards countering prejudiced views.