Psychology – 1st Six-Weeks

* subject to change

Week #1

August 25^th – 1^st Day of School Meetings/Introductions

August 26^th – Bus Evacuations/Textbooks

August 27^th – MATH BENCHMARK (JUNIORS)

August 28^th – SCIENCE BENCHMARK (JUNIORS)

August 29^th – Rules/Expectations/Syllabus

Week #2

September 1^st – **LABOR DAY HOLIDAY**

September 2^nd – Why study Psychology?

September 3^rd – What Psychologists Do (Vocabulary Test)

September 4^th – A History of Psychology

September 5^th – Contemporary Perspectives

Week #3

September 8^th – TEST CHAPTER 1

September 9^th – Conducting Research

September 10^th – Surveys, Samples, and Populations (Vocabulary Test)

September 11^th – Methods of Observation

September 12^th – The Experimental Method

Week #4

September 15^th – Ethical Issues

September 16^th – TEST CHAPTER 2

September 17^th – The Nervous System

September 18^th – The Brain: Our Control Center (Vocabulary Test)

September 19^th – The Endocrine System

Week #5

September 22^nd – TEST CHAPTER 3

September 23^rd – Sensation and Perception

September 24^th – Vision (Vocabulary Test)

September 25^th – Hearing

September 26^th – Other Senses

Week #6

September 29^th – Perception

September 30^th – TEST CHAPTER 4

October 1^st – SIX WEEKS PROJECTS

October 2^nd – Make-Up Day

October 3^rd – Introduction to 2^nd Six Weeks