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Read Works

Read Works: My Life Hasn't Changed

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ann Thompson, a junior skier preparing for the Olympics, who became a Paralympic athlete after a skiing accident. A question sheet is available to help students build skills...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Greek Heroes: Pelops

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Will Pelops win the chariot race to wed his love? Read to learn Pelops's story.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Live From Ancient Olympia!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Live from Ancient Olympia!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Read Works

Read Works: Ancient Greece the Ancient Greeks

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the ancient Greeks. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Greek Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart lesson contains several activities. History - students understand the chronology of Greek history and can organize events and people into major categories to explain historical...
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Curated OER

Australian Boat Sailing, Soling Class, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, 24 Sep 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring Australians and the Olympics can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Curated OER

2000 Sydney Olympic Games Torch With Sydney Harbour Bridge, 23 March 1999

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring Australians and the Olympics can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Curated OER

Badminton, Men's Doubles Semi Final, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, 20 Sept 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring Australians and the Olympics can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: The Ancient Greek Olympics

For Students 2nd - 7th
Teaches about the origins of the Greek Olympic games and their evolution to become a significant cultural phenomenon in ancient Greece.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Greek Olympics for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Olympic games of Ancient Greece. The history of this world civilization on this site.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Winged Sandals: Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
A short essay that describes what the ancient Olympic games were like.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Barney Ewell

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry features Barney Ewell, an American athlete, one of the world's leading sprinters of the 1940s. Although he was believed to be past his prime when the Olympic Games were resumed after World War II, he won three medals at the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Marion Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Marion Jones, an American athlete, who, at the 2000 Olympic Games, became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics. In 2007, however, she admitted to using...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Ralph Metcalfe

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Ralph Metcalfe, an American sprinter and member of the American 4 x 100-meter relay team that won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. At his peak, in 1934-35, he was called...
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Other

Gymmedia Online/gymnastics

For Students 9th - 10th
Bilingual site that is available in either English or German. Up-to-date news about events in the world of gymnastics. News on preparations for the upcoming Olympic games, and information on different types of gymnastics.
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Read about the 1968 student massacre in Mexico prior to the Olympic Games and the lasting effects of the violence many years after the massacre.
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Edwin Moses

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Edwin Moses, an American hurdler who dominated the 400-metre hurdles event for a decade, winning gold medals in the race at the 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Lee Evans

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lee Evans, an American runner who won two gold medals at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. His victory in the 400-metre event there set a world record that lasted for two decades.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Rafer Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Rafer Johnson, an American athlete, who won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Daley Thompson

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a biographical sketch of British decathlete, Daley Thompson, who became only the second competitor in history to win the decathlon at two Olympic Games, capturing gold medals in 1980 and 1984.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Olympics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is The Olympics.
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Tufts University

Perseus Digital Library: Ancient Olympic Events: Boxing

For Students 9th - 10th
A description, with primary source illustrations, of how boxing was done in the ancient Greek Olympics.
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Tufts University

Tufts University: Pentathlon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by Tufts University, gives a description of the five games involved in the ancient Olympic Pentathlon and the rules.
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The Washington Post

Washington Post: 70 Years, Many Magical Moments

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of each Winter Olympics from 1924 to 1994. Each year is its own link which contains a brief outline and highlights of the games.

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