How do people form their opinions about certain social issues? Scholars research current global issues to find out how psychology plays a role in swaying thoughts. Using blogs, writings, and presentations, they uncover why people think the way they do. The student-led high school psychology task challenges young people to analyze and uncover society's thought process—an important skill to respecting opinions!

Concepts

child psychology, societies, american society

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Create research teams to explore societal issues and psychology's impact
• Invite a local psychologist to be a guest speaker on the profession's role in society

Classroom Considerations

• Teachers must create a set timetable for research and presentations

Pros

• Open-ended lesson gives teachers flexibility when planning

Cons

• Resource is a very brief, containing little description of what is expected from the lesson
  

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3