Psychologist Teacher Resources

Learners investigate the concept of observable behavior. They watch someone for three to five minutes and record everything that is seen. Students must be as objective as possible, avoid any value judgments about physical appearance or...

Students watch an episode of "Frontiers" and discover the scientific basis for handwriting analysis. In the video, they discover how size, shape, and slant of handwriting suggest personality traits. After a discussion, students offer...

In this health worksheet, students find the words that name different types of medical doctors and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check activity, students respond to twenty-one short answer questions covering chapters seventeen and eighteen of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen in order to help them better understand...

Students study the Haitian crisis and learn about the needs and ways to help the situation. In this Haitian crisis lesson plan, students study the Maslow's "Needs Pyramid". Students study the media coverage of the earthquake and then...

Twelfth graders define themselves through music. In this psychology instructional activity, 12th graders identify James Marcia's 4 states of identity and identify songs that reflect each of the states.

In this definition practice worksheet, students choose the correct definition of the italicized word. Students have three choices from which to choose.

For this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the missing words in 10 sentences in an on-line interactive exercise. Students read the sentence and from ten choices, decide which word best finishes the sentence.

Students examine drug and alcohol abuse by American teens. For this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Boomers Assess High School", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an...

In this skimming exercise instructional activity, students quickly read a passage about reverse culture shock to find main ideas. Students have a short time period to read the text and identify the main ideas.

Students analyze Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in part of an analysis of imagery. In this Maya Angelou lesson plan, students read chapters 34 and 35 in the novel and define imager. Students work in pairs to locate two...

Students define mental health and complete a worksheet about themselves.  In this mental health lesson, students evaluate themselves as they score their worksheet.  Students discuss critical thinking questions about their responses.

In this book report worksheet, students select a biography or autobiography to read and then use the activities on the worksheet to complete a book report.

Students consider the effects of video games on students. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study video game ratings, their effects on children, and the violence in the games.

In this internet against insomnia worksheet, students read a passage about the internet, answer true and false questions, and find vocabulary words. Students complete 22 problems total.

Students discuss the water usage of the world and their own water usage. In this water lesson plan, students read a story about water and discuss different statistics of water usage around the world.

Students discover the importance of planning for the future and examine what goals they want for themselves and for their families. They also explore the importance of communication in a family, their views of therapy, and ways a...

Students explain the differences between psychology, pseudoscience and popular opinion. In groups, they describe, compare and contrast the various biological and cognitive perspectives in the field. Using the internet, they describe the...

In this English worksheet, learners read "Internet Addiction - A Growing Problem," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection

Young scholars listen to an interview with Lori Marino regarding the development of dolphin brains and read a summarizing text. They conduct further research and participate in class discussion.

Students participate in a class discussion about moral development based on Kohlberg's and Gilligan's moral orientations.

Twelfth graders identify and analyze the reasons for lung disease. They complete a KWL chart, explore various websites, create interview questions, interview someone in the medical profession, and compare/contrast the causes and...

High schoolers examine the intelligence testing of Henry Goddard during the early 1900s. They discover criticisms that are still occuring today. They analyze how science and technology is contributing to this practice.

Learners research all the ways people seek their soulmates. The question if opposites attract or those with similar attractions is studied in depth. Compile all the many steps a scientist must often take to answer what looks like a...