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Are You a Morning or an Evening Person?

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Topic

  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Animal Behavior
  • Science Practices
  • Science & Society

Resource Type

  • Interactive Media
  • Click & Learn

Level

High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IBCollege
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Description

Being a morning or an evening person is partly dependent on a one’s biological clock. The biological clock is an internal timekeeping mechanism that regulates circadian rhythms, biological processes that operate on 24-hour cycles. This Click & Learn can serve as a quick engagement tool for discussing circadian rhythms.

Estimated Time

One 50-minute class period.

Key Terms

biological clock, circadian rhythm, sleep

Terms of Use

The resource is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. No rights are granted to use HHMI’s or BioInteractive’s names or logos independent from this Resource or in any derivative works.

Version History

Date Published 02.27.00

NGSS (2013)

HS-LS1.A

AP Biology (2019)

ENE-3.D

IB Biology (2016)

6.6

VIsion and Change (2009)

CC2

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