This lesson felt like a critical one to include in my thematic unit dedicated to race in the United States. Learning about implicit or unconscious bias is something I have done in professional development workshops as an adult. Due to my white privilege, I wasn't aware of this concept and what it means when navigating the world. I felt ashamed that I hadn't learned about this at a younger age, so I wanted my students to be aware of the implicit biases they might be holding. This was more of an independent working day because students weren't required to share their results with others. Instead, I asked each student to reflect privately in their own Google doc, and then they were invited to share anything that surprised them at the end. Finally, our lesson ended with a very relevant discussion about the NCAA weight room controversy regarding the treatment of female basketball players vs. male basketball players. Rather than students just saying "it was unfair" they were able to apply new knowledge of biases to have a more informed discussion. Below are anonymous examples of student responses after taking Implicit Association Tests (IAT) through Harvard's Project Implicit site. ​