Day 24

Learning Targets: 

• Describe the continuum of consciousness
• Describe the impacts of sensory deprivation

Opener:  Define sensory deprivation and give a specific example of a setting where sensory deprivation might occur naturally.

Activity #1 - Article Review and analysis

Read the article linked below and then answer then address each of the questions below in your notebook.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/his-patients-said-floating-in-a-sensory-deprivation-float-was-healing-so-he-tried-it/2018/01/19/a9f64292-bb3b-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html?utm_term=.e529e3ab78a4

1.  What are the supposed benefits of sensory deprivation?  What are the potential risks?

2.  How do think sensory deprivation compares to other forms of altered consciousness (meditation, hypnosis, sleep) in improving someone's overall health?

3.  How could we best simulate this type of experience without paying for it at a spa?

4. Do you think that this will "catch on" as a trend for treating certain conditions?  Explain.

Activity #2 - Design a study, to include all the required components in the scientific method, that could be used to test the effectiveness of the sleep deprivation on improving overall health.  Try to design your study so that it could actually be performed with what you have available, rather than in a lab.

Remember that you should start with a question, then hypothesis, etc.  How will you measure results?

Close:  Student Questions - Record them in your notebook and then post 1 question here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bXxYSo34SQJnzapptBMurlMNGcjo_gEKgooFAgZ6xE8/edit?usp=sharing