Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Here are my 5 questions I need answered:

1. Will a football helmet protect your head in case of a collision?
2. How strong of an impact can a football helmet sustain?
3. How is a football helmet made?
4. What are the types of helmets? Who are the best brands of suppliers?
5. On, average, how many people in Pro Football suffer from helmet related concussions each season?

Hi seahawkmatt!

Here are some websites you may find helpful:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 03465.html

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Football-Helmet.html

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-di ... elmets.htm

http://hubpages.com/hub/NFL-team-helmets

http://football.suite101.com/article.cf ... oncussions

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nfl.html

I hope you find these useful. I also think that the wikipedia pages may help for better understanding, although not for use in a paper!

Good luck! Please feel free to ask any more questions if you need help on anything else.