Psychology unit: History, Approaches, and Careers- 12 day bundle

Psychology unit: History, Approaches, and Careers- 12 day bundle

This 12 day bundle includes highly interactive lessons covering various topics related to the introduction of psychology! 

Topics covered in this bundle:

• Intro to Psychology- What is Psychology? (describing, explaining, predicting and influencing behavior, neuroplasticity)
• Intro to Psychology Bubble Lab
• Parts of the Brain- Understanding the Parts of the Cerebral Cortex
• The History of Psychology-Ancient and Modern Beliefs 
• 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)
• Ethics in Psychology (informed consent, confidentiality, deception and experiment withdrawals, Milgram Experiment and the Stanford Prison Experiment)
• Gallery Walk: People of Modern Psychology- Topics include: Sigmund Freud for Psychoanalysis, Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, and B.F. Skinner for Behaviorism, Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers for Humanistic psychology and finally Jean Piaget for Child Development.
• Schools of thought and careers in psychology
• Case Study Analysis of research methods
• Poster Project: Contemporary approaches to psychology

+FREE PDF of the unit test and answer key included!

All lessons are HIGHLY interactive and engaging for students!

See the FULL previews for EACH lesson by clicking the images below!

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 Key

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 (for some lessons)

Benefits of Use:

✔️ No Prep

✔️ Highly Engaging

✔️ Ready to Print Handouts

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