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A visual presentation test / SAC / assessment on student’s knowledge of brain areas, lobes and their functions.

4 worksheets on the brain and the lobes and areas in the brain. Good comprehension and summary activities.

Comprehensive powerpoint on research methods / key science skills for VCE Psychology years 11 and 12 as well as other sciences The 103 slideshow includes information and activities for students to consolidate their learning, topics include: aims, hypotheses and variables scientific research methodologies population and sampling extraneous and confounding variables ethical considerations collection of data and data types data organisation and interpretation evaluation of research including reliability, validity etc Suits the VCAA Psych 2023-27

Activity to be completed in class after learning about research methods / key science skills in VCE Psychology Use this as a guide to complete with the class on the board as revision - students copy down from board on their own A3 mindmap

Suited for VCE year 11 and 12 Psychology (2023-27) or any subject that has the concept of research methods/key science skills included. This could also be used for Taste / Brand perception in Psychology. This activity requires access to coke and cola for the tasting experiment and the booklet can be completed whilst completing the experiment. Includes the concepts of: -independent and dependent variables -sampling -literature review -results -extraneous and confounding variables -validity and reliability -conclusions

Powerpoint on nervous system for unit 3 area of study 1 VCE Psychology Includes information and activities on: · the roles of different subdivisions of the central and peripheral nervous systems in responding to, and processing and coordinating with, sensory stimuli received by the body to enable conscious and unconscious responses, including spinal reflexes · the role of neurotransmitters in the transmission of neural information across a neural synapse to produce excitatory effects (as with glutamate) or inhibitory effects (as with gamma-amino butyric acid [GABA]) as compared to neuromodulators (such as dopamine and serotonin) that have a range of effects on brain activity · synaptic plasticity – resulting from long-term potentiation and long-term depression, which together act to modify connections between neurons (sprouting, rerouting and pruning) – as the fundamental mechanism of memory formation that leads to learning