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Lawrence Kohlberg's Six Stages of Moral Reasoning

There are many aspects to the understanding of human behavior. The study of psychology would be incomplete without a detailed analysis of Lawrence Kohlberg's Six Stages of Moral Reasoning. It is a vital part of the different stages in the life cycle. This lesson plan will help students understand and become more aware of their own human behavior as it relates to the concept of moral reasoning.

Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)

By James Mach.

Understanding the Columbian Exchange

In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 5.1

This lesson will help students think about the effects of the Columbian Exchange, particularly the exchange of disease as it affected the psychology of the Europeans and Native populations in the early settlement of the Americas.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

Student life at the Normal and Industrial School

In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.4

Excerpt from the student handbook of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School, 1901. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

Heaven or Groundhog Day?

This unit is designed to appeal to adolescents with its non-print text base, the movie Groundhog Day. The pre-viewing activities prepare students for the allusions in the movie and include cultural literacy. The teacher can pick and choose from the activities to apply the concept of personal growth. The teacher may select from activities for science, workplace ethics, music, computer competency, and English language arts. The teacher may modify any of the attachments to suit the students' needs and interests.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

By David Melton and Julia Millush.

Project-based learning

Project-based learning is a teaching approach that engages students in sustained, collaborative real-world investigations. Projects are organized around a driving question, and students participate in a variety of tasks that seek to meaningfully address this...

Format: article

By Heather Coffey.

Focus

In The five features of effective writing, page 2

Focus, the first Feature of Effective Writing, is the "so what?" in a piece of writing. This article will help you teach students to stay on topic.

By Kathleen Cali.

North Carolina Thinking Skills: An introduction

There are five dimensions in the model of thinking skills used to classify questions for the state's assessment tests.

Format: article

By Tom Munk.

Comics in the classroom

Graphic novels aren't just “literature lite”: they're a genre you can use to explore philosophy, history, human interactions, visual literacy, and more with soon-to-be adults in a high school English class.

Format: article

By Ross White.

Facial studies through creation of a face jug

In this interdisciplanary lesson, students study the anatomy of the face and use what they have learned to create thumbnail sketches of expressive faces on jugs. The lesson incorporates elements of social studies, earth science, psychology, and artistic meaning.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)

By Lori Shepley, Melissa Thibault, and Nelle Hayes.

Teaching the features of effective writing

In The five features of effective writing, page 1

By organizing your instruction around focus, organization, support and elaboration, style, and conventions, you can help students become more effective writers and make your own job easier.

Format: article

By Kim Bowen and Kathleen Cali.

Discussion guide: Religion in early America

This discussion guide will help students understand the larger context of religion in colonial America as they read about topics such as Quaker emigration and the Great Awakening.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

From documents to digitization

To design a research project using primary sources from the Web, you'll need to know what's out there and how to find it. This article explains what's available, why, and where.

Format: article

By David Walbert.

Choosing books that are just right

This teacher research study examines how students select books for independent reading and how teachers can help them make choices more appropriate to their reading levels.

By Melinda Parks.

Resources on the web

AllPsych Online

A wealth of information pertaining to various aspects of psychology. Includes online texts, reference sources, disorder information, quizzes, journal articles, games, and puzzles. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: AllPsych

Lying

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks students hear about how people generally see their own lies as being less harmful and more due to situation and not personality, while they are more likely to blame personality if another person lies. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color

Witness World War II through rare color film, and read letters from a nation redefining itself. View footage of Midway, Pearl Harbor, and the Doolittle Raid. Learn about the psychology of war, how American prepared and reacted to WWII, and what the social... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

The Nineteenth Century in Print - Books

Sponsored by the Library of Congerss: American Memory Collection, this site is comprised of books and periodicals published in the United States primarily during 1850-1880 that include not only the bibliographic information but the full contents of the book. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Making of America

Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction, 1850 -1877. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Michigan, Humanities Text Initiative

AERA: American Educational Research Association

Professional organization with practical applications of educational research results including ideas for school or policy reform and teacher education. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: AERA

Finger length

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study that looks to finger length for signs of a man's pre-natal exposure to testosterone. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science