Year 10 Body & Mind

Term 1
Week

Learning Intention
and Success Criteria
WED: Introductions and
Code of Cooperation
- What is Psychology?

2. 2nd 6th February

FRI: Fields of Psychology

3. 9th 13th February

WED: Psychology as a
science

FRI: Psychology as a
science

Lesson Outline
Students go through the
structure of the course
and as a class we
develop a Code of
Cooperation.
We then explore the
concept of Psychology
what is it and why do we
study it?
Students explore the
various fields of
Psychology and then
work in groups to create
posters about a
particular field.
Students learn what the
scientific method is and
the purpose of
conducting experiments.
We explore the most
famous Psychological
experiments in history
and begin to go over
psychological
terminology and ethics
Conduct an experiment
that looks at the effect
that caffeine has on
memory in order to give
a practical application of
the elements of a
research design.

Assessments

Resources
John Greens youtube
video Introduction to
Psychology

Psychology text book

Psych In Action Fields
of Psychology

Short memory test

Caffeinated beverage of
some kind to give to
students.

TUES: Ethical
considerations

4. 16th 20th February

5. 23rd 27th February

6. 2nd 6th March

WED: Population and

Sample

FRI: Begin Evaluation of

Research Design CAT
WED: Evaluation of
research design CAT
FRI: Evaluation of
research design CAT
completed and
uploaded.
TUES: The Brain and
Behaviour

WED: Redesign my Brain

Students learn about

variables (IV, DV, EV),
experimental
procedures, hypotheses,
sampling and
population.
Students explore what
ethics are and evaluate
some of the most
unethical experiments in
history
Students explore the
concept of sampling and
population and the role
they play in research.
Students conduct a
sampling activity using
M&Ms to experience
stratified sampling.

Students examine the

physical structures of
the brain, and the role
each part plays in our
thinking, personality,
memory and
experiences of the
world.
Students watch and
evaluate the television
series Redesign my

Brain
Students watch and
evaluate the television
series Redesign my
Brain
TUES: Redesign My Brain Students watch and
evaluate the television
series Redesign my
Brain
FRI: Introduction to
Students explore the
Forensic Psychology
field of Forensic
Psychology and the role
they play in the profiling
and analysis of criminals
TUES: Stalkers and
Students explore the
stalking
concept of stalking
why people may do it
and the different types
WED: Stalkers on TV
Students watch episodes
of Friends and Big
Bang Theory that
feature stalkers. They
analyse the behaviour of
the stalkers and the
impact on the victims.
FRI: Celebrity Stalkers
Students conduct
research into people
who stalk celebrities,
including their behaviour
and the impact on the
victim.
WED: Celebrity Stalkers
Students conduct
research into people
who stalk celebrities,
including their behaviour
and the impact on the
victim.
FRI: Redesign My Brain

7. 9th 13th March

8. 16th 20th March

9. 23rd 27th March

FRI: Introduction to
Psychopaths

Students explore the

concept of psychopathy
and the definitions of
the condition.

Term 2
Wee
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Learning Intention and Success

Criteria
To explore the concept of psychopaths
To analyse the use of PCL-R in the diagnosis
of psychopaths

1.
Commence film analysis The Bone Collector

Finish watching The Bone Collector, and

watch an episode of Criminal Minds

2.

3.

Watch episode of Criminal Minds

To commence work on Forensic Criminal

Lesson Outline
Students to work
through Weebly and
complete research tasks
Structured lesson
students complete
application tasks from
Weebly
Students watch the film
and work to identify the
crime scene analysis,
the analysis of evidence
and the criminal
profiling
Students watch the film
and work to identify the
crime scene analysis,
the analysis of evidence
and the criminal
profiling
Students watch the film
and work to identify the
crime scene analysis,
the analysis of evidence
and the criminal
profiling

Assessments

Resources

Film The Bone

Collector

Episode 1 and 2 of
Season 1 of Criminal
Minds

Profiling CAT
Students complete and upload Forensic
Criminal Profiling CAT
To begin our unit on Adolescent Health
Teenagers and sleep

Risk taking behaviour in teenagers

Students set up a sleep

journal and document
how well they sleep.
What happens when we
are asleep? How much
sleep do teenagers
need? Set up Exercise
journal for the following
week.
We explore the risk
taking behaviour of
teenagers and students
are provided with
questions to prompt
their decision making
when it comes to risk.

4.
Binge drinking in teenagers

5.

Sexual Health and relationships

We explore the culture

of binge drinking in
teenagers focus on
making decisions and
weighing up the risks
with the benefits.
Exploring the culture of
teenage sex and
discussing topics such
as sexualisation of
women/girls,
pornography, consent
and sexual health.

Setting up sleep and

exercise journals.
Watch first episode of
Whatever! The Science
of Teenagers called
Risk.

Watch: Clickview
Teenage drinking: facts
and fiction
Clickview Exchange:
Driving blind
Watch the clickview
video: Introducing
Cannabis: Risks, Laws
and Habits
Watch episode of
Whatever! The Science
of Teenagers called
Binging.
Watch episode of
Whatever! The Science
of Teenagers called
Sex.
How to be assertive in
relationships: small
group discussion around
scenarios on worksheet
2.
Watch some YouTube
clips from lacigreen

Sexual Health and relationships continued

Exploring the culture of

teenage sex and
discussing topics such
as sexualisation of
women/girls,
pornography, consent
and sexual health.

Sexual Health and relationships continued

Watch Youtube:
Belladonna interview on
primetime 2 live.

Sexual Health and relationships continued

Strategies for
maintaining sexual
health.
Lacigreen on Youtube
only sluts get STDs
Read article on throat
cancer caused by HPV.

6.

7.

relating to consent,
sexism and sexuality.
The effect of porn on
sexual behaviour: watch
episode of New Girl,
season 1 episode 8,
Bad in Bed and discuss
what negative effects
porn may have on
relationships.
Powerpoint
presentation.

Mood swings and changes in adolescence

Exploring the shift in

mood that occurs in
adolescence

Watch episode of
Whatever! The Science
of Teenagers called
Mood.

Affects of sleep deprivation on adolescents

Exploring why teenagers

need so much sleep and
the effects on the body
if they do not get
enough sleep.
Exploring the effects
that the group has on
the individual.

Watch episode of
Whatever! The Science
of Teenagers called
Sleep.

Social relationships in adolescence

Setting up for the

experiment
8.

Exam revision
Exam revision

EXAM WEEK

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10.
11.

Mental Health