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Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Behavioral Science Course

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Behavioral Sciences incorporates the ideas of the social sciences, specifically the principles of sociology and psychology, to better understand the ideas of group dynamics, and individual behaviors. Students will utilize scientific theory and methods to examine the principles of behavior, socialization, and the incorporation of individuals, in the context of a single individual, or as part of a larger whole. By planning and conducting studies, to be complete around the local community, students will gain a better understanding of the types of interactions and learned behaviors that take place around them, and come up with methods to improve a social experience. A large emphasis will be placed on the usage of scientific theory and methods, to design and conduct social experiments with the goal of increasing awareness of social forces, and improving an experience. In doing so, students will improve their understanding of scientific research and research methods.     
Unit I - Conducting Social Research
Unit III - Promoting Environmental Stewardship
Unit II - The Value of Environmental Education in Learning
Unit IV - Building Environmental Empathy
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Unit I - Conducting Social Research

UNIT INQUIRY QUESTION: Why is an understanding of ourselves necessary towards being able to help others?
Week 1: Basic Tenets of Social Science
     (Aug 19-23)

Module 1.1: Possibilities of Social Research
     - Forum 1.1: Knowing the Ropes
     - Course Introduction
          + Class Rules and Procedures
          + Getting to Know You
          + Rules for Field Experience
     - Comparing Behaviors (Assignment)
          + Field Experience (Adventure Trails)
Module 1.2: ​Psychological Theory
     - Forum 1.2: Thinking about Thinking
​     - Course Concepts Introduction (Assignment)
     - Basics of Psychology (Notes)
          + Field Experience (Orangutans) 
Week 2: Social Sciences
     (Aug 26-30)

Module 1.3: Sociological Theory
     - Forum 1.3: Social Animals
     - Sociology - An Introduction (Notes)
     - Looking for Social Interactions (Assignment)
          + Field Experience (Jungle)
     - The Forest and the Trees (Assignment)
Module 1.4: Research Methods
     - Forum 1.4: Keeping track of Everything
     - Scientific Research in Psychology (Notes)
​     - Psychology Research Methods (Notes)
          + Field Experience (CCR)
Week 3: Scientific Method
     (Sept 2-6)

​     No School Monday Sept 3rd (Labor Day)
Module 1.5: Quantitative and Qualitative Research
     - Forum 1.5: The Importance of Data
​     - The Data Collection Process (Notes)
          + Simply Psychology: Quantitative and                           Qualitative Data
     - Collecting Forms of Data (Assignment)
          + Field Experience (Dome) 
Module 1.6: Analyze and Visualize Your Data
     - Forum 1.6: The Value of Data Visualization
     - Analyze Data (Assignment)
          + Field Experience (Student Choice)
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Week 4: Conducting Solid Research
     (Sept 9-13)

Module 1.7: Ethics in Research
     Central Question: Why must behavioral studies         be conducted in an ethical manner?
     Forum 1.7: Importance of Ethical Studies
     Field Experience (Madagascar)
​     - Environmental Research Ethics (Notes)
​     - Confidential Information (Assignment)
Module 1.8: Unit Test
     Forum 1.8: Q/C/C/C/CoR
     - Unit I Test - Theories of Social Science
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Unit I Notes

Basics of Psychology
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Psychology Research Methods
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Scientific Research in Psychology
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Sociology - An Introduction
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The Data Collection Process
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Unit I Assignments

Collecting Forms of Data
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Looking for Social Interactions
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The Forest and the Trees
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Comparing Behaviors
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Unit II - The Value of Environmental Education in Learning and Development

UNIT INQUIRY QUESTION: What is the value of connecting with our natural surroundings in our development of self? How can education change to help the health of individuals and the environment?
Week 5: Reconnecting with Nature 
     (Sept 21-25)

Module 2.1: A Natural Educators
     Central Question: Why is a connection with                 nature necessary for all?
     Forum 2.1: Importance of Outside Ed
     Field Experience: Principles of Natural                       Education (Assignment) (Adventure Trails)
          + Boyd: "Learning with Nature"
Module 2.2: Last Child in the Wilderness
     
Central Question: What do we lose when we               disconnect with nature?
​     - Forum 2.2: Technological Curse?
     Field Experience: Powers of Observation  (Sea                                            Lions)
     - Ending Nature Deficit Disorder (Assignment)
​          + No More "Nature Deficit Disorder"
Week 8: Individuals and Belonging
     (Oct 12-16)
Module 2.7: Individual Interactions
     - Forum 2.7: Introvert Time
     - Finding our own Walden (Assignment)
     - The Needs of the Many (Assignment)
          + Field Experience (Penguins)
     - Understanding Personality (Notes)
Week 6: Building Connections Through Life
     (Sept 28 - Oct 2)

Module 2.3: Learning as a Process
     - Forum 2.3: Growing Through Life
          + Field Experience (Adventure Trails)
     - The Study of Development (Notes)
     - Learning Through Life (Assignment)
          + Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Ability (Notes)
Module 2.4: Technology - Aid or Hindrance? 
     Central Question: Has technology so connected         us that we have lost connection?​
     Forum 2.4: Is Technology Better or Worse?
     Field Experience: Glued to the Screen (O&A)
     - Technology and  Human Development                       (Assignment)
          + Nature and Technology: friends or enemies?
     HW: Take a Nature Break (Assignment)
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Week 7: Learning from Nature
     (Oct 5-9)

Module 2.5: Bettering Ourselves
     - Forum 2.5: Similar Motivations? 
     - Understanding Motivation (Notes)
     - Animal Drive (Assignment)
          + Field Experience (Student Choice)
Module 2.6: ​Learning from Animals
​     - Forum 2.6: Learning About Ourselves 
     - The Needs of the Many (Assignment)
          + Field Experience (Penguins)
     - Evolutionary Psychology (Assignment)
     - TED Talk: Frans De Waal (Assignment)
Week 9: Celebration of Knowledge
     (Oct 19-23)

Module 2.8: End of Unit Test
     - Unit II Test - Development and Learning

Unit II Notes

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Ability
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The Study of Development
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Understanding Motivation
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Understanding Personality
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Unit II Assignments

Erikson's Psychosocial Stages
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Human Relation Technological Nature
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Unit III - Promoting Environmental Stewardship

UNIT INQUIRY QUESTION: What does it take to get someone to change their behavior and learn new behaviors? Can humans be taught environmental responsibility?
Week 9: Theories of Behavior
     (Oct 26-30)

Module 3.1: Examining Behaviors
     Forum 3.1: Training New Behaviors 
     - Comparing Conditioning (Assignment)
          - TED: The Difference Between Conditioning
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          + Field Experience (Gorillas)
​​     - Simply Pavlov (Assignment)
Week 12: Corrective Behavior
     (Nov 16-20)

Module 3.6: Abnormal Behaviors
     Forum 3.6: What is Abnormal?
     - Characterizing Abnormal Behaviors (Notes)
          + Field Experience (Cats)
     - TED Talk: Thandie Newton (Assignment)
          + Embracing Otherness, Embracing Myself
Module 3.6: Looking at Illness
     Forum 3.7: Temporarily Able
     - Treating Mental Illness (Notes)
          + Field Experience (Orangutans) 
​     - Reviewing Treatment (Assignments)
Week 10: Operant and Classical Conditioning
     (Nov 2-6)

Module 3.2: Understanding Classical Conditioning 
     Forum 3.2: Getting Desired Results
​     - Classical Conditioning (Notes)
     - Identifying Classical Conditioning (Assignments)
​          + Field Experience (Jungle)
Module 3.3: ​​Understanding Operant Conditioning
     Forum 3.3: Differences between Conditionings
     Speaker: Behavior Training and Conditioning
          (B1- 8:00-8:30)
     -  Operant Conditioning (Notes)
Week 13: Discerning Right and Wrong
     (Nov 23-27)
Module 3.8: Moral Behavior
     Forum 3.8 : Doing What is Right
     - Ethics and Morality (Notes)
     - Ethics in Life (Assignment) 
Module 3.9: Test Day
     Forum 3.9: Best Methods for Review
    - Unit II Test - Behavior & Behavioral Modification
Week 11: Behavioral Interventions 
     (Nov 9-13)

Module 3.4: Using Conditioning  
     Forum 3.4: Applications of Conditioning
​     - Applications of Classical Conditioning (Notes)
          + Baby Albert Experiment
          + Field Experience (WKP)
​     - Treating PTSD (Assignment)
Module 3.5: Animals as Aids
     Forum 3.5: Value of Animals  
     Speaker: Using Animals for Therapy
          + Field Experience (Sulla)
          +
Nat Geo: How Rescue Dogs help Veterans

Unit III Notes

Applications of Classical Conditioning
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Characterizing Abnormal Behavior
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Classical Conditioning
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Ethics and Morality
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Operant Conditioning
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Treating Mental Illness
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Unit III Assignments

Reviewing Treatment
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Unit IV - Building Environmental Empathy

UNIT INQUIRY QUESTION: What triggers people's emotions about the environment enough for them to actually take action?
Added Field Lab - Go take a photo that tells a story
Week 14: 
     (Nov 30 - Dec 4)

     No School Weds-Fri Nov 21-23 (Thanksgiving)
Module 2.7: Unit III Test
     - Unit II Test - Behavior & Behavioral Modification
Week 15: Planning Period
     (Dec 7-11)

Module 4.1: Pre-Experience Research
     Forum 4.1:
     Field Experience: Seeing is Believing (Gorillas)
     TED Talk: The Power of Empathy - Helen Riess
     - Creating Environmental Empathy (Assignment)
          + Can Empathy Help Stop Climate Change?
          + Green with Empathy
Week 16: Designing an Inquiry
     (Dec 14-18)

Module 4.2: ​Developing your Inquiry
     Forum 4.2: 
     - Building a Research Question (Assignment)
     Project Workshop: Present research question                                          and data points
Module 4.3: ​Tools of Research
Sympathy and Empathy (Final)

Unit IV Notes

Unit IV Assignments


Behavioral Science Resources

Behavioral Science Syllabus: Fall 2018
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Rules For Field Experiences
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Behavioral Science Forum

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