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Materials
Activity 1
For the Web-based version, you will need computers with
an Internet connection and a sound card.
Preparation
No preparations needed (except for photocopying).
Make sure that the Internet connections are working and that the sound
is functioning.
For classes using the Web-based version
of this lesson:
Procedure
1. Explain to students that they will use a hypothetical scenario to
learn about the physiology and major stages of sleep. You can refer
to statement 8 on Master 1.1: “Sleep is time for the body and brain
to shut down for rest.” (False.) How did the students respond and
why? Is sleep really a time when not much is occurring physiologically?
Students can now investigate this idea.
2. Instruct the students to go to http://science.education.nih.gov/
supplements/sleep/student and click on “Lesson 2—Houston, We
Have a Problem.”
Students are free to navigate through the lesson in whatever sequence
they prefer. This means that they may select the astronauts in any
order. They may obtain information on the seven physiological
parameters for each astronaut in any order they choose.
As an alternative, students may work in teams of three. If they work
in teams, have each student analyze data for a different astronaut and
discuss it with their team. This approach ensures that each student is
actively participating in the activity.
3. Give each student a copy of Master 2.2, Astronaut Telemetry Evaluation
Form.
Explain that they will use it to record their determinations of the
astronauts’ sleep states.
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