Smithsonian Institution
Tween Tribune: What Happens When You Get a Concussion?
Article explains the science of concussions.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Dealing With Sports Injuries
Injuries resulting from overexertion while participating in sports are inevitable. However, by understanding how they can be prevented, cared for, and their recovery time, you can become better prepared. Links to related articles are...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Concussion
What is a concussion? Find out the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, tests, risk factors, and more. Each of these main topics are discussed in the article.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Safe Brain. Stronger Future.
Keeping children and teens healthy and safe is always a top priority. Whether you are a parent, youth sports coach, school coach, school professional, or health care provider, this site will help you recognize, respond to, and minimize...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Head Injury
Learn all the important facts about a head injury. Topics include: what is it, causes, different kinds, symptoms, diagnosis, first aid, prevention, and more. Click on included graphic images to view additional related topics such as...
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: The Training Room: Concussions
An in-depth look at concussions by a professional sports team doctor.Detailed and interesting!
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for students in the high school grades. Seven multiple choice questions and four extended response questions are included on the nonfiction reading assessment.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Concussions
In a concussion, the brain shifts inside the skull and causes a temporary loss of normal brain function. In this article you can find out the causes, signs and symptoms, types, treatment, and prevention precautions.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Concussions: What to Do
Concussions usually result from a sports related injury or accident. Find out more about this serious condition, how they are treated, and how to prevent them. The site also includes links to similar sites.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Sports and Exercise Safety
Injuries are inevitable in some sports, but they are preventable. Through the use of equipment and caution these injuries can be understood and avoided. Links to related sites are also available.
Read Works
Read Works: Heading Off Trouble
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about concussions and the dangers they present. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Injuries of the Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Injuries to the central nervous system may damage tissues of the brain or spinal cord. If an injury is mild, a person may have a full recovery. If an injury is...
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: Assessment and Management of Concussion in Sports
This article from the American Academy of Family Physicians provides a good description of what a concussion is and how it should be treated.
Healthline Media
Medical News Today: Articles: Neurology: What Is Concussion?
Learn the causes, symptoms, grades, and treatments of concussions. Detailed information about diagnosing a concussion and the Glasgow Coma Scale is included.
WebMD
Web Md: Multiple Concussions
This thought provoking article provided by WebMD Health tells how multiple concussions as a middle or high school student can lead to permanent memory and thought impairment. Discusses the sport of football as one of the leading causes...
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: The League of Denial: The Four Stages of Cte
Research and discussion about the impact of brain injury and head trauma stemming from the increased identification of violent behavior, suicide and substance abuse of football players. The statistical research provided in a slideshow...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.45 Nervous System Injuries
Learn about some injuries to the human nervous system.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Concussion and Head Injury Action Plan
Concussions and head injuries are the buzz in sports today. Address concussion and head injuries in the classroom and provide students resources to research and report on findings.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Concussion: Head Injury
Kids learn about the medical condition the concussions in the science of biology including symptoms, types, grades, treatments, prevention, and interesting facts.