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.
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides links to sites dedicated to the specific interests in sleep research and sleep medicine.
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...
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.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Animals: Where Do You Sleep?
Discover where animals sleep as we peek into their homes. Includes audio narration in 8 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Family: Bedtime
A storybook about the bedtime routine of a young child. Includes audio readaloud feature in 17 additional languages, although text is in English.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Bedtime Mobile Craft
Create a bedtime mobile to discuss healthy sleeping habits with your students! Site includes instructions for making the mobile.
BBC
Bbc: Sleep: Daily Rhythm Test
Answer these four questions about your sleep habits, then see a graphic representation of your natural circadian rhythm of alertness and sleepiness over a 24 hour period.
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!
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
Young scholars 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...
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.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Sacrificing Sleep Makes for Run Down Teens
Teens who don't get enough sleep may suffer from health problems. Learn about the risks of missing sleep and learn how to get the sleep you need.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Time for Bed?
An interactive game where players compare kids with animals and adults to see who requires more sleep. Discover fast facts throughout the game.
Curated OER
Kids Health: How Much Sleep Do I Need?
Sometimes staying awake in school can be difficult and if you're a teen you might not be to blame. Find out why a teenager's sleep schedule is unlike any other and the reasons they feel so sleepy at the strangest times. This article also...
Read Works
Read Works: Every Hour Counts
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the effects of not getting enough sleep. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
Read Works
Read Works: A Good Night
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about what to do if you are having a hard time falling asleep at night. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Teenagers Who Don't Get Enough Sleep Mental Health Problems
In this informational text, Tori Rodriguez discusses the effect of not getting enough sleep on teenagers' mental health. It also offers guided reading, an assessment, and discussion questions. [Free account registration required for...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Teenagers Who Lack Sleep at Higher Risk for Mental Health Problems"
In this informational text, Tori Rodriguez discusses the effect of not getting enough sleep on teenagers' mental health. As you read, take notes on how teens are affected when they don't get enough sleep. [Free account registration...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Sleepytime
Sleep is an important body function. Read on to discover how sleep can prevent your brain from crashing and promote learning.
