Are you looking for an activity or lesson plan to use tomorrow in class? Quickly search over 100 activities from our popular Teachers of Psychology in Secondary School (TOPSS) unit lesson plans. Please note that a number of these activities originally appeared in lesson plans that were archived in 2023. The APA TOPSS Committee is current reviewing these activities to ensure the currency and accuracy of posted activities. Teachers should be sure to review any activity before using it in class.
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Also included are laboratory exercises for high school psychology teachers, originally printed in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP; APA Division 2) e-book “Promoting Psychological Science: A Compendium of Laboratory Exercises for Teachers of High School Psychology” (Miller, 2018).
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Sampling or Assignment?
Students often confuse the terms “sampling” and “assignment.” For each of the scenarios described in this activity, students should indicate which process is being discussed and how you can tell.
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TOPSS has also made two-day lesson plans available from recent past winners of the APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Awards. These include activities that are not included in the search feature above.
1These topics can be found in the STP e-book.