does staying up late affect most middle school students?

Question

science fair project

Answer 1

I can't answer for MOST middle schoolers, but I know it adversely affects my 12 year old daughter who is in 7th Grade.

If she does not get at least 9 and a half hours of sleep, she is not at her best the following day. Generally, she maintains A+ in all her subjects but can slip into A's if other activities keep her out late.

Answer 2

If it is a project, you need to do some research. I would suggest you recruit some friends. You will need to do this the first part of next week. Then you have a long weekend for them to actually conduct the experiment.

Have them record their sleep/wake times. Encourage them to stay awake as late as possible. Have them perform some small tasks when they have stayed up late, and again the next morning.

I would suggest the tasks be something like:
Remember 10 random numbers.
Remember 15 random objects.
Something physical, like standing on their heads, or doing a cartwheel, you might want to individualize this for each person.

They need to record their performance on all activities late at night and the next morning.

The experiment needs to include days when they go to bed/sleep early also, as a control.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

yes it does. You should do a study on your friends. Spend the night with them, but they stay up and you go to sleep, study their behaviour during the day...things like concentration (give simple timed math test, they take it and you take the same one) Do a reading excercise (easy words and time who can read it faster and most accurately) things like this. Emotionally see if they get in trouble more that day by their parents for being "moody"

This sounds like a GREAT science fair project! Gives insight to kids on a scientific level and helps them understand that parents aren't trying to be jerks by having a bedtime for them!

I hope you go to state finals with this one!

Answer 5

i think it depends on the child's body, the way it works, because when i was in middle school, i stayed up all night and it didn't affect me at all...

Answer 6

yes i failed my science fair project cause i stayed up late dont do it or you will fail it

Answer 7

i'm a middle school student and you'll see alot of these A+ on my report card

Answer 8

As long as you get your 8 hour minimum of sleep.

Answer 9

No