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Textbooks

Boundless Psychology
The "Human Development" chapter of this textbook covers theories of development and cognitive and physical development from infancy through old age. Includes chapter quiz and PowerPoint template.
OER Commons
PSYCH302A: Lifespan Development
Open Course Library
PSYC200: Lifespan Psychology
OpenStax College
Free Online Psychology Videos, Interactive Media, and More
Introduction to Psychology - OpenTextbook Library
Written by Charles Stangor, professor and associate chair of psychology within the Social, Decisional, and Organizational Sciences Specialty Area at the University of Maryland, this text will help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. Chapter six focuses on human growth and development.

Videos

Seasons of Life
"This series explores the biological, psychological, and social "clocks" that are the essence of life-span education. Nearly 75 psychologists, sociologists, biologists, and anthropologists present theory, methods, and research. Over 100 real individuals from diverse backgrounds talk about the significant events in their lives. Produced by WQED/Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan. 1990."
Clips for Class - Developmental Psychology
A collection of short video clips brought together by Cengage Learning and covering psychology topics ranging from prenatal development to old age.
TedEd: The difference between classical and operant conditioning
TedEd Developmental Psychology
Each video in the TedEd collection is a mini-lesson, with links to questions for discussions, additional resources, and more.

Course Materials

Introduction to Psychology
Lumen Learning's Introduction to Psychology open course includes a section on growth and development, including quiz questions and an essay assignment.
Life-Span Development
This companion site to the McGraw-Hill textbook is a mini-course in itself. Each chapter link includes concept summaries, activities, quizzes, and more.
Noba project
Introduction to Psychology. This collection allows you to browse from over 80 psychology textbook chapters, including many related to life span psychology, to create your own lesson or textbook.
Life Span Development
This interactive learning tool from Annenberg Learner explores cognitive, biological, and psychosocial developments throughout the life span.