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What Is Sleep?<br />
Lesson 1<br />
Engage<br />
Overview<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> the lesson is to enable students to express what they believe<br />
they know about sleep and to encourage them to explore the topic further.<br />
Students also evaluate entries in their sleep diary.<br />
At a Glance<br />
Major Concepts<br />
Sleep is an essential, biologically motivated behavior. Adequate amounts <strong>of</strong><br />
sleep are necessary for normal motor and cognitive functions. Sleep is<br />
required for survival, and the drive to sleep is intense.<br />
Objectives<br />
After completing this lesson, students will<br />
• understand that sleep is a behavior,<br />
• become more aware <strong>of</strong> their own sleep/wake cycles, and<br />
• be able to develop and test hypotheses relating to sleep using data<br />
in the sleep diary.<br />
Teacher Background<br />
Consult the following sections in Information about Sleep:<br />
1 Introduction (pages 19–20)<br />
2 Misconceptions about Sleep (pages 20–21)<br />
3.6 Homeostasis and sleep (pages 30–31)<br />
3.8 Functions <strong>of</strong> sleep (pages 32–33)<br />
3.10 Sleep loss and wakefulness (pages 34–35)<br />
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