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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Challenges of Laparoscopic Surgery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students teams use a laparoscopic surgical trainer to perform simple laparoscopic surgery tasks (dissections, sutures) using laparoscopic tools. Just like in the operating room, where the purpose is to perform surgery carefully and...
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Other

The Authentication of the Turin Shroud

For Students 9th - 10th
This website introduces one of the most profound and controversial subjects ever uncovered in the history of mankind; the discovery of the Shroud of Turin, which is purported to be the authentic burial shroud of Christ. In addition to...
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Current information on substance abuse with regard to many issues: military families, health, trauma and justice, public awareness and support and housing and homelessness. Also, find information on prevention of substance abuse. Many...
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Curated OER

Photo of World War One Soldier Suffering From Shell Shock

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examines the serious wartime trauma shell shock, which affected over 80,000 men in the British armed forces during World War I.
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PBS

Pbs: This Emotional Life: Resilience

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining what resilience is, its relation to personal happiness, misconceptions about it, and how to increase your resilience when facing traumatic events. Includes a collection of videos of well-known figures discussing...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Testicular Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
Males generally don't like to think of the pain resulting from being hit in the testicles. Unfortunately it does happen and it's beneficial to know the steps one should take if this situation ever arises. Links to supplementing article...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Coping With Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about common sources of stress and how you can find healthy ways to respond to them. Also includes contact information for reaching out to professionals who can help with the coping process. PDFs require Adobe Reader.
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Government of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada: Healthy Settings for Young People in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This 2008 report addresses healthy settings for Canadian youth. Each chapter focuses on one topic of importance including school, family, peers, etc.
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National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of traumatic brain injury, which can lead to a coma. Discusses what TBI is, how it is treated, what the prognosis might look like, and research that is being done in the movie.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Traumatic Brain Injury

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact page on traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) provides facts and statistics on the occurrences of TBIs, what causes TBIs, and prevention strategies.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Community Violence

For Students Pre-K - K
When children are exposed to traumatic events within their neighborhoods, communities, or across the world, you can help them feel safer and more secure...and build hope for a more peaceful, kinder future. These resources will help you...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: A Slow Recovery

For Students 9th - 10th
Report from October, 2001, covering survivors of the World Trade Center attacks. Discusses physical and psychological trauma and the ongoing rehabilitation efforts. Video, audio and transcript of report is available.
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Other

Legacy Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Legacy Project houses the work of artists and writers who have made twentieth-century traumas and conflicts their subject. Visitors learn how artists construct art from memories of apartheid, wars, massacres, genocides, acts of...
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Fractures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on fractures, or broken bones. The information is very brief with links to shock, CPR and severe bleeding. Also lets you know what to do if there is an injury or a trauma.
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Other

American Counseling Association

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lifelong human development is the American Counseling Association's focus. Professional counselors will find support for their own development. Features includes government relations, leadership listings, media/public, news, and bulletin...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Concussions

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Read Works

Read Works: Flying Blind

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This realistic passage isshares the story of a state trooper who responds to an accident during a dangerous storm. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Injuries of the Nervous System

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
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WebMD

Web Md: Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a great topic overview of depression. Gives a brief definition, causes, symptoms, and treatment along with answering some commonly asked questions.
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Healthline Media

Medical News Today: Articles: Neurology: What Is Concussion?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the causes, symptoms, grades, and treatments of concussions. Detailed information about diagnosing a concussion and the Glasgow Coma Scale is included.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway. In the years following World War I, a group of disillusioned expatriates travel from Paris to Spain to watch bullfighting and participate...
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WebMD

Web Md: Multiple Concussions

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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PBS

Pbs.org: Education: 7 Ways Teachers & School Leaders Can Support Students in a (Post) Pandemic Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Multiple Pandemics and the Impact on Emotional Health: As students return to school, remediating learning loss is a high priority for school leaders and teachers. While some educators may feel better equipped to address the learning...
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Reading Gunshot Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
Various pictures of parts of the human anatomy showing gun shot trauma are found on this interesting site. .

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