Psychology: States of Consciousness- 10 day bundle

Psychology: States of Consciousness- 10 day bundle plus free test!

This is a great interactive 10 day unit on the different states of consciousness. Here is the breakdown for the 10 day bundle:

✏️Day 1: Intro to the different states of consciousness : This lesson will help you introduce students to unit on the states of consciousness. Students will first start with a video overview around consciousness then will look up the definitions to the terms that will be covered during the unit. Finally, students will show their understanding of what they learned with a crosswords puzzle of unit terms and definitions. 

✏️Day 2: Different states of consciousness: This engaging lesson will allow students to learn about the different states of consciousness and how they might be altered with hypnosis, meditation, or psychoactive drugs. Students will read about and show their understanding of each topic in a variety of ways, using the interactive slides.

✏️Day 3: Sleep and dreaming- altered states of consciousness: This lesson covers sleeping and dreaming as an altered state of consciousness. Students will learn about various topics such as: biological rhythms, stages of sleep, how we sleep, benefits from sleep, sleep deficits, and the recommended hours of sleep.

✏️Day 4: Sleep, Sigmund Freud and Dream Interpretation: This is a lesson that will allow students to learn about sleep as a state of consciousness. Other topics covering in the lesson include: the function of sleep, theories of why we sleep, characteristics of dreams, and Sigmund Freud and dream interpretation.

✏️Day 5 and 6: Disordered patterns of sleep, parasomnia, insomnia- 2 day lesson: Students will learn about many different topics such as: disordered patterns of sleep, parasomnia, insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy. Then on Day 2, students will take what they learned to create a comic strip showing their understanding of one parasomnia.  

✏️Day 7: Hypnosis and altered consciousness: This lesson will enable students to learn about hypnosis as an altered state of consciousness. Students will explore the factors that cause the effects of hypnosis, followed by observing a demonstration of hypnotism. After this, students will read a journal article around the validity and reliability of hypnotism in the court of law. Students will then apply their understanding of the three levels of consciousness (unconscious, semiconscious, or conscious) by placing specific events on a continuum that reflects the required level of consciousness for each activity.

✏️Day 8: Psychoactive drugs  and altered consciousness: This lesson will allow students to learn about how psychoactive drugs affect the brain and body. Students will learn about the effects from: alcohol, cocaine, Methamphetamine, LSD, marijuana, ecstasy, and heroin. Students will also take part in an interactive simulation where they can see the actual effects from different substances.

✏️Day 9 and 10: Project: Psychoactive drugs that alter consciousness- 2 day lesson: This will allow students to research about different substances that alter consciousness. Substances researched will be: alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines, LSD, opioids, and marijuana. All research information will also be provided. Then on Day 2, students will share their slide with other people in the class and do a digital gallery walk around the room.

✏️Day 11: Unit Test (Comes FREE as a bonus!)

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What’s Included? 

✏️ Teacher Directions 

✏️ Warm Ups For Each Day

✏️ All Links And Clips Needed For Lessons

✏️ Interactive Google Slides For Students 

✏️ Sentence Frames 

✏️ Check For Understanding

✏️ Answer Keys

Skills Used:

✔️ Active Learning

✔️ Critical Thinking

✔️ Reading Comprehension

✔️ Self Reflection

✔️ Inquiry Skills

✔️ Empathy And Perspective

✔️ Promoting Academic Conversations

✔️ Verbal Engagement

✔️ Debate

✔️ Researching 

✔️ Peer Collaboration

What do students need? 

✏️ Access to Google Classroom™ 

✏️ Google™ accounts

✏️ Pencil

Benefits of Use:

✔️ No Prep

✔️ Highly Engaging

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