The Teenage Brain PowerPoint (Psychology Elective, Non-AP) (Biological Unit)

*This presentation is large so if you plan to download it as a PowerPoint you will need to break it up into smaller chunks and then download the file. Otherwise, it will not give you an option to download as a traditional PowerPoint.

Designed to teach Biological Bases of Behavior unit in psychology electives for various class periods (45-50 or block). My goal is to create an interest in the course content and to give a brief introduction to some foundational concepts. Instead of teaching about the basic brain structures/functions, I teach about everything in the brain as it applies to the teenage brain. I find that the non-AP level students love learning about the brain in this format. I teach sleep and psychoactive drugs in this unit as it flows while discussing the effects on the brain. This product includes lifetime access to updated links in my Google Drive. Every product is in a format that can be edited.

THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES ✔

• Organized PowerPoint (modern transitions, animations, brain breaks, visually appealing)

LESSONS INCLUDED ✔

• Building a Teenage Brain
• Researching the Teenage Brain
• The Teenage Brain Under a Microscope (Neurons)
• Dopamine & The Teenage Brain (Neurotransmitters)
• Hormones & The Teenage Brain (Endocrine System)
• The Wiring of the Teenage Brain (Neuroplasticity)
• Effects of Drugs on the Teenage Brain (Psychoactive Drugs)
• Sleep for Teenagers (Sleep Cycles)
• Sleep Stations Activity
• Socratic Seminar Assessment

*Not Included: Retrieval Guide/Guided Notes

ASSESSMENTS INCLUDED ✔

• This Is Your Teenage Brain On... (Project Instructions/Rubric)
• Socratic Seminar (How accountable should society hold adolescents?)
• 10 Questions Multiple Choice Quiz

I highly recommend reading The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Amy Ellis Nutt and Frances E. Jensen to prepare your content knowledge.

Psychology Elective First Semester Units:

Start of Course

The Psychology of Your Smartphone or Introduction to Psychology

Positive Psychology

The Science of Psychology

The Teenage Brain (Biological Bases of Behavior)

Psychology Elective Second Semester Units:

The Power of __________ (Social Psych)

Adolescent Development

Rethink the Stigma

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