Learning about sleep.

Learning about sleep. Sleep is a subject close to every teenager's heart, andteenagers have special needs when it comes to sleep, so the NationalInstitutes of Health has a specific curriculum supplement designed forhigh school teachers to help their students learn more about the topic. "Sleep, Sleep Disorders Sleep DisordersDefinitionSleep disorders are a group of syndromes characterized by disturbance in the patient's amount of sleep, quality or timing of sleep, or in behaviors or physiological conditions associated with sleep. and Biological Rhythms biological rhythmPeriodic biological fluctuation in an organism corresponding to and in response to periodic environmental change, such as day and night or high and low tide. " helpsteachers of grades nine-12 guide their students through an explorationof the scientific process of sleep. Students can learn the importance ofsleep and the negative consequences of sleep deprivation sleep deprivationSleep disorders A prolonged period without the usual amount of sleep. See Driver fatigue, Poor sleeping hygiene, Sleep disorders, Sleep-onset insomnia. and can explorethe two major states of sleep. Other learning focuses on how sleep/wakecycles vary among individuals, the internal biological clock thatdirects the sleep cycle, and the factors that can lead to sleepdisorders and how these disorders can be treated. For more information, visit http:// science.education.nih.gov See .gov and GovNet. (networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies. .