Psychology Lesson Plans

Fourth graders collect data, graph their data, and then make predictions based upon their findings. They's interest is maintained by the interesting way the data is collected. The data collection experiment is from the psychology work of J.R. Stroop.

Learners examine lullabies from different cultures. They identify similarities and parallels among cultures. They deduce common biological and psychological needs of humans across geographic boundaries.

Students study the potential dangers of date rape drugs. They analyze the effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs on humans including: physiological effects and psychological effects. They identify strategies in order to stay safe and drug-free.

Students explore classical conditioning in their everyday lives. In this psychology lesson, students participate in an experiment in which they examine how classical conditioning affects them. Students discuss the experiment results.

Students design an experiment on each psychology methods used to persuade people. In this psychology lesson, students conduct the experiment and record data. They post their results on Chartle.net and write a paper about their hypothesis.

Tenth graders discuss articulation and the ways articulation affects music. Examples are completed using staccato and legato. On the second day, 10th graders repeat the lesson using accent, marcato, and tenuto. Students practice writing and playing these styles of playing.

Students explore the psychological explanation for gambling addictions. They discuss the issues surrounding students being protected from gambling. Students discuss the topic of allowing students to gamble.

Young scholars research previous attempts by scientists to uncover various aspects of how the brain works. They devise an experiment that sheds some scientific light on the questions. In addition, they present their findings to the entire class in the form of an illustrated oral report or multimedia presentation

Students use hands-on field-testing of authentic application from principles pertaining to: Psychology- A. Develop a positive, can-do attitude with a high degree of self-reliance that is transferable to human interactions outside of the wilderness experience. Physiology-students experience adverse environmental conditions which they strive to mitigate and in turn maintain body homeostasis. Ecology-students actively participant in the ecological web of a given ecosystem.

Students examine a case history of a street kid in Thailand. In this case history lesson students explore the reasons children end up living on the streets. The references in the lesson are to The UN Conventions of The Right of a Child.