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Studying and learning about concussions is crucial for middle and high school students because they often participate in sports and other activities that can lead to head injuries. By understanding the signs, symptoms, and potential long-term effects of concussions, students can recognize when they or their peers need prompt attention and support. This concussion knowledge helps foster a safer environment, encourages injury prevention, and inspires interest in health-related fields like sports medicine and neuroscience. With this in mind, let’s engage with this excellent learning resource!

This concussion article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about concussion. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this concussion article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

THIS CONCUSSION ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

• Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
• To extend students
• To increase scientific literacy in your class
• A weekly reading task
• Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
• To inspire students on a particular topic
• Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS CONCUSSION ARTICLE:

• 3 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
• 2 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
• 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
• 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
• 3 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
• 2 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.

WANT MORE AMAZING ARTICLES LIKE THIS CONCUSSION ARTICLE? MANY ARE AVAILABLE!

I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).