The Function of Sleep (Multimedia)
Find out what researchers are learning about sleep by examining the dreams of rats. (5:00 min.)
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/oer08.sci.life.reg.sleep/

Sleep (Lesson)
Practice knot tying to investigate if and in what ways sleep affects learning and memory in relation to learning a procedural skill.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/3410_01_nsn.html

Curriculum Connections
Memory, procedural skills, sleep, sleep-memory connection

Standards
Grades 5-8
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Standard C: Life Science: Regulation and behavior
Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Personal health
Math Standards (Grades 6-8): Algebra, Data Analysis and Probability, Communication, Connections, Representation

Grades 9-12
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Standard C: Life Science: The behavior of organisms
Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Personal and community health
Math Standards: Algebra, Data Analysis and Probability, Communication, Connections, Representation

Design a Poster about Sleep (Viewing Ideas: Before Watching #3)
Research REM sleep, the body's biological clock, sleep debt, and sleep disorders, then present your findings.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/viewing/3410_01_nsn.html

Curriculum Connections
Sleep, biological clock, sleep debt, sleep disorders

Standards
Grades 5-8
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Personal health

Grades 9-12
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Personal and community health