Students will take the quiz: Breaking down gender stereotypes online –this can be played alone or with multiple players.
This material is structured according to age categories so it can be a great resource for different classes: the first quiz is for kids under age 11, so it can be applied for the 5th graders, the second is for kids between 11-13 so it works for gymnasium classes, and the last one is for teenagers, age 14+ so it can be applied in high school.
Each quiz includes a series of questions regarding gender equality, masculine and feminine roles, stereotypes seen on online platforms or in advertisements, attitudes and distorted perceptions.
TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY:
Article /Quiz
DURATION:
50 minutes
TEACHING AID:
Video projector, smart board, laptop, tablet
TEACHING PRACTICE (STEP BY STEP):
After each answered question the platform provides short description about the learned terminology (ex: Gender stereotypes are popular beliefs that people of a particular group of people should like, wear and do certain things, and in some cases are not allowed to like, wear and do other things because they do not fit the idea. For example, the belief that boys are better at online gaming, or that girls are better at taking selfies. It is important to remember that anyone can be good at anything regardless of who they are.) advices and more debatable question that can be discussed together with the students. (ex: How important do you think it is to make sure everyone has the same rights and opportunities?) With the help of these questions, explanations and discussed problems we can rais the kids avareness and sensibility to accept each other, to accept the equality of boys and girls, and to combat stereotype 2 with the contraargument that results and occupational choices are based on interest and not on gender.
The platform offers a companion guide which has a useful glossary of terms and also makes a connection with UNICEF’s page about gender equality, which can be a great support for teachers to see clearly the concepts, developement theories, approaces, laws, and conventions
MATERIALS:
Download/print this plan of the activity (pdf).
SOURCE:
https://www.internetmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Samsung-Quiz-Companion-Guide-V1.pdf
https://www.unicef.org/rosa/media/1761/file/Gender%20glossary%20of%20terms%20and%20concepts%20.pdf
