Student worksheet and treasure hunt cards allowing student's to develop their knowledge of Gibson's theory. Riddles will need adapting to areas specific to the individual school.

This lesson covers the function of eye contact as a feature of non-verbal communication. It includes a practical starter and second practical activity (mini experiment), a description of each function of eye contact with supporting videos to consolidate and the evaluation of the usefulness of research into eye contact through a matching activity. There is an exam focus towards the beginning of the lesson, breaking down exam questions and analysing responses as well as an exam/assessment driven differentiated plenary complete the structure strips for support.

Possible two lessons worth of content covering the chromosomal and hormonal explanations of Gender as identified in the new AQA A Level specification. Covers AO1 and AO3 content with structured support for writing research based AO3 content

Introduction to gender lesson covering the difference between sex and gender and sex role stereotypes. Activities include engaging and interesting starter to encourage children to challenge their own gender stereotype, discussion of equality in the media, sports and health care with reference to supporting research. Mini whiteboard plenary to assess knowledge.

Lesson covering description and evaluation of Dweck’s mindset include some AO2 application questions with model responses. Resources include a prep learning task set as homework the lesson before, however, this could be adapted to be used in lesson if needed.

Full lesson on the nervous system for the AQA GCSE Psychology 9-1 specification. Lesson inlcudes the structure and function of the nervous system including central, peripheral, autonomic and somatic systems. Activities include interactive starter, independent working, mini whiteboard plenaries, application and exam style questions with model answers and a return to the starter activity to show progress.

Lesson covering the James-Lange theory of emotion for the new AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. Lesson includes whiteboard recap of prior learning (fight or flight and nervous system - relevant to today’s lesson), engaging starter to introduce students to the concept of emotion, and a series of student led tasks including gap fills, AO2 application style questions (with helpsheet and sentence starters available for lower ability), research support analysis and colour coded PEE evaluation.

May also be useful for lower ability KS5 Psychology students! Lesson covering the fight or flight content of the new specification. It builds on previous knowledge of the nervous system to cover further detail of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches in relation to fight or flight. Lesson includes engaging starter, quick whiteboard recap of the divisions of the nervous system and five active learning tasks including gap fills, reading and highlighting, sorting, represnting information in diagram form and exam style questions with markschemes for self and peer assessment. The lesson is designed to allow students to transition easily from one task to the next allowing students to work at a pace appropriate to them. ‘Check it’ and ‘Helpsheet’ slides are included that can be printed to allow students to sucessfully self assess each task before they move on.

Introductory lessons in the development unit developing student knowledge of early brain development. Students are engaged through wholly student led tasks developing their knowledge of key terms, key brain areas and the influence of nature vs nurture. Experience teaching these lessons (2x50 minutes) highlighted the fact that it is meant to challenge the most able through the use of extended reading and newspaper articles but can be easily differentiated down with weaker students only completing some of the nature/nurture tasks. The thinking and discussion questions can be used as plenary/starter to assess progress between lesson 1 and 2.

Resource is part of the Language, Thought and Communication topic within the GCSE AQA Psychology specification. An engaging and student led lesson covering Darwin’s theory of non-verbal behaviour. This fully differentiated lesson is designed to gradually build on student’s knowledge whilst simultaneously developing examination skills. Previous students have found this lesson very accessible with assessments showing a good understanding of Darwin’s theory.