Full Pyschology topic AQA Cognition and Development: paper 3.
Includes 7, 2-hour complete lessons with all resources included and lesson plans.
Makes reference to the Dog Textbook and online Illuminate.
Includes all skills AO1, AO2 and AO3.
Lesson 1 (2 hours): Cognition and Development AQA - Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.
Resources include: PowerPoints of the whole lesson including full 2 hour lesson plan, activity instructions, worksheets, worksheet answers, videos and exam questions. These resources cover all of the specification for this topic. Learning objectives are differentiated, as are task activities, based on a bronze, silver, gold and challenge medal system (with challenge to stretch the most able). Each lesson contains activities that cover AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for the exam. Additional challenge tasks are included to really stretch the top end. Each lesson also includes information recall from the previous lesson to assess learning.
Lesson 3 (2 hours): Cognition and Development AQA - Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development. lesson 4 to come.
Resources include: PowerPoints of the whole lesson including full 2 hour lesson plan, activity instructions, worksheets, worksheet answers, videos and exam questions. These resources cover all of the specification for this topic. Learning objectives are differentiated, as are task activities, based on a bronze, silver, gold and challenge medal system (with challenge to stretch the most able). Each lesson contains activities that cover AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for the exam. Additional challenge tasks are included to really stretch the top end. Each lesson also includes information recall from the previous lesson to assess learning.
Lesson 2 (2 hours): Cognition and Development AQA - Vygotsky’s Theory of Cognitive Development 2022 Version.
Resources include: PowerPoint slides for the whole lesson, activity instructions and answers (in the notes section), worksheets, worksheet answers, videos and exam questions.
These resources cover all of the specification for this topic. Learning objectives are differentiated, as are task activities, based on a meet, suceed, exceed and challenge system (with challenge to stretch the most able). Each lesson contains activities that cover AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for the exam. Each lesson also includes information recall from the previous lesson to assess learning.
Lesson 6 (2 hours): Cognition and Development AQA - Theory of mind
Resources include: PowerPoints of the whole lesson including full 2 hour lesson plan, activity instructions, worksheets, worksheet answers, videos and exam questions. These resources cover all of the specification for this topic. Learning objectives are differentiated, as are task activities, based on a bronze, silver, gold and challenge medal system (with challenge to stretch the most able). Each lesson contains activities that cover AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for the exam. Additional challenge tasks are included to really stretch the top end. Each lesson also includes information recall from the previous lesson to assess learning.
Lesson 2 (2 hours): Cognition and Development AQA - Piaget’s theory of intellectual development.
Resources include: PowerPoints of the whole lesson including full 2 hour lesson plan, activity instructions, worksheets, worksheet answers, videos and exam style questions. These resources cover all of the specification for this topic. Learning objectives are differentiated, as are task activities, based on a bronze, silver, gold and challenge medal system (with challenge to stretch the most able). Each lesson contains activities that cover AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for the exam. Additional challenge tasks are included to really stretch the top end. Each lesson also includes information recall from the previous lesson to assess learning.
Aimed at students needing catch up tuition following online learning.
A 40 minute - 1 hour review of caregiver-infant interactions (topic: attachment) following the AQA Psychology Exam Specification.
Ideal for middle - low level learners. Could be adapted to suit higher-level learners. Complete differentiated PowerPoint with key terms glossary, key content and a mixture of AO1 and AO2 exam questions.
Comes with all model answers.
Lesson 4 (2 hours): Cognition and Development AQA - Baillargeon’s explanation of early abilities
Resources include: PowerPoints of the whole lesson including full 2 hour lesson plan, activity instructions, worksheets, worksheet answers, videos and exam questions. These resources cover all of the specification for this topic. Learning objectives are differentiated, as are task activities, based on a bronze, silver, gold and challenge medal system (with challenge to stretch the most able). Each lesson contains activities that cover AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for the exam. Additional challenge tasks are included to really stretch the top end. Each lesson also includes information recall from the previous lesson to assess learning.
Lesson 7 (2 hours): Cognition and Development AQA - The Mirror Neuron System
Resources include: PowerPoints of the whole lesson including full 2 hour lesson plan, activity instructions, worksheets, worksheet answers, videos and exam style questions. These resources cover all of the specification for this topic. Learning objectives are differentiated, as are task activities, based on a bronze, silver, gold and challenge medal system (with challenge to stretch the most able). Each lesson contains activities that cover AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for the exam. Additional challenge tasks are included to really stretch the top end. Each lesson also includes information recall from the previous lesson to assess learning.
Aimed at students needing catch up tuition following online learning.
A 40 minute - 1 hour review of Schaffer’s Stages of Attachment (topic: attachment) following the AQA Psychology Exam Specification.
Ideal for middle - low level learners. Could be adapted to suit higher-level learners. Complete differentiated PowerPoint with key terms glossary, key content and a mixture of AO1 and AO2 exam questions.
Comes with all model answers.
Full 2 hour lesson plan with complete worksheets, PowerPoints, exam questions and model answers.
Lesson designed to recap the key assumptions and ideas of each approach. in addition, lesson focuses on how to structure comparison essays.
24 taboo cards relating to all aspects of the social influence topic for Psychology AQA (A level).
Includes key words and research methods terms.
Use for revision activity or review lesson.
Each A4 sheet needs to be printed out on coloured paper, and cut in half to make 2 A5 sheets. Stick each A5 sheet around a block/classroom. There are 20 in total.
The answer is always on the top, which leads you to the following question underneath. The answer to that question will be on another A5 piece of paper, which again, will lead you to the following question.
It doesn’t matter where the students start, the questions and answers will always loop back round to the one they started on.
The winner is the student who finishes the quickest.
Aimed at students needing catch up tuition following online learning.
A 40 minute - 1 hour review of Lorenz’s imprinting and Harlow’s Monkeys (topic: attachment) following the AQA Psychology Exam Specification.
Ideal for middle - low level learners. Could be adapted to suit higher-level learners. Complete differentiated PowerPoint with key terms glossary, key content and AO1 exam questions. Also includes evaluation.
Comes with all model answers.
Each A4 sheet needs to be printed out on coloured paper, and cut in half to make 2 A5 sheets. Stick each A5 sheet around a block/classroom. There are 20 in total.
The answer is always on the top, which leads you to the following question underneath. The answer to that question will be on another A5 piece of paper, which again, will lead you to the following question.
It doesn’t matter where the students start, the questions and answers will always loop back round to the one they started on.
The winner is the student who finishes the quickest.
Lesson 5 (2 hours): Cognition and Development AQA - the development of social cognition: Selman’s theory.
Resources include: PowerPoints of the whole lesson including full 2 hour lesson plan, activity instructions, worksheets, worksheet answers, videos and exam style questions. These resources cover all of the specification for this topic. Learning objectives are differentiated, as are task activities, based on a bronze, silver, gold and challenge medal system (with challenge to stretch the most able). Each lesson contains activities that cover AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills required for the exam. Additional challenge tasks are included to really stretch the top end. Each lesson also includes information recall from the previous lesson to assess learning.
2 hour length lesson to review and practice exam technique for Cognition and Development (AQA). Includes all aspects of the topic.
Complete with:
Series of exam questions - comes with PowerPoint containing all mark schemes and model answers.
Double-sided A3 template for brainstorm of whole topic