Curious about your dreams? Use this site to learn about sleeping and dreaming. Become a brainiac as you learn more about your dreams and have some fun at the same time.

Describes the various sleep-related states of consciousness. (Published Jan. 13, 2011)

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of sleeping and dreaming. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Amy Adkins reveals the top seven reasons why we might dream. [5:38]

This Discovery site provides a nice concise overview on dreams and dream interpretation on easy-to-read pages. Content includes a brief overview of what dreams are and why they occur, the history of dreams and their effect, what certain...

This is a ten-question quiz pertaining to consciousness and sleep.

Young learners really struggle with multi-meaning words. Using Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, students will become familiar with 'dream' as the concept of 'dreaming' in the sense of a want rather than just something they...

This comprehensive site defines sleep, its stages, and it importance. It also gives tips on how to get all the sleep you need. It also includes a game comparing the average amount of sleep that kids, adults, and different animals get...

Explore recent scientific investigations in sleep and dreams. Keep a journal to track sleep and dream activity, and find examples of ways sleep and dreams are used as images in popular culture.

Curious about your dreams? Use this site to learn about sleeping and dreaming. Become a brainiac as you learn more about your dreams and have some fun at the same time.

Curious about your dreams? Use this site to learn about sleeping and dreaming. Become a brainiac as you learn more about your dreams and have some fun at the same time.

Curious about your dreams? Use this site to learn about sleeping and dreaming. Become a brainiac as you learn more about your dreams and have some fun at the same time.

Curious about your dreams? Use this site to learn about sleeping and dreaming. Become a brainiac as you learn more about your dreams and have some fun at the same time.

Discusses in detail what consciousness is, its function, how scientists study it, and four different states of consciousness, including sleep, hypnosis, meditation, and psychoactive drugs. Includes comprehension questions throughout.

Read a description of the details and artistic nuances in Henri Rousseau's painting, "The Sleeping Gypsy." There is a one-minute audio discussion of the painting that incorporates questions students can ask themselves to help them...

Following omens and the pursuit of his dream, Santiago goes on a journey to find his treasure. Along the way he encounters characters and circumstances that both support or challenge his quest. Selected (5) reading passages (grades 6-11)...

Contains plans for mini-lessons that ask students to put the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in action by performing 100 acts of kindness. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...

A collection of 32 video learning modules on everything to do with the brain.

Introduce students to how the body looks and works with these texts on biology and genetics. This collection includes 20 Grade-Leveled texts (5-10) on the topic of Science of the Body. [Free account registration required for specific...

Read about Hypnos (Sleep), the god who calmed the tired and sent dreams to mortals.

Have you ever studied Lord Tennyson's work? This site features information on the life and work of this famous Victorian writer.

What do you know about Lord Alfred Tennyson? Explore this site featuring a brief but informative summary of his life and work.

In August 1963, more than 200,000 people marched from the Washington Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. Read about that day in this brief article.