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Phychological Disorders and Crime Case Study
Halloween Activities
Psychological Disroders Guest Speakers: Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Forensic Psychologist
WWII Homefront Day:
rationing board game, real War Ration Books from 1942, sources about diverse people groups, and homefront instruction and discussionÂ
Biological Basis of Psychology: The Neuron Project
Cold War Case Study: Propaganda, Red Scare, McCarthyism
President John F. Kennedy Primary Source Workshop
Global Issues Elective: Mock Election
Students:
- made materials like blinders and the ballot boxÂ
- developed a list of guidelines for their peers to follow after researching real election rulesÂ
- developed a ballot in the same format as a real election
- set up authentic election materials borrowed from our local clerk’s office
- spent multiple days learning about and researching the causes present on this years ballot
- designed “I voted” stickersÂ
- got their friends to vote
- practiced a civic dutyÂ
Social Studies Writing:
Claim
EvidenceÂ
Analysis
Sociology: Card Sort
Sociology: Card Sort
Psychology: Left Brain vs. Right Brain Formative Assessment
Psychology: Left Brain vs. Right Brain Formative Assessment
PSY: White Board Brain Dump Review
PSY: White Board Brain Dump Review
U.S. History: 1980s Independent Research Mini-Trifolds
PSY: Sensation and Perception Stations
PSY: Sensation and Perception Stations
PSY: Abnormal Psychology Stations
PSY: Abnormal Psychology Stations
Psychology: Group Interaction Task Race and Writing
U.S. History: Key Figures of WWII Pop-ups and Gallery Walk
Making Connections: Hexagonal Thinking
WWI Clue Mystery Game- Discovering the Spark of the War
Sociology: Anatomy of a Social Movement Research Project
Sociology: Anatomy of a Social Movement Research Project
Global Issues Elective:
Local Election Research
WWII Rationing Board Game
WWII Rationing Board Game
Sociology Elective: Food Friday
Every other Friday we discuss diverse cultures through food!
1960s Research Tri-Fold Exhibits
1960s Research Tri-Fold Exhibits
My favorite strategies and activities:
Stations combining digital elements with skill practice and hands-on learning.
Writing using the Claim/ Evidence/ Analysis method, often paired with debate.
Bellringers combining interest and personal experience/ opinion with content.
Google Slides Presentations with class discussion.
Mini-trifolds, one-pagers, anchor charts, brochures, etc. to present information.
Research and student-led learning.
Group work, think-pair-share, and collaborative analysis of sources.
Primary source workshops.
Jeopardy Review Games (a classroom favorite and the activity that gets the most praise from former students).
Matching cards, Headbands vocabulary review games, hexagonal thinking card sort, and thinking maps for quick review and formative assessment.Â
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