APA offers complimentary unit lesson plans to high school psychology teachers. Lesson plans are 3- to 7-day units that include a procedural timeline, a content outline, suggested resources, …

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bright stars of psychology’s tomorrow are sitting in high school classrooms today, and we need to encourage them to pursue psychological science. Introducing students to the scientific method …

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