BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
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.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: The Steady Creep of Less Sleep
Article reports on the decreasing amounts of sleep being had by teens and tweens and its effects. Includes a list of key vocabulary.
Other
Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes
This resource explains the effects drowsiness has on operating a motor vehicle. Gives details on fatigue, risks, and it's biology.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Sleep Is and Why All Kids Need It
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...
Read Works
Read Works: Yawn! By Dan Risch
[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...
National Center for Families Learning
Ncfl: Wonderopolis: Can You Get Too Much Sleep?
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.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Sleep
These materials supplement a video and teaching activities by providing additional background on the science of sleep.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Crocodiles Sleep With One Eye Watching
Brief article reports on new research into how crocodiles sleep.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Passing Healthy Habits on to Your Children
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...
BBC
Bbc: Science and Nature: Human Body and Mind: The Science of Sleep
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.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Nights
This three-stanza poem explains that she really does not want anything other than rest.
University of Washington
University of Washington: What Is Sleep?
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.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Sleeping and Dreaming
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.
Stanford University
Stanford University: How to Sleep Well
This helpful Stanford University site provides tips to getting a better night's sleep.
CNN
Cnn: Sleep Problems Are Dangerous
This article emphasizes the need for being well rested. The statistics are frightining!
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Awake at Night
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Benefits of a Good Night's Sleep
Shai Marcu shows how sleep restructures your brain in a way that's crucial for how our memory works. [5:44]
PBS
Pbs Nova Science Now: Sleep: Classroom Activity
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...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Hypnos by H. P. Lovecraft
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "Hypnos," a story written by the famous author, H. P. Lovecraft.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Hypnotist by Ambrose Bierce
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "The Hypnotist," a story written by the author, Ambrose Bierce.
How Stuff Works
How Stuff Works: Discovery Health: Interpreting Your Dreams
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...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: On Sleep and Sleeplessness
Full text of Aristotle's "On Sleep and Sleeplessness"; translated by J. I. Beare. One of the works known collectively as "Parva Naturalia."
Washington State University
Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: Why Is Yawning Contagious?
Hans Van Dongen, a WSU friend of Dr. Universe helps her explain why yawning is contagious. What can we learn from our yawns?
Washington State University
Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: Do I Really Need to Sleep?
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.