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Group Rules and Expectations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore psychology by participating in a student behavior activity. For this group dynamic lesson, students identify ways to keep several learners interested and focused on one task. Students complete worksheets discussing...
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Decision Making and Teen Parenthood

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students analyze psychology by completing worksheets in class. In this decision making lesson, students identify the important choices they will need to make as they enter adulthood and discuss appropriate methods to communicating with...
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Going to Extremes: High Anxiety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the dangers of mountain climbing. After watching a video, they discuss the role of a German research team going into the Alps to predict who is going to adjust to the change in oxygen levels. They discover the...
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Advocates for Youth

Creating Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify human psychology by examining role-playing situations. For this homosexuality lesson, students identify what it means to be a gay or lesbian person and discuss the appropriate behavior to interacting with gay and...
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Gender Roles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore psychology by answering gender study questions. In this sexuality lesson, students discuss the stereotypes often referred to men and woman and what the truth is about their characteristics and abilities. Students...
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What's Your Favorite Color?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the psychology behind color choices using two sites on the Internet. They complete a worksheet and construct an Inspiration file with the data from the charts. Then they form a hypothesis and test it using...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Do You Take the Oath?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Why did so many go along with Nazi policies during World War II? An investigatory unit includes four handouts, reading analyses, classroom discussion topics, and intriguing philosophical questions, helping learners understand the...
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The Effect of Math Anxiety on Cardiovascular Homeostasis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the effect stress due to test anxiety may have on the heart. As part of the experiment, students hypothesize, collect data, graph data, analyze data and formulate an understanding of their personal level of stress and...
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Stages of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the eight stages of human development.  In this stages of life instructional activity students discuss as a class the stages and complete an activity. 
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Medical Scene Investigators

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate physical, psychological and societal implications of various medical problems. Using internet technology and videos, students gather information on a medical problem. They compare/contrast viewpoints that may...
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Conflict Resolution Trade-book

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discover ways of dealing with conflicts at school by reading a guide.  In this psychology instructional activity, students identify how conflicts are started with fellow classmates by reading a trade-book with their class. ...
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Puberty/Adolescence: Am I Normal?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students inspect psychology by answering a list of health study questions. In this puberty instructional activity, students identify the impact teenage years have on boys and girls. Students define a list of scientific terms and answer...
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Decision Making and Teen Parenthood

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students inspect psychology by completing a worksheet in class. In this sexual health lesson, students discuss the responsibilities and maturity necessary in order to have a child and to also be sexually active. Students answer study...
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Sex on TV: Teens and Parents Talk

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students observe human psychology by completing a media analysis worksheet. In this parent and teen communication lesson, students identify the main programs on television today and how sex is used to sell the program as well as...
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Faces of Emotion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate human emotion by analyzing photographs they have taken.  In this human face lesson plan, 5th graders collaborate in pairs to take pictures of another student while they are expressing different emotions....
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"All About Me" Posters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover themselves by creating a poster to present the class.  In this personal habits lesson plan, 3rd graders identify characteristics that make them unique and explore goals they wish to accomplish.  Students create...
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Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet: How To Deal With Bullies

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore human behavior by reading a children's story in class. In this bullying lesson, students read the story Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet by Catherine Depino. Students answer study questions about the story and...
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Sexual Exploitation: Assault Strategies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate personal health by answering a list of study questions. In this sexual assault lesson plan, students identify the types of situations which may lead to exploitation, assault or rape and discuss ways to limit their...
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Communication: Saying No

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read about psychology by identifying uncomfortable teenage situations. In this sexual awareness lesson, students read assigned text which discusses the importance of saying "no" when you are in a hostile or uncomfortable...
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Plan for the Murder Solving Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 12th
It's a classic case of whodunnit - with a forensic twist! Learners observe a crime scene and compile evidence, along with emergency phone calls, fingerprints, and interview statements to find the criminal and solve the crime.
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Survival: The Human Body in Extreme Environments

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students name and describe the major systems that work together as a unity to monitor and regulate the human body as it goes about its business of securing the essential requirements for life. They identify specific human features and/or...
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POWs

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Why did Vietnam POWs and their families receive more media attention than POWs in previous wars?  To answer this question, class members view artifacts, read articles, and engage in class discussion. Individuals then assume the voice of...
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Global Oneness Project

Freedom to Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here's something unusual and thoughtful: have your scholars do some pensive reflection themselves before tackling how such meditative techniques are used in prison rehabilitation programs. They watch the "Path of Freedom" video found...
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Strong as the Weakest Link

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students recognize that compression and tension forces are important considerations in building structures. They construct their own building structure using marshmellows and spaghetti to see which structure can hold the most weight.

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