Lesson Plan/Activity
This Is Your Brain on Depression, Grades 9-12
September 25, 2023
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Background
This interactive lesson plan teaches students about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for teen depression.
Student Objectives
- Learn about the etiology of depression and discuss behavioral symptoms.
- Learn and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of current treatment options, such as antidepressants.
- Work in groups to investigate what is going on in the brain during depression and how antidepressants target specific neural mechanisms to alleviate its symptoms.
Lesson Plan
- Title: This is Your Brain on Depression
- Setting: In Classroom
- Subject: Biology – Neuroscience
- Grade Level: 9-12
- Time Frame: 1 Hour
- Paired Dana Foundation Fact Sheets: 9th-12th Grade How Does the Brain Work?
- Next Generation Science Standards: Meets HS-LS1-2, HS-LS1-3
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