After putting out a controversial Dick’s Sporting Goods basketball catalog with nearly no girls in the magazine, and having middle school girl basketball player McKenna Peterson call them out on it, this holiday commercial shows that they were listening…Amazing advocacy McKenna and bravo Dick’s for taking a step in the right direction. Let’s hope this is just the beginning…
A Mighty Girl website out of Australia is a great resource for girls of all ages to help you build your confidence and stay true to who you are. From ways to deal with friendships to music and book suggestions, this website really has it all! Take a look girls! I’m sure you’ll find something on this website for you!
Parents, there’s also a tab for you where you can find tips on how to help make your daughter’s world a happy and healthy one. Enjoy!
We all know that sleep is important, but how important is it and how much do we actually need? What are the distractions that keep us from getting the rest we need at night?
Recent studies have shown that 1/3 of teens are sleep deprived getting around 7 hours a sleep a night when you actually need 9 hours of sleep a night to function at your highest potential during the day!!! You may say to yourself, “Oh I’m definitely one of the 2/3 of teens who are getting enough sleep” but how many of you can say you consistently get 9 hours of sleep on a normal night??? Hmmm… That’s what I thought!
And we all know one of the major culprits of teens not getting enough sleep at night. What do you think it might be?? Yep, you’re right, technology. Check out the articles, “Really? Using a Computer Before Bed Can Disrupt Sleep” and Screen Time Before Bedtime you’ll learn more about how using tech before bed can lead to you getting less zzzzz’s.
A recent article in the Atlantic entitled, Sleep Deprivation Makes Us look Sad and Unattractive, talks about why sleep is called beauty sleep! When you get sleep you not only feel better and more energetic, but you look more attractive!
And kids, did you know that getting enough sleep at night can help you maintain a healthy weight? The New York Times article Lost Sleep can Add to Weight Gain gives you more insight on just how sleep can help your body.
Once you’ve read all the articles and taken notes, chose one of the benefits of sleep that you find most interesting or maybe it’s something you want to make sure you remember and create a sleep advocacy poster. You may have to do a little more research on this specific sleep benefit to ensure your poster is filled with accurate, up to date information.
Here’s the rubric so you know exactly what to include:
Other Resources used in Health Class that could be helpful to your research:
Brain Pop: Tim and Moby talk about sleep.
Articles:
Building Better Athletes with Sleep
“Really? Using a Computer Before Bed Can Disrupt Sleep”
Sleep Deprivation Makes Us look Sad and Unattractive
Lost Sleep can Add to Weight Gain
We all know that sleep is important, but how important is it and how much do we actually need? What are the distractions that keep us from getting the rest we need at night?
Recent studies have shown that 1/3 of teens are sleep deprived getting around 7 hours a sleep a night when you actually need 9 hours of sleep a night to function at your highest potential during the day!!! You may say to yourself, “Oh I’m definitely one of the 2/3 of teens who are getting enough sleep” but how many of you can say you consistently get 9 hours of sleep on a normal night??? Hmmm… That’s what I thought!
And we all know one of the major culprits of teens not getting enough sleep at night. What do you think it might be?? Yep, you’re right, technology. Check out the articles, “Really? Using a Computer Before Bed Can Disrupt Sleep” and Screen Time Before Bedtime you’ll learn more about how using tech before bed can lead to you getting less zzzzz’s.
A recent article in the Atlantic entitled, Sleep Deprivation Makes Us look Sad and Unattractive, talks about why sleep is called beauty sleep! When you get sleep you not only feel better and more energetic, but you look more attractive!
And kids, did you know that getting enough sleep at night can help you maintain a healthy weight? The New York Times article Lost Sleep can Add to Weight Gain gives you more insight on just how sleep can help your body.
Once you’ve read all the articles and taken notes, chose one of the benefits of sleep that you find most interesting or maybe it’s something you want to make sure you remember and create a sleep advocacy poster. You may have to do a little more research on this specific sleep benefit to ensure your poster is filled with accurate, up to date information.
Here’s the rubric so you know exactly what to include:
Other Resources used in Health Class that could be helpful to your research:
Brain Pop: Tim and Moby talk about sleep.
Articles:
Building Better Athletes with Sleep
“Really? Using a Computer Before Bed Can Disrupt Sleep”
Sleep Deprivation Makes Us look Sad and Unattractive
Lost Sleep can Add to Weight Gain
TED Talks:
We all know that reading can do wonders for our minds like expanding our thoughts, knowledge, creativity, imagination, take us on new adventures to new places and much, much more!!!! What a great way to keep your mental health balanced. Check out some great books today!
From Mrs. Lynch in the Library:
Hey guys! Here’s another great website to go to when you have questions about puberty from the CDC called BAM Body and Mind. Check it out!!
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