Sleep & Psychology

We spend 1/3 of our lives asleep (some of us even more) - why is sleep so important to our survival?  What is the difference between deep sleep and REM sleep?  How does sleep affect your health? How does sleep affect your intelligence and development?  These are some of the questions we are going to examine in our unit on sleep and psychology.

Article from Time Magazine:   http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1009765-1,00.html

Video from 60 Minutes:    http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4181992n

PowerPoint from Class:    http://bdoughertyamschool.wikispaces.com/Grade+10+documents+-+2010-2011