Lesson 1 Worksheet

Identify the following key terms.

_____________________ 1. The organ in your head mad up of nerves that processes

information and controls behvaiour.

_____________________ 2. The anterior part of the brain, including the hemispheres and
the central brain structures.

_____________________ 3. The middle section of the brain forming part of the central
nervous system.

_____________________ 4. The lower part of the brain that includes the cerebellum, Pons
and medulla oblongata.

_____________________ 5. Directed towards the front, when used in relation to our

biology.

_____________________ 6. Directed towards the back, when used in relation to our

biology.

_____________________ 7. An area of the brain near to the brainstem that controls motor
movements (muscle activity)

_____________________ 8. Connect the upper brain to the spinal cord and controls
automatic responses.

_____________________ 9. A response to a stimulus that occurs without someone making a

conscious choice. They are automatic such as reflexes.

____________________ 10. Links formed by messages passing from one nerve cell to
another.

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 Lesson 2 Worksheet
Piaget’s four- stage theory of cognitive development

Sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years old) Pre-operations stage (2 to 7 years old)

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Concrete operational stage (7 to 12 years old) Formal operation stage (12 years and over)

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 PLAYING THE PIAGET WAY

DIRECTIONS: Review Piaget’s stages and identify the earliest stage in which a child might
exhibit each of the following. When possible, name the concept that is described by each.

Stage Concept

1. A child can explain that 3 x 2

represents three sets of two.
2. A child doesn’t sneak a cookie when
his mom outside because he thinks that
she can see what he sees.
3. A child is asked to add 3 and 2. Using
his fingers, he counts and answers “5”.
Asked to then add 2 + 3, the child uses
his fingers again to get the same answer.
4. A child is given a cardboard box and
pretends that it is a train.
5. A child is given a cardboard box and
she explores it by opening and closing
the flaps.
6. A child proposes that maybe the
color that you call “red” is the color that,
if he looked with your brain, he would
call “yellow”.
7. A child pushes a button on a toy and
it makes a sound. He repeats this over
and over and over and over….
8. A child tells his friend, “I’ve got the
best joke. What can leap higher than a
tall building?” “Anything, tall buildings
can’t leap!” The child’s understanding of
the two interpretations of the question
indicates that he has reached this stage.

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9. A child uses his understanding of molecular
movement to predict how a gas would behave
in different conditions.

10. A mother takes a toy from a child and puts

it under a blanket. The child does NOT look for
it.
11. Presented with a picture of 4 cats and 6
dogs, a child is asked, which are there more of:
cats or dogs? The child correctly responds,
“dogs”.

12. Upon overhearing his mother mention that

it is difficult for a woman to “make it to the top
of a large corporation”, the child asks why she
can’t just take the elevator.

13. Upon seeing his Aunt Sally who lives out-

of-town, the child cries.
14. When give one cookie for snack, the child
begs for more. Her mother breaks the cookie
into two pieces and the child is happy.

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 Lesson 3 Worksheet
Complete the table on Piaget’s theory of cognitive development

Meaning Examples

Schemas

Assimilation

Adaptation

Equilibrium

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 Lesson 4 Worksheet
Answer the following questions:

1. What are the two mindsets?

a.__________________________

b. __________________________

2. Someone who believes that you are born with a set ability level and it cannot be any
higher. They don't like challenges, and don’t see any ability of personal growth.

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3. Why do people with a fixed mindset not try new things?

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4. Skills can be improved through hard work and persistence.

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5. How do people with a growth mindset approach obstacles?

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6. What areas does she discuss?

________________________,______________________,_________________________

7. When should children be praised?

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 Lesson 5 Worksheet

A. Answer the following questions:

1. Explain what it means by: Learning relies on practice and effort.

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2. Outline strategies to support development.

Cognitive development (3 strategies)

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 Physical development (2 strategies)

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Social development (3 strategies)

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3. Outline one strength and one weakness of Willingham’s learning theory.

a. _____________________________________________________________________

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 b. _____________________________________________________________________

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B. Identify the following statements.

________________ 1. Our initial memory store that is temporary and limited.

________________ 2. Repeat information over and over to make it stick.

________________ 3. A memory store that holds potentially limitless amounts of

information for up to a lifetime.

________________ 4. Actions that involve muscles and brain processes, resulting in

movement.

________________ 5. Being able to separate yourself from the world and take

different views of a situation, so not being egocentric.

________________ 6. Learning by observing and copying others.

________________ 7. Limiting and controlling yourself without influence from others.

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 THE KOHLBERG DILEMMA

Joe is a fourteen-year-old boy who wanted to go to camp very much. His father promised him
he could go if he saved up the money for it himself. So Joe worked hard at his paper route and
saved up the forty dollars it cost to go to camp, and a little more besides. But just before camp
was going to start, his father changed his mind. Some of his friends decided to go on a special
fishing trip, and Joe's father was short of the money it would cost. So he told Joe to give him the
money he had saved from the paper route. Joe didn't want to give up going to camp, so he
thinks of refusing to give his father the money.

1. Should Joe refuse to give his father the money?

1a. Why or why not?

2. Does the father have the right to tell Joe to give him the money?
2a. Why or why not?

3. Does giving the money have anything to do with being a good son?
3a. Why or why not?

4. Is the fact that Joe earned the money himself important in this situation?
4a. Why or why not?

5. The father promised Joe he could go to camp if he earned the money. Is the fact that the
father promised the most important thing in the situation?
5a. Why or why not?

6. In general, why should a promise kept?

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7. Is it important to keep a promise to someone you don't know well and probably won't see
again?
7a. Why or why not?

8. What do you think is the most important thing a father should be concerned about in his
relationship to his son?
8a. Why is that the most important thing?

9. In general, what should be the authority of a father over his son?

9a. Why?

10. What do you think is the most important thing a son should be concerned about in his
relationship to his father?
10a. Why is that the most important thing?

11. In thinking back over the dilemma, what would you say is the most responsible thing for Joe
to do in this situation?
11a. Why?

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