Unit 2: Promoting Learning through Brain Maintenance

Lesson 1: Sleep

Jigsaw Activity

Activity Instructions:

● The teacher will divide students into groups of five.

● There are five groups. Each group is assigned an article related to sleep that is identified below.
The articles are available in Canvas.

- Group 1 – Sleep Duration and Injury Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students –
United States, 2007-2013
- Group 2 – New Study Links Severe Sleep Apnea to Higher Blood Glucose Levels in African
Americans (April 28, 2020)
- Group 3 – Women’s Health – Sleep’s an Important Part of the Health Equation – Now More
than Ever (April 27, 2020)
- Group 4 – Musicians Who Learn A New Melody Demonstrate Enhanced Skill After a Night’s
Sleep (April 15, 2013)
- Group 5 – The Benefits of Slumber (April 2013) Pages 1-3 only

● Students
- Follow the instructions for your assigned group.
- The articles are available in Canvas.
- Your table completion requires three main ideas and supporting facts for each.

● The teacher will lead the class by asking each group to report out and/or exchange their
information to complete the full review of the various five sleep articles.

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● At the conclusion of the activity, each student will have a completed worksheet (full jigsaw) with
all five groups’ information saved for informational purposes.

Group 1

- Step 1: Read the assigned article, Sleep Duration and Injury Related Risk Behaviors Among
High School Students – United States, 2007-2013

- Step 2: Complete the table below.

Main Idea #1 with Main Idea #2 with Main Idea #3 with

Supporting Facts Supporting Facts Supporting Facts

Main Idea: Main Idea: Main Idea:

Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts:

1. 1. 1.

2. 2. 2.

3. 3. 3.

4. 4. 4.

5. 5. 5.

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Group 2
- Step 1: Read the assigned article, New Study Links Severe Sleep Apnea to Higher Blood
Glucose Levels in African Americans (April 28, 2020)

- Step 2: Complete the table below.

Main Idea #1 with Main Idea #2 with Main Idea #3 with

Supporting Facts Supporting Facts Supporting Facts

Main Idea: Main Idea: Main Idea:

Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts:

1. 1. 1.

2. 2. 2.

3. 3. 3.

4. 4. 4.

5. 5. 5.

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Group 3
- Step 1: Read the assigned article, Women’s Health – Sleep’s an Important Part of the Health
Equation – Now More than Ever (April 27, 2020)

- Step 2: Complete the table below.

Main Idea #1 with Main Idea #2 with Main Idea #3 with

Supporting Facts Supporting Facts Supporting Facts

Main Idea: Main Idea: Main Idea:

Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts:

1. 1. 1.

2. 2. 2.

3. 3. 3.

4. 4. 4.

5. 5. 5.

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Group 4
- Step 1: Read the assigned article, Musicians Who Learn A New Melody Demonstrate
Enhanced Skill After a Night’s Sleep (April 15, 2013)

- Step 2: Complete the table below.

Main Idea #1 with Main Idea #2 with Main Idea #3 with

Supporting Facts Supporting Facts Supporting Facts

Main Idea: Main Idea: Main Idea:

Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts:

1. 1. 1.

2. 2. 2.

3. 3. 3.

4. 4. 4.

5. 5. 5.

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Group 5
- Step 1: Read the assigned article, The Benefits of Slumber (April 2013) Pages 1-3 only

- Step 2: Complete the table below.

Main Idea #1 with Main Idea #2 with Main Idea #3 with

Supporting Facts Supporting Facts Supporting Facts

Main Idea: Main Idea: Main Idea:

sleep is essential for overall lack of sleep impacts sleep disorders can effect
health memory and learning your health

Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts: Supporting Facts:

1. Sleep helps regulate 1. Sleep before learning 1. Insomnia can cause

hormones that helps absorb difficulty in falling
control growth and information asleep or staying
energy balance. 2. Sleep after learning asleep
2. Sleep helps with helps absorb ideas 2. People with
physical recovery 3. Lack of sleep can insomnia have
3. Sleep is necessary for reduce cognitive higher risk of
brain function function developing anxiety
4. Quality seep 4. Inadequate sleep can and depression
supports a good cause memory 3. Sleep apnea causes
immune system lapses breathing
5. Consistent sleep 5. Not enough sleep interruptions
routine helps with negatively affects 4. Untreated sleep
cardiovascular the hippocampus apnea can lead to
system heart diseases
5. Treatment for sleep
disorders can greatly
benefit peoples lives

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