In this Proficiency lesson plan students will examine potential factors in cognitive decline through vocabulary-building exercises, matching activities, and guided discussions about environmental, technological, and social influences.
Warm-up
We’ll begin with an activity where students identify cognitive challenges in the digital age.
Video
Students will watch a video “IQ rates dropping over the last four decades.” Afterward, we’ll discuss key takeaways through targeted questions.
Exercises
Students will have the chance to practice their new knowledge through interactive tasks, including matching terms with their meanings, identifying terms from hints, and guessing intelligence related concepts based on clues.
Reading
Students will read a concise text about why we may be becoming less intelligent, followed by comprehension questions to ensure understanding.
Discussion
The lesson concludes with a group discussion.
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