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. Choose from popular topics like biological basis of behavior, memory, research methods and more. Be sure to check back regularly as activities will be added as they become available. These activities were originally available to TOPSS members only but in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been made publicly available in order to benefit any teacher. Teachers are still encouraged to join TOPSS.
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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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Activities are available for the following topics. Click on the topics below to find the full TOPSS unit lesson plan.
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.