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Psychology Common Core RST.6-8.1 resources
Sleeping in Class Activity: Stages of Sleep, Psychology, & The Enchanted City
Is your psychology class ready to learn about sleep by actually sleeping? What if I told you that one of my best lessons is an activity that allows my students to fall asleep in class. Guess what? It's true! Although sleeping appears to be disengaging, this lesson is quite the opposite. It has become a student favorite as they are completely engaged and will never forget their sleeping activity in psychology class! This Enchanted City: Sleeping Activity is a must use lesson for all psychology
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Animal Behavior No Prep Lesson w/ Power Point, Worksheet and "Would you Rather?"
This lesson covers the different types of behaviors that animals can have such as response, instinct, and learned behaviors. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school grades.
Key Terms Include:
-behavior
-stimulus
-stimuli
-instinct
-imprinting
-conditioning
-trial-and-error learning
-insight learning
Both the presentation and the worksheet can be found within the zip file. Feedback is always appreciated.
Common Core Explanations
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1- While co
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4th - 9th, Higher Education
Child Development: Ethics/Genetics Testing Informational Article Analysis
Polished, graphic, 2-page 2014 PDF! Focuses on student reading and critical analysis of a hot Child Development / Psychology topic: genetics testing -- especially pre-natal genetics testing. From the preview, you may note details on the Human Genome Project as well as relevant dates in the last twenty+ years indicating advancements and legal determinations in regard to such genetic testing. The PDF invites students to work as a whole class as well as an invvitation to partner work, diagramming t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Stroop Effect: A Fun and Engaging Nervous System Lab Guide for Middle School
Looking for an engaging and low-prep activity for the last days of school or Fun Friday? This activity will have your students laughing as they learn about the science of conflicting information firsthand! Our Lab Guide for Testing the Stroop Effect is a must-have resource for science teachers working with middle school and upper elementary students on the scientific method...But what is the Stroop Effect, you might ask? Simply put, it's a phenomenon that occurs when the brain has difficulty p
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5th - 8th
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MS-LS1-8
Psychology: Daydreaming ~ Critical Thinking Informational Article Analysis
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 2009 Psychology Today article on the function(s) of daydreaming in our lives, its benefits, and much more! These questions could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/consciousness studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provoking an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Formative Assessment: Synthesis Activity~Psychology Theory Comic
This is a newly updated and fun, creative method of formative assessment in a Psychology course, to be utilized at any point in the course in which you wish to a.) provide the students a creative activity to demonstrate understanding, and b.) assess students' synthesis of material. With this PDF printable activity, you have nine options provided with which students can demonstrate knowledge and application of a Psychology theory and/or unit of study; feel free to tailor the nine options to what
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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