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Respect Without Bias Worksheet

Read the makerspace scenario, then answer each question. Focus on fair, safe ways to build respectful relationships. For written responses, use the example provided or another reasonable answer.

A makerspace moment

During a library makerspace session, Aisha, Ruben and Anahera are planning a small solar-powered model. Someone suggests that Aisha should only decorate because “engineering is more for boys”. Ruben notices that Anahera has not been asked to join the planning group. Anahera uses a mobility aid and the workbench is difficult for her to reach. The group can choose how to respond.

Notice bias and its impact

Bias can influence assumptions and choices, sometimes without a person intending harm. Discrimination is unfair treatment connected to a characteristic or identity. Both can affect belonging, confidence and wellbeing.

1.Which action in the scenario shows a gender-based assumption?

Suggesting Aisha should only decorate because engineering is more for boys
Planning a solar-powered model
Choosing materials for the model
Meeting at a library makerspace

2.True or false: Anahera's access to the workbench is a practical barrier the group can address, rather than a reason to leave her out.

TrueFalse

3.Choose two possible effects of repeatedly being excluded from a group.

Feeling isolated or less confident
Feeling that one's ideas do not matter
Automatically becoming better at every task
Having no effect on wellbeing

4.Fill in the blanks: A respectful response should challenge the unfair idea, include the person affected, and consider what change would make the activity more .

Choose a safe, respectful response

A bystander can act in different ways: speak up if it is safe, check in privately with the person affected, get help from a trusted adult, or report ongoing or serious behaviour. The person experiencing harm should not be expected to manage it alone.

5.Ruben wants to challenge the comment without starting an argument. Which response is most constructive?

“That assumption isn't fair. Aisha should get to choose which part she works on.”
“You are a terrible person and should leave.”
Say nothing and remove Aisha from the project
Tell everyone that Aisha cannot do engineering

6.Match each response with its purpose.

Check in privately with the person affected
Ask a trusted adult for help
Change the workbench setup

Get support if the behaviour continues or feels unsafe
Remove a practical access barrier
Find out what support they want

7.Write one sentence Ruben could use to invite Anahera into the planning, while making sure she can choose how to participate.

Reflect and repair

Respectful relationships involve listening, recognising impact, taking responsibility and making changes. Fairness does not always mean treating everyone identically; sometimes it means changing the conditions so people can participate equitably.

8.Explain one difference between treating everyone identically and treating people equitably. Use the workbench situation in your answer.

9.Suppose someone realises they made an unfair assumption. Name two steps they could take to repair the situation.

10.Some people connect compassion and respect with religious teachings, including Jesus' teachings about caring for others. Describe one action from the scenario that could show compassion, and explain how it might support a respectful relationship.