Who Owns the Zebra?
Overview
“Who Owns the Zebra?” is a logic puzzle intended to be solved in groups. The activity necessitates everyone’s participation as each student is given a vital clue that is needed to solve the logic puzzle. The activity includes the puzzle and a debrief discussion to emphasize the learning goals.
Activity Goals:
- To enable community building and participation as each student is given a vital clue that the group needs in order to solve the puzzle. The game highlights the importance of everyone’s contributions to the success of classroom objectives.
- This goal is best achieved by having students debrief in the closing discussion the positive and negative interactions that took place during the activity. The activity itself is not a model for community building so much as it illustrates the impact of individual behavior and participation on group learning goals.
- This goal is best achieved by having students debrief in the closing discussion the positive and negative interactions that took place during the activity. The activity itself is not a model for community building so much as it illustrates the impact of individual behavior and participation on group learning goals.
- To encourage students to think critically about participation, barriers to participation, and how social identities can impact one’s experience of inclusion and exclusion.
- To help students who tend to speak a lot in class and take on leadership roles become better attuned to the value of other students’ contributions.
- To help students who tend not to speak up in class recognize the value of their contribution to the success of learning objectives.
