Course Calendar

2026-27 School Year

Trimester 1

Weds, Sept 9 - Welcome/Intro; Syllabus, parent letter, Rdg Sched, website/Classroom/Remind; MyAP Classroom signup; Boundary Breakers; Intro Reflection; "8 Study Tips" article

Thurs, Sept 10 - "quiz"; discuss "8 Study Tips"; Fools Demo; intro Stranger Paper; textbooks/pre-test

Fri, Sept 11- debrief pre-test; Hindsight Bias & Overconfidence; Andrea Yates case; psychological perspectives; "Blind Men & the Elephant"

Mon, Sept 14 - School Observation Lab; Operational Definitions; "Words of Wisdom"

Tues, Sept 15 - "Words of Wisdom"; review people & perspectives; APA divisions/research areas; start Research Methods ppt

Weds, Sept 16 - finish Research Methods; What's Wrong With This Study?

Thurs, Sept 17 - Experimentation; ethics 

Fri, Sept 18 - Statistics & Correlation; normal curve practice questions

Mon, Sept 21 - Sampling Lab; review

Tues, Sept 22 - Unit 0 Test (Scientific Foundations of Psychology); Unit Reflection

Weds, Sept 23 - review test results; Why Biology?; Random Brain Facts ppt; intro Brain Project

Thurs, Sept 24 - Methods of Studying the Brain; Phineas Gage video; Mapping the Brain video; assign "40 Studies" articles

Fri, Sept 25 - Neurons ppt; flushing demo; neurotransmitter chart

Mon, Sept 28 - Nervous System ppt; demos; bee sting application; Endocrine System handout

Tues, Sept 29 - Brain Hemispheres; Scientific American clip

Weds, Sept 30 - Nature/Nurture ppt; Evolutionary Psych; share "40 Studies" articles; assign Online Discussion

Thurs, Oct 1 - Sleep IQ Test; Sleep Stages & Circadian Rhythm; "How Science Changed Sleep Forever"

Fri, Oct 2 - Sleep Deficit Scale; Sleep Disorders ppt & clips

Mon, Oct 5 - Dreams ppt; "The Mind Explained: Dreams"; introduce Eyskube Addiction XC

Tues, Oct 6 - overview of drug terms; "Curiosity: Your Body on Drugs"; Mouse Party

Weds, Oct 7 - Brain Project Presentations; review

Thurs, Oct 8 - Breakout Boxes; review

Fri, Oct 9 - Unit 1A Test (Biological Bases of Behavior)

Mon, Oct 12 - 

Tues, Oct 13 - 

Weds, Oct 14 - 

(MEA break)

Mon, Oct 19 - 

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Mon, Oct 26 - 

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Fri, Oct 30 - 

Mon, Nov 2 - 

Tues, Nov 3 - (No school - staff development)

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Mon, Nov 9 - 

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Mon, Nov 23 - 

Tues, Nov 24 - 

(Thanksgiving break)

Mon, Nov 30 - 

Tues, Dec 1 - 

Weds, Dec 2 - 

Thurs, Dec 3 - 

(End of Trimester 1)