Middle school psychology activities for Google Apps

Back to School, For All Subject Areas, Psychology

Also included in: Communication Unit Bundle

Project-Based Self-Discovery using 16 PERSONALITIES

Created by

Trendy Teachings

Using the acronym format introduced by Myers-Briggs for its simplicity and convenience, 16 Personalities is a FUN, "freakishly accurate," student-friendly way for teens to understand themselves. This project-based lesson asks students to create an infographic describing their personality, and can be used in so many impactful ways; Try it out as a back-to-school introductory activity, in your psychology class, or simply to help students reach success through self-knowledge. Have fun!!

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5th - 12th, Higher Education

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Engaging Sociology Simulation! (Activity, worksheets, directions, suggestions)

Created by

Government, Psychology, Sociology

I believe this to be the best lesson I have ever created! I hope you enjoy it, too.It includes a slideshow to guide students through the 4 day simulation, 4 worksheets (1:1/Google compatible), a teacher instruction guide, and a printable map of the hypothetical island.The simulation asks students, divided into life rafts, to crash land on an island and attempt to start a society from scratch. Who will govern? What will the rules be? How are they enforced? Who enforces them? How will students res

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Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Activities, Games, Simulations

Also included in: Psychology Full Course Bundle- Everything you need for an engaging year!

Eyewitness Testimony and Memory Activity Collection BUNDLE

Created by

WISEflamingo

Forensic Science, Criminal Justice, and Psychology Courses: All your favorite Eyewitness Testimony & Memory Activities in one bundle. Teach the faults of eyewitness testimony and the malleability of our memory. This Bundle would be excellent for a student teacher, someone just starting to teach a forensics course or someone looking to spice up the course they already teach! Content will continue to be added, and you will get FREE downloads for LIFE once you purchase this Bundle!✔️Bundle In

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Activities, Scaffolded Notes

Grades:

8th - 11th

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Criminal Profiling- Digital Assignment Grid for Distance Learning [Forensics]

Created by

The Trendy Science Teacher

Do you need Distance Learning Resources for your Forensics Science course? This CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY-Digital Assignment Grid is a no-prep option for your digital classroom and online needs. All of my assignment grids include 6 ready-to-go assignments that require NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE and are perfect for digital learning platforms. I have included instructional videos that walks you step-by-step through the process of assigning this resource to your students via Google Classroom. What's Included:

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Grades:

6th - 12th

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Activities, Lesson

Also included in: FORENSICS CURRICULUM- ENTIRE YEAR COURSE BUNDLE (FORENSIC SCIENCE)

Arctic Survival Activity (For Team-Building, Group Dynamics, and Personality)

Created by

Family Consumer Sciences, Professional Development, Psychology

This cooperative learning activity pits learners and their groups against survival experts to see if they can survive a plane crash in the arctic. Will they make more sound decisions individually, or as a group? How do groups reach consensus? What sort of identities, personalities, or traits tend to dominate group discussion or group activities? These questions and more lie underneath the surface of a classic and beloved classroom activity!These topics and more are broached in this product, whi

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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Activities, Games, Simulations

Also included in: Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle

Celebrity Mental Illness Research Project | Mental Health | Distance Learning

Created by

Wellness Bits

Celebrity Mental Illness Research Project--Editable on Google Docs✅ Students get to choose from Google Slides or Poster (Google Docs)✅ Project provides step by step directions✅ Project should take about 3 classes (40 minute periods)✅ Goals/expectations are provided for each day✅ Can be used at the Middle School or High School level✅ NO prep needed, this resource is ready to go!✅ Mental Health is an important subject for teens to learn aboutWhat's Included:Google Doc with project instructions &am

Subjects:

Health, Physical Education, Psychology

Grades:

5th - 12th

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Innocence Project Poster and Gallery Walk Forensics Activity DIGITAL and PRINT

Created by

WISEflamingo

Perfect for Forensic Science, Criminal Justice Traditional In-Person or Digital Learning Platforms. In this activity, students will do research into cases of the Innocence Project and create a poster to share the cases. They will examine how faulty eyewitness testimony as well as other factors led to the wrongful imprisonment of innocent men and women. A Gallery Walk will be used to share posters and give students the opportunity to reflect on the cases. Working in a digital platform? No problem

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8th - 11th

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NGSS:

HS-LS1-1

Also included in: Eyewitness Testimony and Memory Activity Collection BUNDLE

US History Geography Back to School Project | 6 Degrees of Separation PBL

Created by

Jumpstart your school year with this high-interest, yet rigorous authentic project!Empower your students to play scientist and traveler in this 1-week PBL inspired by Stanley Milgram’s theory of 6 Degrees of Separation and everybody’s grade-school favorite “Flat Stanley." The ultimate field trip and no permission slips necessary!This is the perfect project to kick-off a US Geography Test Series component to your US History course. This kit comes in both print PDF and digital for Google Slides.**

Subjects:

Back to School, Geography, Psychology

Grades:

7th - 11th

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Reach One School Counseling

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.7.1

, RI.8.1

, RI.9-10.1

, RI.11-12.1

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Also included in: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital

Circle of Control SEL Lesson - Middle and High School

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Circle of Control With depression and anxiety in teen’s on the rise, it's important we teach our students about the circle of control! This lesson will teach students about learned helplessness, anxiety, and identify areas in their life they can control. Additionally, students will learn about the power of positive thinking and how to harness it! Lastly, end this lesson discussing coping skills and using the Coping Skills Task Cards. This presentation is ready to use but also editable through go

Subjects:

For All Subjects, Psychology, School Counseling

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Bundle - SEL Lessons, Activities, Decor

Eyewitness Testimony (Engaging Lesson and Activity on Memory)

Created by

Criminal Justice - Law, Family Consumer Sciences, Psychology

This product is designed to facilitate learning about human memory and thinking-- and specifically, why we can't always trust it. This product puts students in the shoes of a witness to a stolen laptop, and asks them to describe what they saw. Along the way, students see how fallible human memory is, and why it can be very problematic to rely solely on human memory. Overall, the slides are designed to cover the following major topicsThese slides cover these major topics, and more!Refresher on ba

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Grades:

6th - 12th

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Anatomy, Health, Psychology

Also included in: Psychology Full Course Bundle- Everything you need for an engaging year!

Parts of a Neuron & 7 Common Neurotransmitters (Psychology) + Distance Learning

Created by

Lesson Plan Ninja

Anatomy of a Neuron and 7 Common Neurotransmitters Worksheet teaches students about the parts of a neuron and their functions. After reading the summary about the parts of a neuron, student diagram the neuron and complete an outline on its functions. The second side focuses on 7 common neurotransmitters by examining a chart. Students then match statements about real life examples with the correct neurotransmitter. This can be used as homework as it’s a completely stand alone assignment. ** Add

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Worksheets, Activities

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Lesson

Created by

LifeFluent - Health Education

This google slides lesson helps classes learn about eating disorders and mental health through writing prompts, video interviews, and relevant information for their age group. Slides focus on anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating.I use this slideshow lesson with my high schoolers, but it's great for various age groups ranging from 7-12th grade. It takes up the full class period and requires ZERO PREPARATION!Included:-28 Slides-2 Writing prompts -4 Videos (Interviews and first-person accounts of ea

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Health, Psychology, School Counseling

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Also included in: Mental Health Lessons BUNDLE

Forensics Eyewitness Testimony Complete Lesson on Observation PRINT and DIGITAL

Created by

WISEflamingo

FORENSICS SCIENCE & Psychology This all-inclusive lesson is the perfect way to teach The Fallibility of the Human Mind and therefore problems with eyewitness testimony. Students will learn about four different phenomena that can impact the quality of eyewitness testimony by experiencing the phenomena themselves! Students will partake in observation experiments and relate these issues to forensic science. This lesson comes with a complete presentation (embedded with video clips) & notes o

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Activities, Scaffolded Notes

Grades:

8th - 11th

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Also included in: Eyewitness Testimony and Memory Activity Collection BUNDLE

Social Media and the Psychology of Phone Use (Screen Time Slides and Experiment)

Created by

Family Consumer Sciences, Psychology, Social Emotional Learning

In this era, social media and phone use are driving socialization and identity formation more than nearly anything. This product introduces the issue, provides a fascinating TED talk with reflection questions, explains some major concerns, and then pushes students into some self-exploration. After the 50 content slides, a project is introduced to students to track their own screen time, and then to try to introduce an intervention to lower their screen time, followed by some reflection. This pro

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Grades:

6th - 12th

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Twins and Teaching Culinary Arts and FACS

Also included in: Sociology Full Semester Bundle (Major concepts, worksheets, and simulations)

Child Development Parenting Styles Lesson for FACS and FCS - Parenting Activity

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Are you teaching your FCS Child Development class about the role of parents on a child? This lesson is all about the role and styles of parenting that includes a slideshow, guided notes, and a digital escape room!What's included in this Child Development Lesson:23-page slideshow about:Roles of parenting to provide:physical health and safety of childemotional and behavioral competencesocial skillscognitive competenceParenting styles including:authoritarian and its impactauthoritative and its impa

Subjects:

Child Care, Family Consumer Sciences, Psychology

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Activities

Also included in: Child Development Lesson Plans for Child Development Class High School FACS

Child Development Theory Bundle (Erikson, Maslow, Montessori, Gardner) - Google

Created by

CTE Family and Consumer Sciences

This bundle includes Google Doc or Google Slides versions of the following:Hierarchy of Needs for Child Development WorksheetMaslow's Hierarchy of Needs Google Slides PresentationMaslow's Hierarchy of Needs Note Taking Templates, Quiz (with answer key)Erikson's 8 Stages of Development Movie Representation WorksheetUp Movie: Lifespan Development ActivityThe Parent Trap: Nature Vs. Nurture ActivityThe Montessori Theory WorksheetInside Out's Islands of Personality ActivityHoward Gardner's Theory of

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Family Consumer Sciences, Psychology

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CBT Thought Distortions Quiz and Activities with Google Slides Digital Version

Created by

K12Counseling

Now includes virtual version for remote learning! Great for individual or small group counseling in Middle / High School! Use the quiz to see commonly experienced Thought Distortions, then choose from 5 CBT intervention strategies to promote helpful, realistic thinking. Each strategy includes 3 examples for practice, and an opportunity to apply the strategy to the student's own thoughts!Included in this product:Directions for UseThought Distortions QuizResults PageReflection Page5 CBT Interventi

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), Psychology, School Counseling

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

Cults and Group Socialization (Class slides, videos, and guided notes)

Created by

Other (Social Studies - History), Psychology, Sociology

These content slides serve to introduce the topic of cults and radical social groups. The slide deck also includes a follow-along note sheet for students to complete digitally through google docs.The slides themselves cover:Social GroupsCultsCult recruitmentCult leadersInfluenceLoss of identityProminent cults: Manson Family (Charles Manson), Jonestown (Jim Jones), and the Branch Davidians (David Koresh)Long-term effects of cultsModern day prevalence of cults

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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Also included in: Sociology Full Semester Bundle (Major concepts, worksheets, and simulations)

Gender Roles and Gender Socialization (Class slides and worksheet)

Created by

Family Consumer Sciences, Psychology, Sociology

These content slides serve to introduce the gender roles and how they are socialized in society and long have been. Although the slides are sociologically skeptical of gender roles, they were designed to not be "politically charged". The last slide addresses gender identity and sexuality briefly, and societal discrimination that faces them both. If your school or curriculum team feels this slide does not fit in the curriculum, it could always be deleted (though I personally feel its worth coveri

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

Also included in: Sociology Full Semester Bundle (Major concepts, worksheets, and simulations)

Research Methods in Psychology- 2 day lesson

Created by

History Nerds Unite

Research Methods in Psychology- 2 day lessonStudents are sure to be engaged with this set of interactive Google Slides that will allow students to have a more in-depth understanding of the different research methods in psychology. Methods covered in this interactive two day lesson include: naturalistic observation, case studies, surveys, cross-sectional studies, longitudinal studies, and experiments. Students will also learn about Albert Bandura and the Bobo Doll experiment and the Bystander Apa

Subjects:

Psychology

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Also included in: Full Year Psychology Curriculum No-Prep, Student Centered

The Tragedy of the Commons Simulation (Slides, Worksheet, Instructions)

Created by

Economics , Environment, Psychology

This engaging and fun game demonstrates very clearly the concept of the "Tragedy of the Commons" in a fun game followed by a quick class slides presentation. The product includes the class slides that walk the class through the simulation, a teacher instructions guide, a student worksheet for following along with the game, and a pdf print-out to create the "slips of paper" used in the simulation.This game is a class favorite that creates a lasting memory of our inclination towards competition ov

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, Games, Simulations

Also included in: Sociology Full Semester Bundle (Major concepts, worksheets, and simulations)

Personality (Psychology slides, test links, videos, discussion questions)

Created by

Other (Social Studies - History), Psychology

Who am I? This central question is at the heart of our identity. These meticulously crafted slides and notes are tailored for psychology classes, offering a comprehensive exploration of personality.The content spans a spectrum of essential topics, including:Measuring Personality: Delve into the methodologies and tools employed in the nuanced task of personality assessment.Defining Personality: Clarify the boundaries by exploring what falls outside the realm of personality, providing a clear unde

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Grades:

6th - 12th

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