Motivation: Stress Response

This interactive lesson engages students to dig deep into how stress is a motivator in psychology. The lesson contains several activities to help them identify the parts and purposes of the physical stress response, then synthesize those ideas into conclusions about the complexity of stress. Included:

• An article to read and two TEDed videos to watch
• A graphic organizer for their ideas (part, purpose, complexities) with answer key
• Directions for a mind-map synthesis project and presentation
• Rubric

All lessons include a detailed lesson plan with learning targets and essential questions, clear directions, links where appropriate, ready-to-copy interactive pages, bellringers, and formative assessment exit tickets.

I've also started including separate pdf pages and images of the lesson so it can be more flexible and easily assigned in a digital classroom. Many of the pages of the pdf are also included as individual PowerPoint pages that the students can type right on, save, and submit to your LMS.