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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Psychology: Abnormal Psychology and Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the way abnormal behavior is defined and classified through this virtual learning course in Abnormal Psychology and Treatment. Interactive media, video, assginments and instructional materials.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Psychology: Social Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete and comprehensive Social Psychology learning module in which students learn about human social behavior through participation in interactive activities, videos, reading and writing assignments, review and assessment.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Discovering Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
A video collection introducing the fundamental elements of psychology.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Choose Your Attitude

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson engages students in determining the importance of attitudes on many facets of life. Students will view movie clips, view PowerPoint presentations, discuss how attitudes can change and influence people's lives, and look at...
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Website
American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association: Apa Journal Online

For Students 9th - 10th
American Psychologist, the official journal of the American Psychological Association, publishes articles on current issues in psychology as well as empirical, theoretical, and practical articles on broad aspects of psychology.
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Website
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Science Behind the News

For Students 9th - 10th
The Why? Files from the University of Wisconsin explains the science behind the news. The website, tackling issues in news headlines, provides a good mix of information and interactivity that takes the "chore" out of learning.
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Activity
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Secret Life of the Brain: History of the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From the PBS series, this history traces our quest to understand the human brain with an extensive timeline.
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Handout
Other

Nova Southeastern University: Charles Spearman

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Details the life and work of Charles Spearman. Sections include: Spearman and the Army, Educational and Professional Background, Contributions to the Testing Enterprise, Published Works.
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eBook
Other

The Varieties of Religious Experience by Wm. James Etext

For Students 9th - 10th
The intersection of psychology and religion is explored by this classic book by William James.
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Article
Other

Sada: Symptoms of Sad

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the symptoms of SAD, when they usually begin and end, and the typical onset of SAD.
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Website
Other

Sada: What Is Sad?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes what SAD is and what causes it.
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Handout
Other

Infed: Carl Rogers

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Carl Rogers, which presents key texts and references to books about him.
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Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: "When Good People Do Bad Things" by Ann Trafton

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
In this informational text, Rebecca Saxe, associate professor of cognitive neuroscience at MIT, and her colleagues conducted an experiment to study the way people behave in groups. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are...
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Activity
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Profiles Psychologist

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent career profile. A concise look at Psychology careers. The site looks at a day in the life, tells educational requirements, and future outlook for the profession. Excellent site for students interested in a Psychology career.
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Article
Other

Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Jean Piaget

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of psychologist, Jean Piaget, highlighting his theories of cognitive development in children. Identify and understand specifics of the three key parts of his cognitive theory.
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Website
Other

Sada: Sad Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the largest surviving support organization to help support and advise sufferers of SAD.
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Primary
Trinity University

Trinity University: Social Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the overlap between the behavioral sciences (psychology and sociology). It compares the approaches of psychologists and sociologists in researching behavior. An outline of the areas examined in social psychology is...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: The Red Book of Carl G. Jung: Its Origins and Influence

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to the Library of Congress' exhibition about Carl Jung's Red Book. The exhibition puts Red Book in context with a small sample of items related to Jung.
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Article
California State University

California State University: Curiosity and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
California State University student research into the psychological theories of curiosity and what motivates people to do what they do.
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Article
California State University

California State University: Fear and Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This California State University student research paper looks into the reasons that we feel fear and anxiety in our lives. It tackles the biological reasons and different psychological theories.
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Article
California State University

California State Univ.: Happiness, Hope, and Optimism

For Students 9th - 10th
California State University offers this student research paper that explains the emotions of hope, happiness, and optimism. Shows how these emotions are similiar and different and how biology affects feelings.
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Becoming a Psychologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed site listing not only the recommendations for becoming a psychologist but also all of the American Psychological Association recognized fields of specialization. Includes descriptions of each field, contact, journals, etc.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Curious: Cancer a New Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
Short video from Curious in which Mark Davis is motivated to develop a new, less debilitating treatment for his wife's cancer. [4:49]
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Primary
York University

Classics in the History of Psychology: Attitudes and Cognitive Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a paper from 1946 by Fritz Heider on how attitudes of one person can influence the attitudes of others. A very basic concept put into detail.