| OLYMPICS 2000 |
| The Olympics in Syndey, Australia , can give the physical education teacher a vast array of information to include in class as an integration project to share with the school . It can be a wonderful public relations tool to inform the students , classroom teachers and the community that something special happens in our classes. Include the classroom teachers in planning and coordinating the activities . In this way , they will come to understand more about our program , and in turn , will make them understand what the students do in physical education class . |
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Internet projects | |
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Participation with other schools | |
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Classroom learning center | |
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Activity sheets | |
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Resources | |
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Links( culture , sports , clothing , housing , nutrition) | |
| By clicking on the toolbar entitled , KIDS , will bring you to zones on the left side of the page. At the bottom of the page will be a TEACHERS link for the activity sheets. They can be accessed with Acrobat Reader(pdf) for interesting projects for ages 7 -14 and up . All of this can be found at the following links: |
| http://www.olympics.com |
| http://www.nbcolympics.com |
| Also , there is a homepage from familyeducation.com site that can be used for more integration activities: |
| http://www.qnet.com/~moonbase/miniflag/ |
| http://familyeducation.com/nj/mcgowan(click on Olympic link at left menu) |
| http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~jblancha/curropening.htm |
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| EXAMPLES TO BE USED WITH OTHER ITINERANTS: |
| MUSIC - play national anthems of the countries |
| ART- make posters , flags , signs , boundry markers |
| COMPUTER - data base , spreadsheets , record keeping |
| LIBRARY - read books and resources |
| CAFETERIA - posters about nutrition , prizes , cultural treats |
| NURSE -just in case of accidents |
| B. FEATURED AUTHOR AND LESSON: MICHAELA MONOHAN |
| Michaela Monohan, 25, who is vying for a spot on Ireland's relay race team, creates top-notch lessons for Kiko when she is not training for the games. Michaela will know by the end of this month whether she has a qualifying time and will be heading for the summer games in Sydney. Kiko is proud to be her sponsor. |
| Check out the lessons she created on the 2000 Olympic Games: |
| * On the history of the Olympics: |
| http://www.kiko.com/mmonahan2/2000-olympic-games-introduction?news2b1 |
http://www.edgate.com/summergames |
| http://www.kiko.com/gercer/olympic-games-2000 |
| Welcome to the Summer Olympics Internet Project |
| Sydney Olympics: September 15 - October 1, 2000 |
| Olympic Classroom Activities |
| September 15 - October 1 |
| "Make it an Olympic year: Strive to do your personal best!" |
| Olympic Classroom Activities |
| The 2000 Summer Olympic games will take place during the month of September this year, giving us the unique opportunity to use it as a theme in our classroom, team, grade or entire school. The following is a list of possible academic activities for grades 3 through 7 utilizing the Olympic theme. Areas covered include Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health, and Technology |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LINKS ABOVE ARE IN HTML FORM AND WILL DIRECT YOU TO THAT SITE . BUT THE LINKS THAT FOLLOW AREN'T(BLUE) AND MUST BE TYPED IN YOR BROWSER. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. THE BLUE LINKS IN THE TABLE ARE RESOURCES AND CAN'T BE LINKED.......... |
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| Olympic Web Sites: |
| Kids' Guide to Olympic Sports: http://www.olympics.com/eng/kids/sportzone/kids_guide/ |
| Official Site of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games: http://www.olympics.com/ |
| Sydney Games 2000: http://www.sydneygames-2000.net/ |
| Olympic Museum: http://www.museum.olympic.org/ |
| Cincinnati 2012: http://www.cincinnati2012.com/index.html |
| Cincinnati 2012 venues plan: http://enquirer.com/editions/1999/03/28/spt_cincinnati_2012.html |
| Australian Web Sites: |
| ~kware/"All About Australia |
| Australian Facts & Statistics |
| Greece Web Sites: |
| Greece: http://www.grecian.net/GREECE/ |
| Proficiency Outcomes: |
| http://www.chuh.org/standards/proficiency/ |
| ======:====== THE WEBQUESTS ======:======= |
| OLYMPICS WEBQUEST: |
| http://www.maltar.org.il/k12/arazim/attar/webquest.html |
| Writing a guide to the Olympic Games for some |
| alien visitors.... your students better know their |
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| http://pomo.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webancientgr1.html |
| WEBQUEST--GAMES OF THE ANCIENT OLYMPICS: |
| http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Class/est57280/kmeehan/webquest.htm |
| Are the Olympic sports the same today as they |
| were in Ancient Greece? Find out here, as your |
| students follow along with this webquest. |
| QUEST FOR OLYMPIC GOLD: |
| http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/barrett/webquest/olympic/index.html |
| Students research info on nutrition and health this |
| time, understanding what athletes must achieve in |
| order to compete. |
| SYDNEY 2000 WEBQUEST: |
| http://facstaff.uww.edu/cni/webquest/olympics2/index.htm |
| So where is it the Olympics are going to be held? |
| Where's that?? (Just kidding!) All the world is |
| fascinated with Australia, and this webquest for |
| grades 3-5 will help inform students of Australian |
| geography and culture. . . . with a little Aussie lingo |
| along the way! |
| ALL ABOUT THE OLYMPICS, PAST AND PRESENT: |
| http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/resource/olympic.htm |
| Need some resources for your webquests? Or how |
| about just plain old research resources on Australia |
| and the Olympics? This site offers a whole bevy of |
| everything Olympian--a great resource! |
| FURTHER OLYMPIC RESOURCES--EDNA'S ONLINE |
| OLYMPIC PAGE: |
| http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/publish/system/edures/olympics.html |
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| 1. Ocean Olympians: Units available for K-3, 4-8, 9-12 -- teaches about the Olympic Games and the adaptations that make animals everyday Olympians. |
| http://www.seaworld.org/Olympians/olympians.html |
| 2. The Horizon Project: Follow along as five athletes from five different continents train, dream, prepare, and share on their journey to the Olympics 2000. |
| http://www.horizon.olympic.org/e/horizon_pro_e.html |
| 3. The Northern Territory School Students' Virtual Olympic Games: lessons, units, and activities for all grade levels from Australia. |
| http://www.schools.nt.edu.au/shapes/vog/index.htm |
| 4. Three main activities created by students at the university of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: activities explore the Olympic tradition through the study of Ancient Greece and the Greek culture -- suitable for middle school and above |
| http://www.educ.uvic.ca/Faculty/sockenden/edb363/internetprojects/ancientgreece/test.html |
| Sydney Olympics: Sept. 15 -Oct. 1. |
| INTEGRATION PROJECT: |
| Teachers, why not use the Olympics for your back to school theme? I can't think of an easier theme to integrate into all of your subject areas, motivate students and spark a keen interest for a spectacular event. Research supports that both student motivation and achievement are significantly enhanced by measures that counter subject fragmentation and integrate learning with a real life event. When you connect the curriculum content to a larger theme, (Olympics) students begin to see that the content they are learning quite relevant. Student interest in school increases when they see meaningful applications that are of interest to them. Using the Olympic theme to integrate the curriculum provides learning experiences and activities which encourage creativity, exploration, imagination, research and results in higher achievement. |
| Integrated curriculum is familiar to most, if not all teachers. It's a vehicle that makes teaching far more exciting and enables students to take control of their own learning. An integrated Olympic theme will also provide for a wide range of interests, learning styles and differing levels of understanding and development. |
| How are students assessed using an integrated theme? Student learning is assessed through a variety of methods such as projects, portfolios, tests, observations, presentations and discussions. Student achievement is measured by the student's demonstration and evidence of learning of content and process (thinking and research skills). |
| Here are some sample ideas and sites to get you started. |
| Integrating with the Olympics |
| History |
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Students develop an Olympic timeline. | |
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Students research their favourite sport/athlete. | |
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Students work in small groups to research a specific era in the Olympics. | |
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Research the history of the 'Ancient Olympic Games'. | |
| Social Studies/Geography |
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Locate the latitude and longitude of the Olympics....previous Olympics. | |
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Do a map and flag activity. | |
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Determine the type of land features that support the Olympics. | |
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Give your students maps of the world and have them plot the Olympics of the past . | |
| Math |
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Make bar graphs for the gold, silver and bronze medals won for each country, calculate the percentages for each country. | |
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Use the Olympic Statistics to develop some data for spreadsheet use. | |
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Predict the scores for races and highjumps etc. | |
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Use gym periods to measure student jumps, throws and running speeds. | |
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Participate in the Math Olympics | |
| The Arts |
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Design a Mascot. | |
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Design a Logo. | |
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Write a jingle to fund raise to send a specific athlete to the Olympics. | |
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Have your students present a home coming speech after just winning the gold medal. | |
| Science |
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Find out how the Olympic torch keeps burning. | |
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How else could you make an Olympic torch? | |
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Make Olympic windsocks or kites. | |
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Research to find out how Science and Technology are changing the games. | |
| Health and Physical Education |
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Develop a fitness and nutrition plan for an athlete. | |
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Research the effect of Steroids on athletes. | |
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Develop a 'Safety First' for upcoming athletes. | |
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Have a classroom olympics, let students invent some of the activities. | |
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Invent and play a new Olympic game. | |
| Language |
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Develop a game of Olympic Trivia. | |
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Write an Olympic news story. | |
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Keep a journal of the medal winners. | |
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Write a Biography of an Olympic athlete. | |
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Primary students can alphabetize the sport names. | |
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Make a co-operative Olympic Sports book, primary students will illustrate a page. | |
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Compare the Olympics of long ago to today | |
| Related Links for Olympic Activities in the Classroom |
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