Grade(s)
9th-12th
Quarter/Year/Length
1st Quarter - 2023 - 6 Weeks
Author
Dylan Wince
Project Idea from Shanghai American School
School
Tempe High School
Pillars
Introduction to Psychology
Biological
Cognition
9th-12th
Quarter/Year/Length
1st Quarter - 2023 - 6 Weeks
Author
Dylan Wince
Project Idea from Shanghai American School
School
Tempe High School
Pillars
Introduction to Psychology
Biological
Cognition
Project My Superpower!
Driving Question
How can we create and develop a research experiment that would help you improve a behavior you experience in your life?
Supporting Questions
Biological Pillar - How can you impact a specific part of the brain that is responsible for your chosen topic/behavior?
Cognition Pillar - How do the Cognition Pillar topics (Cognition, Memory, Perception, Intelligence) impact your chosen behavior?
Project Description
In this introduction to Psychology unit, students will begin to learn basic concepts and idea of psychology in order to make connections to their lives as teenagers. Students will read articles, watch videos and research to learn these concepts as well as chose a topic to investigate such as stress, disorders, memory, gender, personality, motivation and the like. Students will investigate and share their thinking on a variety of psychology scenarios to show individual understanding. They will used what they learn to create chapters for an anthology that will share information on their topics of choice and the application to teenagers including explanations for behaviors and strategies to support teenagers. Students will share this anthology with the adults in their lives.
Project Source: Shanghai American School
Public Product
How can we create and develop a research experiment that would help you improve a behavior you experience in your life?
Supporting Questions
Biological Pillar - How can you impact a specific part of the brain that is responsible for your chosen topic/behavior?
Cognition Pillar - How do the Cognition Pillar topics (Cognition, Memory, Perception, Intelligence) impact your chosen behavior?
Project Description
In this introduction to Psychology unit, students will begin to learn basic concepts and idea of psychology in order to make connections to their lives as teenagers. Students will read articles, watch videos and research to learn these concepts as well as chose a topic to investigate such as stress, disorders, memory, gender, personality, motivation and the like. Students will investigate and share their thinking on a variety of psychology scenarios to show individual understanding. They will used what they learn to create chapters for an anthology that will share information on their topics of choice and the application to teenagers including explanations for behaviors and strategies to support teenagers. Students will share this anthology with the adults in their lives.
Project Source: Shanghai American School
Public Product
- A Digital Magazine Article created on Canva explaining the experiment and results
- Uploaded to individual student portfolios
Important Documents
Project Essential Lessons
Exploring Topics and Behaviors |
Why Do We Do What We Do? |
How You Change |
Project Checkpoints
Checkpoint #1 - tbd
Introduction to Psychology Essential Lessons
Self-Evaluation #1
Checkpoint #2 - tbd
Biological Pillar Essential Lessons
Research Asks Document Completed
Begin Rough Draft for Magazine Article on Canva
Checkpoint #3 - tbd
Cognition Pillars Essential Lessons
Article Rough Draft Written
Project Deadline
TBD
Project Self-Reflection
Quarter Self-Evaluation
Introduction to Psychology Essential Lessons
Self-Evaluation #1
Checkpoint #2 - tbd
Biological Pillar Essential Lessons
Research Asks Document Completed
Begin Rough Draft for Magazine Article on Canva
Checkpoint #3 - tbd
Cognition Pillars Essential Lessons
Article Rough Draft Written
Project Deadline
TBD
Project Self-Reflection
Quarter Self-Evaluation
3rd Quarter Readings and Units
Growing Our Vocabulary |
Psych Readings & Socratic Seminar |
The Science of Well-Being for Teens |
Introduction to Psychology |
Biological Pillar |
Cognition Pillar |