All about sleep

It's summer, and what is summer better for, than sleep? ;)

• Do you think you get all the sleep you need every night? How do you feel the day after you have not slept enough or not slept well?
• How much sleep per day is necessary for good health?
• What would happen to us if we were not allowed or able to sleep at all for a long period of time?

You have been keeping a sleep diary, please enter that information here (the class code is blue8996)

Activity 2: Houston We Have a Problem

Activity 3: Do You Have A Rhythm?

• Michel Siffre Story
• The Rhythms of Sleep
• Sleepiness Scale Graph
• Sleepiness Scale Example

Activity 4: Evaluating Sleep Disorders

• Snoring: Believe it or not
• Snoring Survey
• Case History #1
• Case History #2
• Case History #3
• Case History #4
• Case History #5
• Sleep Specialist Evaluation Form
• Sleep Disorders Reference Manual

The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology

What does the Brain do?

• Color, label and write the function of each portion of the brain 

What is a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) and how does it show us brain function?

• click here for the activity

Who Was Phineas Gage? 

How do Neurons Communicate?

• Anatomy of a Neuron
• Neurons interact with other neurons
• Steps of neuron interaction
• Reading to go with steps
• Neurotransmitter actions
• Neurons in series

Drugs change the way neurons communicate

• cocaine alters neurotransmission
• Methamphetamine and Nicotine disrupt neurotransmission
• How does alcohol affect neurotransmission
• How do drugs get into your brain?
• what should the doctor do?

Last Week!! What do you hear?

From How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears

How did you learn language?

What were your first words? Why do you think that children have similar first words?

Birds
Click here and listen to a variety of bird calls -- how do you think they learn them?

Loudness and Pitch activity
Click here

A black box activity
click here

Ice Cream Lab analysis

Click here for the conclusion of our exciting ice cream lab :)

Survey for Summer School

Instructions for Students

Dear Student: We are doing a survey of high school students to learn what you think about summer school. This survey is voluntary and you may skip any items that you do not wish to answer, but please answer as many items as possible. The survey is not a test and does not affect grades. This is an anonymous survey. This means you will not be identified in any reports that may come from this survey. Thank you for helping in this study.

This is important:  Please don’t minimize the screen because this could end the session without saving or submitting the work you have already done on the survey.

Thanks for participating in the 2015 Summer School Student Survey!

Survey Link

http://puhsd.intranet.puhsd.loc/studentsummersurvey.cfm

Natural Disasters

Read "Covered in Dust" & "The Great Flood"
How would you react to these natural disasters?

You are going to pick with your partner (or our one group of three) a natural disaster to research. There are some links below, but you can also go and find your own research.  
Your job is to create a "preparedness presentation" for your natural disaster.  Basically, what do people do if they encounter your natural disaster? (you can pick another natural disaster not listed here, if you like)
Click here for more information about the focus of your presentation.

General information on all natural disasters from National Geographic

Hurricanes Articles:

• “The Power of Hurricanes” 
• “Swallowed By The Sea” 
• “Hurricane Flight”

Volcanoes Articles: 

• Into the Volcano 
• Volcanoes Rock the World 
• The Ring of Fire

Tornadoes Articles: 

• Monster Tornado
• Terrible Twister
• Storm Chaser

Tsunamis Articles: 

• Ahead of the Wave
• Tsunami: Killer Waves (this is a National Geographic site, you may have to register, it's free)
• Planet Seed Tsunami

Continue Ice Cream Research

Continue working on your ice cream project.  Remember, your goal is to have a presentation about the "best" way to make ice cream. How would you define best?

The vocabulary project also needs to be completed, as well as the graph & conclusion questions for the ice/salt lab.