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Add up the number of sleep you got on the weekend vs the weekday.

How many hours of sleep did you get on weekdays? :(Monday hours + Tuesday hours +
Wednesday hours +Thursday hours +Friday hours) 9+7+7+6+6=35 I got 35 hours of sleep on
weekdays.!
How many hours of sleep did you get on weekends?: (Saturday hours+ Sunday hours) 10+7=17 I
got 17 hours of sleep on weekends.
Answer the following questions:
What is the average amount of sleep that you got on the weekdays? [(Monday hours + Tuesday
hours + Wednesday hours +Thursday hours +Friday hours)/5 days] 35/5=7 My average of sleep
on weekdays is 7 hours.
What is the average amount of sleep that you go on weekends? [(Saturday hours + Sunday
hours)/2 days] 17/2= 8.5 My average of sleep on weekends is 8.5 hours.
Is there a difference? If so, why? If not, why? Yes, because on weekends I get a lot more sleep
than weekdays.
Did you get enough sleep? Why? No, because on weekdays I have a lot of homework to do so I
sleep really late.
Do you get enough sleep? Do you get too much sleep? Do you sleep too much one day to
compensate for not getting enough sleep another? I dont actually get enough sleep in some days,
but some days when I have enough time to sleep I do sleep too much. I actually do sleep too
much in one day to compensate for not getting enough sleep on the other day.
Do you have any unique observations? Some days, I sleep in the cars for about 2 hours and when
I try to sleep at night, it is kind of hard for me to fall asleep.
Do you have any symptoms of sleep disorder? Not being able to sleep, sleeping too much,
excessive daytime sleepiness, not being able to stay asleep, not being able to stay awake
Yes, sometimes I am not able to sleep when I used to and some days I sleep too much. Moreover,
I get sleepy easily during daytime. During the morning, I always feel sleepy and I do not want to
be awake.
Read the article about sleep debt
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-can-you-catch-up-on-sleep/
What is sleep debt? Sleep debt is the amount of sleep you should actually get compared to the
amount of sleep you get in your daily life.
Can you catch up on sleep, based on the article? Why or why not? Yes, but it has to be
appropriate such as like an hour or two not like days.

What are the physical result on the human body of sleep debt? Short terms effect includes foggy
brain, worsened vision, impaired driving, and trouble remembering. Long terms effects include
obesity, insulin resistance, and heart disease.
Do your sleep math: Do you have a sleep debt? How much is your sleep debt? Are you able to
repay your sleep debt on the weekends? 5x8=40-35=5 / 2x8=16-17=-1 Yes, I do have sleep debt.
I had 1 hour of sleep debt. No, I didnt have enough amount of sleep debt to repay the amount of
sleep I needed.

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