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Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythm
- Helps students understand the importance of sleep to our health
- Grades 9–12 | © 2003 | Standards based
- Six lessons designed to be taught in sequence for one to two weeks, featuring web-based components including interactive database and simulations
- Developed using the BSCS 5E Instructional Model
- This complimentary module is available from National Institutes of Health (NIH)
By focusing on the biology of sleep, Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythm helps students understand why good sleep hygiene is important to their lives, and stresses the consequences of poor sleep or lack of sleep to their lives. This module uses sleep as a way of understanding important scientific concepts. Additionally, students learn the importance of scientific research and are encouraged to think about the relationships among knowledge, choice, behavior, and human health. The real-life context of the module's classroom lessons is engaging, and the knowledge gained can be applied immediately to students' lives.
This curriculum supplement was funded by the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education (NIH OSE). It was developed by BSCS in cooperation with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the NIH.
Student Lessons
- Sleep Diary
- What is Sleep?
- Houston, We Have a Problem
- Do You Have Rhythm?
- Evaluating Sleep Disorders
- Sleepiness and Driving: What You Don’t Know Can Kill You
To order your complimentary copy of this supplement or for more information, visit the NIH OSE website.
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