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Jamaican Bobsledding Team, Part 2

For Students 5th
Here is a worksheet that tells the story of the Jamaican Bobsled time during the 1988 Winter Olympics. Students read the continuation of the story, "Jamaican Bobsledding Team," and answer 6 questions with multiple choice answers.
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Money Mathematicians

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners compete in a Money Math Olympics. Students work in teams to compete for speed and accuracy working math problems. Learners keep track, in their math journals, of the number of problems solved accurately. Teams with the 3 highest...
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McGraw Hill

Science and Society: Access for All

For Students 6th - 8th
Have your middle schoolers read through this outline about the Special Olympics program and then write a paragraph. This single-page assignment provides lines on which to write the expository paragraph. It makes good practice in writing...
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Mythology

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners gain an understanding of different myths and the names of Pantheon gods and their names. They read short myths out loud and review how Zeus and Hera were important to the Olympic games.
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Geotagging in school

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a digital photo map of the world. In this digital photo map lesson plan, students pick topics such as the Olympics, natural disasters, or trip planning and create a photo map on the computer.
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Stories Behind Pacific Northwest First Nations' Images

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate Canadian culture by examining mascots of the 2010 Olympics.  In this Canadian history lesson, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the First Nations...
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DOWNHILL DISCOVERIES

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students studykinetic energy, friction, drag and acceleration by relating it to the Winter Olympics.  In this physical properties lesson plan students create tracks and determine how the course conditions affect bobsled, luge...
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It's All Greek to Us

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the various ways in which ancient Greek culture has influenced modern-day life. They study the context in which modern-day Greeks consider the 2004 Summer Olympics by reading and discussing the article "Where It All...
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Adapted Physical Education: Softball

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Review adaptive physical education suggestions and standards for coaching the fundamentals of softball: base running, throwing, fielding, and hitting (batting). This outline provides ideas and progressions for developing softball skills,...
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2002 Memorabilia and Mascots

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils calculate costs and determine change in scenarios where they buy 2002 Olympic Winter Game memorabilia for themselves, family and friends.
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Quest for Gold

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils identify people involved in the Olympics in the past and explain how their ideas and actions have changed others' lives. they take notes during research and present the information in written or picture format.
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Special Olympics

Review of Skills as Sports

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young athletes put together the athletic skills they need to play different sports in the eighth week of this physical education unit. First they work on basic skills like running, jumping, kicking, throwing, and catching....
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US Navy

The Science of Diving

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Introduce gas laws using the popular topic of SCUBA diving. This activity makes a connection between the gas laws and the effect of pressure and temperature changes during diving. Young engineers complete introductory experiments to...
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How Do Muscles Get the Energy They Need for Athletic Activity?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Every muscle movement requires energy, but where does that energy come from? Scholars answer this question and more as they complete a worksheet. By following the directions, completing research, and discussing it as a class, they begin...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Sports Safety: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Two lessons examine the importance of safety while playing sports. After thoughtful discussion, partners complete a graphic organizer that details their favorite sport and safe ways to play it. Scholars examine winter sports and identify...
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Spin, Spin, Spin That Body!: Figure Skating, Physics, Science, Winter Sports, Olympics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn the scientific principles of centripetal force through research and experimentation.
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Tessel Your Way to Nagano!: Olympics, Winter Sports, Snowboarding, Graphic Design, Geometry, Math, M.C. Escher, Tessellations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create Post-It note fundamental regions to tesselate. They make tesselations using computer software or websites. They create a jacket design with tesselation and determine the cost of production.
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You Be The Judge: Olympics, Winter Sports, Figure Skating, Math, Statistics, Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers design a score sheet for use when watching a figure skating performance. They use spreadsheet software and research information obtained on the Internet to create their score sheets.
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Mallard's Wet Olympics

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate some of the different characteristics of living things. They make observations from reading and interactive media. Students observe that animals move in different ways and have adaptations to aid in that action.
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A Festival Day In Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders present a Greek festival. In this Greek festival instructional activity, 6th graders experience many facets of an ancient Greek festival. Students in sixth grade present the Greek festival to second grade students.
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After Ben Johnson: The Dubin Inquiry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create interview questions that could be posed to gather necessary information about the use of performance-enhancing drugs. They role-play a mock inquiry using the interview questions.
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SOS: Save Our Ski Slopes

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students defend downhill skiing as an Olympic Games event by creating a presentation that graphically proves the economic impact and popularity of this event.
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Hunt the Fact Monster: Hunt # 18

For Students 4th - 5th
For this internet research worksheet, students search for facts via the Fact Monster website about Wilma Mankiller, Jute, Washington D.C. landmark, Steven Job and Stephen Wozniak, first commercial radio station, Typhoon, Kinds of...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the contributions of Jackie Joyner-Kersee. In this service learning lesson, students explore the work of Jackie Joyner-Kersee as an Olympic athlete and philanthropist.

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