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Common Lit: Text Sets: Psychology and the Mind Unit PlanCommon Lit: Text Sets: Psychology and the Mind Unit Plan
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Common Lit: Text Sets: Psychology and the Mind

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The mind has fascinated and mystified humans for millennia. Delve into the science behind the brain with these works on philosophy, foundational psychology, and scientific studies. This collection includes 61 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic of Psychology and the Mind. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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Concepts

aging, love, memories, the brain

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brain studies, philosophy, scientific studies, commonlit, commonlit: text sets: psychology and the mind, psychology and the mind, text set, fear, following the crowd, foundational psychology, herd behavior, rebellion in adolescence, informational text, mind

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RH.6-8.8

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