My inquiry question is how does sleep affect a teenager’s brain. I decided to choose this question because I am 14 years old, playing sports, and have noticed that I require more sleep to focus on school and be able to play at my highest level.
This inquiry is personal for me as I need to rest more (such as sleep) for my body to recover from playing sports. However, I also need sleep to function at school and retain the information. I want to know how does not getting enough sleep affect memory and how does sleep affect decision-making. Lastly, I want to know why a teenager needs too much sleep between the ages of 13-19 years of age.
For my question, I plan to research studies that involve the number of hours of sleep required and teenagers of different ages. I plan to research the effects of too little sleep or too much sleep and how it affects a teenager’s brain in relation to school and sports.