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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The following lessons help students from grades 6-8 understand sleep and circadian rhythms. Lesson topics iinclude: day and night, seasons, sundails, clocks, sleep and sleep patterns and sleeping in space.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: The Steady Creep of Less Sleep

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on the decreasing amounts of sleep being had by teens and tweens and its effects. Includes a list of key vocabulary.
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Website
Other

Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains the effects drowsiness has on operating a motor vehicle. Gives details on fatigue, risks, and it's biology.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: What Sleep Is and Why All Kids Need It

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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Article
Read Works

Read Works: Yawn! By Dan Risch

For Students 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article is about sleep including how much people need, why some people are not able to sleep, and some tips for overcoming sleeping problems. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet...
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Unit Plan
National Center for Families Learning

Ncfl: Wonderopolis: Can You Get Too Much Sleep?

For Students 4th - 7th
Have you ever wondered about how much sleep you need? Watch a short video, read grade level text, and take an interactive quiz about the science behind sleep.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Nova: Sleep

For Students 9th - 10th
These materials supplement a video and teaching activities by providing additional background on the science of sleep.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Crocodiles Sleep With One Eye Watching

For Students 2nd - 5th
Brief article reports on new research into how crocodiles sleep.
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Website
American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Passing Healthy Habits on to Your Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teach your children how to live healthy when they are young. This helps them avoid making unhealthy choices and developing lifelong bad habits. This article offers examples of ways for parents to positively influence their children's...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Science and Nature: Human Body and Mind: The Science of Sleep

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of the process of sleeping. Why do we do it? What are the stages of sleep? How much sleep is required? All of these questions are answered in this article.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Nights

For Students 9th - 10th
This three-stanza poem explains that she really does not want anything other than rest.
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Handout
University of Washington

University of Washington: What Is Sleep?

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice overview of the sleep process. There is information on the stages of sleep and the reasons why we sleep. The site also has a few surveys you can take to compare your sleep experience to others.
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Activity
University of Washington

Neuroscience for Kids: Sleeping and Dreaming

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Article
Stanford University

Stanford University: How to Sleep Well

For Students 9th - 10th
This helpful Stanford University site provides tips to getting a better night's sleep.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Sleep Problems Are Dangerous

For Students 9th - 10th
This article emphasizes the need for being well rested. The statistics are frightining!
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Awake at Night

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article reviews how different types of light affect how young people sleep, the type of sleep they get and how long they sleep. It also gives suggestions on how to get into a pattern of good sleep.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Benefits of a Good Night's Sleep

For Students 9th - 10th
Shai Marcu shows how sleep restructures your brain in a way that's crucial for how our memory works. [5:44]
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Nova Science Now: Sleep: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice a procedural skill -- knot tying -- to investigate if and in what way sleep affects learning and memory in relation to a learning a procedural skill. Sleeping is a behavior that is natural and essential for our health...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Hypnos by H. P. Lovecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "Hypnos," a story written by the famous author, H. P. Lovecraft.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Hypnotist by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "The Hypnotist," a story written by the author, Ambrose Bierce.
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Article
How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works: Discovery Health: Interpreting Your Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: On Sleep and Sleeplessness

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Aristotle's "On Sleep and Sleeplessness"; translated by J. I. Beare. One of the works known collectively as "Parva Naturalia."
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Article
Washington State University

Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: Why Is Yawning Contagious?

For Students 1st - 8th
Hans Van Dongen, a WSU friend of Dr. Universe helps her explain why yawning is contagious. What can we learn from our yawns?
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Article
Washington State University

Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: Do I Really Need to Sleep?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can't sleep? Don't want to sleep? Afraid of missing something if sleep takes over? Dr. Universe talks with a friend from WSU's Sleep and Performance Research Center about the importance of sleep.