- What happens during non-REM sleep?
- What are 3 symptoms of being regularly sleep-deprived?
- What are the effects of adenosine on the body?
- What is the function of the glymphatic system?
- What is the function of the lymphatic vessels?
Sleep
Lead-in
- How often do you zone out or day dream?
- What are common sleeping issues people face?
- How much research have you done on sleep?
- How have your dreams changed from when you were younger?
Presentation 1
Pre
- What’s the longest you’ve ever stood awake? How did you feel?
Top Down
- What can happen to the human body if it doesn’t sleep? Watch the video and find out!
Bottom Up
- Answer the following questions as you watch the video again.
Example: Why do we grow sleepy? > Due to signals from our body telling our brain we are tired and signals from the environment telling us it’s dark outside.
- What happens during non-REM sleep? > It’s when DNA is repaired and our bodies replenish themselves for the day ahead.
- What 3 symptoms of being regularly sleep-deprived? > Learning, memory, mood, and reaction time are affected, inflammations, hallucinations, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and strokes.
- What are the effects of adenosine on the body? > As adenosine builds up, it increases the urge to sleep, also known as sleep pressure.
- What is the function of the glymphatic system? > It’s a clean-up mechanism that removes the waste products that are built up in the brain.
- What is the function of the lymphatic vessels? > They serve as pathways for immune cells.
Post
- How do you feel when you don’t get a good night of sleep?
- Are you more worried about sleeping issues after watching the video? Why?
- What do you do to maintain healthy sleeping habits?
Presentation 2
Pre
- Have you ever spent the whole night studying for a test or working on a project? What happened?
Top Down
- What’s the link between sleep and memory? Watch the video and find out!
Bottom Up
- Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.
Example: You’ve been studying and playing for days, but you ____ don’t feel ready for ____. > You’ve been studying and playing for days, but you still don’t feel ready for either.
- Sleep occupies ____ a third of our lives, but many of us give ____ little attention and care to it.
- This consolidation occurs with the help of a ____ part of the brain, known as the ____.
- So why do we remember ____ things and not ____?
- So based on the studies, going to sleep ____ hours after memorizing your formulas and one hour after practicing your ____ would be the most ideal.
- ____ sleep will have you waking up every morning with a new and ____ brain.
- Sleep occupies nearly a third of our lives, but many of us give surprisingly little attention and care to it.
- This consolidation occurs with the help of a major part of the brain, known as the hippocampus.
- So why do we remember some things and not others?
- So based on the studies, going to sleep three hours after memorizing your formulas and one hour after practicing your scales would be the most ideal.
- Proper sleep will have you waking up every morning with a new and improved brain.
Post
- What do you understand by the expression “sleep on it”? Do you agree with it?
- In which situations would you say it’s important to “sleep on it”?
- Are there any changing in your sleeping habits you would like to make? Which ones?