This lesson gives an overview of Harlow's Rhesus monkeys Wire Mother Experiments and links it to the Romanian orphans that resulted from Romanian domestic policy during the Cold War. The students found the Wire Mother Experiments to be way more interesting as soon as they discovered a real life application.
Included is the PowerPoint of notes, a video that summarizes the notes, two articles about Romanian Orphans, a brief background page on the incident, as well as a homework and a discussion p