Are extreme sports worth the risk? (Lower Level) Text Set
Articles:
- Extreme Sports Facts (by Science Kids) http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/sports/extremesports.html
- Extreme Sports Safety (Scholastic News, May/June 2010) low level and can read entire issue http://www.onlinedigitalpubs.com/publication/?i=35151
- “Safety worries hit the ‘slope’ at Sochi Olympics” (By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff, Feb. 10, 2014 (Grade 4 lexile, though higher levels available) https://newsela.com/articles/slopestyle-risks/id/2703/
- “New Beginnings” (Time for Kids) http://www.timeforkids.com/news/new-beginnings/9676
- “Best of the X Games” http://discoverykids.com/activities/best-of-the-x-games/
- “Skate Safety: A Crash Course” By Sky Siljeg http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/Skateboarding/articles/index. asp?article=safety&topic=0
- The Toughest Sport Infographic: http://www.rsvlts.com/2012/10/03/the-toughest-action-sport-infographic/ who-its-the-toughest-action-sports-athelete_5065a4c38d0fe/
- “Kids and Extreme Sports” (By: Kyanna Sutton, Family Education) http://life.familyeducation.com/sports/safety/29462.html
Books:
- DK Readers: Extreme Sports by Richard Platt (P)
- Extreme Sports by Bobbie Kalman
- Extreme Surfing (Extreme Sports-No Limits!) by JohnCrossingham and Bobbie Kalman
- Extreme Snowboarding (Extreme Sports No Limits!) by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley MacAulay
• Extreme Skateboarding (Extreme Sports) by John Crossingham and Bobbie Kalman • Other books in the Extreme Sports-No Limits! series)
• Shaun White (Amazing Athletes) by Doeden • Amazing Athletes series (many are level P)
- See How They Go: Motorcycles by DK Publishing (low level)
- Yes, She Can!: Women’s Sports Pioneers (Good Sports) by Glenn Stout
- Cool BMX Racing Facts (Cool Sports Facts) by Sandy Donovan
• (any of the X-Moves series!)
Multimedia:
- “Extreme Sports” http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/extreme-sports (0–2:24)
- “Base Jumper On Extreme Sports Risks and Rewards” (Video clip from CBS This Morning) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-extreme-sports-too-dangerous/—Base jumper and extreme skier, JT Holmes, discusses the risks and benefits of his career.
- “Sarah Burke’s Death: Extreme Sports Dangers” (January 1, 2012) http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/sarah-burkes-death-extreme-sports-dangers-15407972