In this lesson, you learned about some of the physical changes that allow a newborn to adapt to life outside its mother’s body. You also learned about the reflexes the newborn relies on to clear its nose and locate and ingest food. However, sometimes these adaptations aren’t enough to ensure survival.
When a baby who seems otherwise healthy dies during sleep, this is called sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS, formerly called crib death, is one of the most common causes of death in babies less than a year old. Most babies who die of SIDS are between the ages of 2 and 4 months.
For this week’s activity, you are going to investigate what current medical science knows about SIDS and how to prevent it.
Click the Activity button below to access the worksheet where you will record your work for the rest of the week. When you have completed this assignment, submit it to your teacher.
Your work on this assignment will be evaluated according to the following rubric.
| Points | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| Part A 8 Points |
4 | You list information you know or have heard about SIDS. |
| 4 | You list questions you want to have answered about SIDS. | |
| Part B 42 Points |
3.5 per box | To conduct your research for each box in the table, you use only current, reliable websites. |
| 3.5 per box | For each question in the table, you provide as complete an answer as possible. | |
| Part C 50 Points |
5 per topic | In your journal entry, you address each of the topics listed. |
| 5 per topic | Your answers are thoughtful and detailed and written in complete sentences. |
