Abstract
This paper addresses a real-world issue, sleep insufficiency, and its health consequences, as an innovative vehicle to improve elementary education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Partnering with the Catalina Foothills School District, researchers at the University of Arizona developed, implemented, and evaluated a new STEM education program that includes a database, a set of prediction and simulation models, and a set of sleep science lessons (developed in collaboration with Biological Sciences Curriculum Study). The new "MySleep" program allows for tracking of sleep patterns in the students' natural environment, and provides real-time feedback, options for communications with teachers and parents, and data analysis capabilities.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 100-107 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Simulation Series |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - 2017 |
Event | 4th Modeling and Simulation in Medicine Symposium, MSM 2017, Part of the 2017 Spring Simulation Multi-Conference, SpringSim 2017 - Virginia Beach, United States Duration: Apr 23 2017 → Apr 26 2017 |
Keywords
- And sleep insufficiency
- Real-time feedback
- Simulation model
- Sleep patterns
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications