Introduction
You have been selected to be in an international sleep study.
In this study you will be in a room to yourself for three weeks.
You will get 3-4 hours of sleep the first week and we will measure the amount of energy and work ethic you have.
Then the second week you will sleep for 16-18 hours a day as we measure how your body responds to all of the sleep you are getting.
In the last week of the sleep study you will be on your own sleep schedule and we then will measure how much work you can do when you sleep your way.
Task
To find more about sleep complete the next four activities.
Activity 1- Reading Comprehension
Activity 2- Read the paragraph and answer the question
Activity 3- Try to find the correct answer to the math question
Activity 4- After drawling you picture try to evaluate another students picture and compare the two.
Process
Activity 1 Reading-
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/no-rest-for-the-weary-anal…
Go to the link above and answer the warm-up questions.
Activity 2 Health-
https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/teens-and-sleep
Go to the link above and answer the question "How Much Sleep Do You Need"
Activity 3 Math- http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2011/03/do_te…
Go to the link above and calculate how much sleep the average person should get in one month.
Art- Using Google look up a picture of a Sleep Apnea Test, describe the machines being used
and then draw a picture of what you found (not looking for perfection)
Evaluation
Activity 1 Reading- comprehension
5 points for reading
10 points for answering the questions.
Activity 2 Health- answering the question
5 points for reading the paragraph
10 points for a paragraph answer
20 words for and easy answer
Activity 3 Math- understanding
20 points for calculating the correct answer
5 points for showing you work
Activity 4 Art- participation
20 points for drawing
Conclusion
Congratulations you now have succeeded in completin this sleep study.
Teacher Page
This is a great WebQuest for kids who are interested in sleep studies, and would be highly educational for all children.