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Other

Workers Online: Unions: Behind the Scenes

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the 2000 Olympics in Australia, and the relationship between the unions and the workers of the Olympic games. Successes and failures are both portrayed.
Article
Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Upsurge and Massacre in Mexico, 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
This three-part investigation into the 1968 student massacre in Mexico city prior to the Olympic Games gives insight into their protest movement, the events of the Sad Night, and the lasting effects of the violence 30 years after the...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: 2021 Events

For Students 9th - 10th
2021 is nearly history. Take a look back at a year that saw political turmoil, the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, an unusual Olympic Games, devastating natural disasters, advances in space exploration and more.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: 7/7 London Bombings

For Students 9th - 10th
On Thursday, July 7, 2005 - one day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, and the first day of the UK-hosted G8 summit - four suicide bombers detonated explosives in three locations in the central London subway network...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Creating Charts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn to represent data in a list as a bar chart. They examine statistics from the 2000 Olympic Games and determine the team that took home the most medals.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Problem Solving: Modeling the Marathon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the TI InterActive! and exponential functions to predict if, and when, women will better the men's record in the marathon event in the Olympic games.
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Other

The Museum of Unnatural Mystery: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was part of the great Temple of Zeus situated at the site of the ancient Olympic games. Similar in design to the Temple of Artemis and the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Now and Then

For Students K - 1st Standards
Look at the changes in results on some of the athletics track events at the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948. What will the results be in 2012? This slightly more challenging activity encourages children to examine data and consider...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Our Sports

For Students K - 1st Standards
What events are there in your school sports day, and in the Olympic Games? What are your favourite races and sports? This activity encourages discussion and decisions about how to collect and display data, and is designed to be...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Specialization and the Decathlon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson uses results from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to explain that athletes specialize in sports and events for which they are most skilled for the same reasons that individuals and nations specialize in the production of goods...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Can You Run as Fast as a Car?

For Students 5th - 8th
During the 100 meter dash in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Florence Griffth-Joyner was timed at 0.91 seconds for 10 meters. At that speed, could she pass a car traveling 15 miles per hour in a school zone?
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: London 2012 Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The Guardian

Guardian: Olympic Protests Held Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Guardian correspondents Jenny Percival and Elizabeth Stewart discuss the numerous Anti-China protests occurring around the world in addition to China's reaction to these protests prior to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes

2004 Athens Olympic Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover all the information you want to know about the 2004 Athens Olympic Stadium, home of the 2004 Summer Olympics. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility, history of the venue, and Olympic news.
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Other

La84 Foundation: Olympic Primer

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This essential information about the Olympics includes a history of the games, both ancient and modern.
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Read Works

Read Works: Let the Games Begin!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the sports in the Winter Olympics. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes

2000 Sydney Olympic Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th
Find all the information you want to know about the 2000 Sydney Olympic Stadium, home of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility, history of the venue, and Olympic news.
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Beijing 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
The International Olympic Committee has provided a great deal of information here on the Beijing summer Olympics. Information on the events, participating countries and more can be found within this site.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Olympics Content: Math and Science Behind Olympic Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This group of resources use interest in Olympic sports to teach math and physics concepts. Students learn about velocity, the role of gravity, the importance of...
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Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Olympic Sports: The Joyner Family

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the Joyner...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides an amazingly detailed set of information on the 2008 Summer Olympics covering every topic imaginable from the selection process to when each event will be held. Almost 100 references are provided at the bottom of the...
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Power Point: Ancient Greek Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
PowerPoint presentation by Tom Richey explains the nature of ancient Olympic events and ceremony in ancient Greece.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Ancient Origins of the Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
Armand D'Angour explains the evolution of the Olympics. [3:20]
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Other

Revista Eletronica: Grecia Antiga (In Portuguese)

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive collection of digital artifacts and articles on Greek culture from antiquity to modernity. Many aspects of Greece's development, from philosophy, mathematics, writings, medicine to language, are covered. Check out "Quid...

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