Lesson Plans for: AP Psychology
Instructor: Carolyn Ebright

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08/19/13

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Friday 8/23    
     

08/26/13

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09/02/13

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09/09/13

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09/16/13

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09/23/13

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09/30/13

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10/07/13

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10/14/13

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10/21/13

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10/28/13

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11/04/13

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11/11/13

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11/18/13

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11/25/13

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12/02/13

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12/09/13

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12/16/13

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12/23/13

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12/30/13

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Wednesday 1/1    
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01/06/14

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Monday 1/6 Introduction to AP Psychology  
Tuesday 1/7 VAK Learning Group Analysis of Celebrity related to the Approaches to studying psychology Graphic Organizer of Celebrity
Wednesday 1/8 Quiz over Chapter 1  
Thursday 1/9 Classroom Discussion of Who Talks More, Men or Women...Assign Data Collection using Naturalistic Observation

Introduce psychology as a science

 
Friday 1/10 Correlation and GPA, Test Taking time  
     

01/13/14

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Monday 1/13 Quiz over Chapter 2 sometime this week!!

Complete a scatterplot to determine correlation of test time and score

Introduction to Experimentation with the Coffee Trials

 
Tuesday 1/14 Complete an online survey related to psychology research  
Wednesday 1/15 Discussion of Independent and Dependent Variables in Experimentation

Why are random samples important?

Complete M&M activity

Complete Oreo Activity

 
Thursday 1/16 Statistics Discussion-What is standard deviation?  
Friday 1/17 Discuss Men vs. Women in Conversation Data

Wrap up discussion of the hands-on activities related to scientific research

Naturalistic observation of Men and Women Worksheet
     

 01/20/14

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Monday 1/20 No School  
Tuesday 1/21 Chapter 3 Quiz sometime in the next few days! (Variable Interval Schedule of Reinforcement)

Introduction to Chapter 3--PPT on content of Nervous system

 
Wednesday 1/22 Notes on the Neuron

What is a neuron? Create a neurotransmitter puppet to accentuate the function of each neurotransmitter

Neuron Activity

Balancing Assessment on Research Methods- Chapter 2
Thursday 1/23 TED talks video clip on neurons

Notes on the Brain

 
Friday 1/24 Draw your Brain with specific structures

 

 
     

01/27/14

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Monday 1/27 Illustrate the cerebral cortex regions on your Brain Poster

Create a neuron border of the most helpful tool to remember neuronal communication

 
Tuesday 1/28 Orange Surgery Lab  
Wednesday 1/29 Evolutionary Psychology Attraction Poster  
Thursday 1/30 Evolutionary Psychology discussion of Nature vs. Nurture worksheet  
Friday 1/31 Free Response Trial 1  
     

02/03/14

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Monday 2/3 Vision Discussion and lab activity  
Tuesday 2/4 Hearing Discussion and lab activity  
Wednesday 2/5 Taste/Smell Discussion and lab activity  
Thursday 2/6 Perception pictures/go over Quiz #4  
Friday 2/7 EXAM #1-Chap 1-4  
     

02/10/14

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Monday 2/10 Teenage Brain Video on Addiction  
Tuesday 2/11 Mouse Party Simulation on Drugs  
Wednesday 2/12 Discussion of Sleep/Dreams/Sleep Disorders  
Thursday 2/13 Hypnosis Activity  
Friday 2/14 No School  
     

02/17/14

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Monday 2/17 No School  
Tuesday 2/18 Classical Conditioning Activity and Discussion Reminder that a quiz will occur over Chapter 6 sometime in the next week
Wednesday 2/19 Classical Conditioning Activities and Poster Creation  
Thursday 2/20 Operant Conditioning Activity and Discussion  
Friday 2/21 Operant Conditioning Activities and Poster Creation  
     

02/24/14

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Monday 2/24 Review and Compare Operant and Classical Conditioning  
Tuesday 2/25 Read Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment and discuss Social Learning Theory  
Wednesday 2/26 Boxes Demonstration  
Thursday 2/27 Silly Sentences Demonstratio  
Friday 2/28 Chapter 7 Quiz--Read Cognition Article from 40 Case Studies  
     

03/03/14

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Monday 3/3 Top Psychologist Memory Pictograph Illustration

Review of Memory Boxes

 
Tuesday 3/4 Creativity Practice--Save Your Egg  
Wednesday 3/5 A Walk down Memory Lane  
Thursday 3/6 Remote Associates Test  
Friday 3/7 Power Instructional Day on Chapter 8-Motivation and Emotion  
     

03/10/14

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Monday 3/10 Chapter 8 Quiz  
Tuesday 3/11 Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Examples Activity  
Wednesday 3/12 Ride the "O" Train and discuss the need to belong

Classroom Activity on Love and Belonginess

 
Thursday 3/13 Read 40 Case Studies reports on Stress, Emotion and Cognitive Dissonance--Jigsaw Discussion on the Reports  
Friday 3/14 No School  
     

03/17/14

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Monday 3/17 Discuss Han Seyle Stress Appraisal and response

Identify your Susceptibility to Stress

 
Tuesday 3/18 Complete the survey on exploration motive

Create the most perfect room--Stress Reliever activity

BINGO Review

 
Wednesday 3/19 Create Collage  
Thursday 3/20 Analyze Collage based on Psychoanalysis  
Friday 3/21 Defense Mechanism Charades  
     

03/24/14

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Monday 3/24 Free Response

Review for Exam #2

 
Tuesday 3/25 EXAM #2--Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 10  
Wednesday 3/26 BABY BOOK PROJECT--Computer Lab Time  
Thursday 3/27 Discuss Chapter 9 Terms of Developmental Psychology  
Friday 3/28 Erik Erikson's Stages of Development  
   

 

03/31/14

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Monday 3/31 A Beautiful Mind  
Tuesday 4/1 NO CLASS--Testing and Wisdom Retreat  
Wednesday 4/2 A Beautiful Mind  
Thursday 4/3 A Beautiful Mind  
Friday 4/4 Discuss Free Response and EXAM #2  
     

04/07/14

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Monday 4/7 Create Erikson Roadmap and discuss Lawrence Kohlberg's Morality Theory  
Tuesday 4/8 Role Play and practice Piaget Tasks  
Wednesday 4/9 Field Trip to Brandon Elementary  
Thursday 4/10 Create Mental Illness Case Study Box  
Friday 4/11 Create Mental Illness Case Study Box  
     

04/14/14

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Monday 4/14 Create Mental Illness Case Study Box  
Tuesday 4/15 Complete Case study Box assessments---Can you determine the correct mental illness?  
Wednesday 4/16 Quiz over Chapter 12 and 13

Free Response Practice

 
Thursday 4/17 Power Instructional Day for Chapter 11  
Friday 4/18 No School-Easter Break  
     

04/21/14

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Monday 4/21 No School Easter Break  
Tuesday 4/22 Intelligence Testing Instruction  
Wednesday 4/23 Intelligence Testing Instruction

Chapter 11 Quiz

 
Thursday 4/24 Chapter 14 Social Psychology--Discussion

Complete and go over Chapter 14 Quiz

 
Friday 4/25 Social Psychology Discussion-Stanley Milgram Study  
     

04/28/14

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Monday 4/28 Social Psychology Discussion-Soloman Asche Study  
Tuesday 4/29 Social Psychology Discussion-Zimbardo Prison Experiment  
Wednesday 4/30 Social Psychology Discussion-Brown Eyed/Blue Eyed Study

Review for AP EXAM

 
Thursday 5/1 AP EXAM Practice 2004  
Friday 5/2 AP EXAM Practice 2007

Note:  One of your best test scores will be entered into Skyward as the EXAM grade

 
     

05/05/14

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Monday 5/5 ACTUAL 2014 AP EXAM!!!!  
Tuesday 5/6 Mario Kart Tourney  
Wednesday 5/7 Mario Kart Tourney  
Thursday 5/8 Mario Kart Tourney  
Friday 5/9 Mario Kart Tourney  
     

05/12/14

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Monday 5/12 Blindfold Walk around BVHS campus  
Tuesday 5/13 Last Day with Seniors  
Wednesday 5/14    
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Friday 5/16    
     

05/19/14

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05/26/14

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