Free open educational resources from the University of Edinburgh to download and adapt for primary and secondary teaching.
Winner of the 2021 OEGlobal Awards for Excellence Open Curation Award for this collection of high quality student made OER on the TES platform.
Free open educational resources from the University of Edinburgh to download and adapt for primary and secondary teaching.
Winner of the 2021 OEGlobal Awards for Excellence Open Curation Award for this collection of high quality student made OER on the TES platform.
This resource contains a workshop with activities about the structure and functions of the brain and what happens when it goes wrong. It also contains short biographies of the two co-authors and details of their academic involvement in psychology. It is intended for learners studying the Scottish National 5 Psychology curriculum.
Learning outcomes
Name and locate the different lobes of the brain.
Understand the functions of each brain, and their real-life applications.
Actively work in a team with a common goal.
Understand the implications of brain damage, such as the case of Phineas Gage.
In this resource
This resource bundle includes pdf and editable versions of the following:
Practitioner Notes: contains in-depth notes as to the characteristics and composition of the brain, along with several support videos that may benefit learners. Also included are the rules for the “Brain Game”
Brain Cut Out: a single page with a coloured image of the brain, as required by the “Brain Game”
Brain Function and Lobe Names: for use in the “Brain Game”
Clue Cards: a set of clue cards for use in the “Brain Game”
Clue Card Answers: the corresponding answers to go along with the Clue Cards in the “Brain Game”
Meet the Psychologists: a single page document with a short description and picture of the two authors of this resource
This resource was created as part of Psychology Outreach and Engagement which allows undergraduate psychology students to develop new projects aimed at meeting the needs of local community partners as part of their degree.
This resource was developed in partnership with Craigroyston Community High School, Edinburgh. Lorna Camus, an MA Hons Psychology student and Agniete Pocyte, a BSc Hons Psychology student, produced and delivered the resource with the help of Eric Freund, a teacher at Craigroyston Community High School. We are indebted to Eric, but we would also like to thank his 1A and his 2C classes for their participation and enthusiasm.
Author: Lorna Camus and Agniete Pocyte, adapted by Kay Douglas and Andrew Ferguson.
Unless otherwise stated, all content is released under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Presentation with activities about different forms of advertising technique including inattentional blindness, change blindness and Pavlovian conditioning. It also contains short biographies of the two coauthors and details of their academic involvement in psychology.
Educational Level 3 and 4
This resource was created as part of Psychology Outreach and Engagement (in partnership with the
School of GeoSciences) which allows undergraduate psychology students to develop new projects aimed
at meeting the needs of local community partners as part of their degree
Authors: Agniete Pocyte & Lorna Camus, adapted by Tomas Sanders
Unless otherwise stated, all content is released under a CC-BY 4.0 license.
Cover image is Times Square by Eric Salard (Flickr) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
This teaching block of five lessons revolves around the idea of scientific testing and psychology. The students will be introduced to the “Scottish Water Company” and their mission to find out how a new water-based sports drink can improve psychological abilities. The students will learn about three areas of psychology; perception, memory, and reaction time to find a possible psychology experiment for the water. Once the children find that they can measure and test reaction time, they will begin to look at questions about scientific testing, and then design their own test. The series will conclude with the finding that the water was no more than tap water, which the children can present in writing or verbally.
This resource is suggested as a second level science resource and relates mainly to SCQF level 2 Experiences and Outcomes. However it could be used with classes working at first or third level, or even be used alongside a different curriculum with minor adaptations.
Relevant Experiences and Outcomes:
LIT 2-02a, LIT 2-07a, LIT 2-09a, LIT 2-10a, MNU 2-01a, MNU 2-02a, MNU 2-03a, MNU 2-03b, MNU 2-07a , MNU 2-10b, MNU 2-11a, MNU 2-11b, MNU 3-03a, MNU 3-07a, MNU 3-08a, MNU 3-11a, SCN 1-12b, SCN 1-20a, SCN 2-12b, SCN 2-20a, SCN 3-12b
This resource was created as part of the Psychology Outreach and Engagement course which allows undergraduate psychology students to develop new projects aimed at meeting the needs of local community partners as part of their degree.
This resource was originally developed for Curiosity Club.
Author: Alex Wren, adapted by Alysha Wilson, Molly Wickett and Alyssa Heggison.
Unless otherwise stated, all content is released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
This resource is a presentation with activities about contact theory, the bystander effect and cognitive dissonance. It also contains short biographies of the two co-authors and details of their academic involvement in psychology. The target audience for this resource is learners studying the Scottish National 5 Psychology course (or equivalent).
Learning outcomes
Understand the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination
Be able to recognise a prejudiced comment
Ability to respond to prejudiced comment in a constructive way
Know several effective prejudice reducing strategies
Understand the basics of contact theory
Understand the bystander effect and its underlying factors
Understand cognitive dissonance
In this resource
This resource bundle includes pdf and editable versions of the following:
Practitioner Notes: contains notes detailing how to deliver the lessons, an activity on ‘Practising Prejudice Reduction’, and a ‘Meet the Psychologists’ section providing a short introduction to the authors of the resource.
Presentation: a short presentation. Details of use and when to present are included in the Practitioner Notes.
This resource was created as part of Psychology Outreach and Engagement which allows undergraduate psychology students to develop new projects aimed at meeting the needs of local community partners as part of their degree.
This resource was developed in partnership with Craigroyston Community High School, Edinburgh. Lorna Camus, an MA Hons Psychology student and Agniete Pocyte, a BSc Hons Psychology student, produced and delivered the resource with the help of Eric Freund, a teacher at Craigroyston Community High School. We are indebted to Eric, but we would also like to thank his 1A and his 2C classes for their participation and enthusiasm.
Author: Lorna Camus and Agniete Pocyte, adapted by Kay Douglas and Andrew Ferguson.
Unless otherwise stated, all content is released under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Two workshops covering what mental health is and how to promote it – aimed at learners aged 11 to 14. Includes workshop plans with presentations.
Educational Level 3
(HWB 3-01a, HWB 3-02a, HWB 3-03a, HWB 3-04a, HWB 3-05a, HWB 3-06a, HWB 3-07a)
This resource bundle includes lesson plans (pdf and editable word version) and presentation for:
Workshop 1:
What is mental health?
Self-reflection activity
What influences by mental health?
What is influenced by mental health?
Workshop 2: Title
Self-reflection activity
Strategies for maintaining good mental health
Red flags in mental health
What is depression?
What is anxiety?
Quiz
This resource was created as part of Psychology Outreach and Engagement which allows undergraduate psychology students to develop new projects aimed at meeting the needs of local community partners as part of their degree.
Author: Melina Zavali
Unless otherwise stated, all content is released under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Cover image is Mental Health by Wokandapix, licensed under the Pixabay license.
‘Psych Research Methods’ is a resource that ties into the Scottish National 5 Psychology curriculum. It includes detailed presentation slides and notes covering 2 lessons, including student worksheet and in class activities.
The full contents of this resource will download as a zipped folder containing multiple sub-folders. A selection of preview images are included outwith the main folder to give a better view of the resource via the tes website.
Key words: Psychology, Research
Cover image: ‘person writing on brown wooden table near white ceramic mug’ by Green Chameleon on Unsplash, used under the Unsplash Licence, with text and logo overlay.