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Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Content includes an interactive map of the games with photographs of individual venues, schedule of events, Olympic history, and guide to Athens.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Olympics
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is The Olympics.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Greek Olympics for Kids
Kids learn about the Olympic games of Ancient Greece. The history of this world civilization on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Ancient Greek Olympic Games for Kids
Answer question about the ancient Olympics that were held in Greece with this quiz.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Olympic Marmot
Olympic Marmots are highly social, living in groups made up of an adult male, one or more adult females, two-year-olds, yearlings, and young. Their diet consists of grasses and sedges, with flowering plants in season. Learn more about...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Winged Sandals: Olympics
A short essay that describes what the ancient Olympic games were like.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Beginning of the Olympics
Read "The Beginning of the Olympics," a short informational text, and then answer ten reading comprehension questions that follow.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Jackie Joyner Kersee Biography: Olympic Athlete
Kids learn about Jackie Joyner-Kersee's biography and her track and field career. Fun facts about the Olympic athlete.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Michael Phelps: Olympic Swimmer
Learn about Michael Phelps incredible Olympic swimming records.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ski Jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics
At this site learn how countries medaled in the ski jumping events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Includes links to articles on individual athletes and events.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Speed Skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Who were the big winners in the 2006 Winter Olympics speed skating competitions? Find out here.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Jesse Owens Biography: Olympic Athlete
Kids learn about Jesse Owens's biography and his track and field career. Fun facts about the Olympic athlete.
Other
Pearson Education: Alpine Skiing
Lesson plans and links to educational resources on the Winter Olympic sport of alpine skiing.
Other
Esri: Ready or Not, Let the Games Begin
Excellent coverage of the preparation for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, the venues, and the very real economic, social, political, and public health problems it faced leading up to the Games.
Lin and Don Donn
Mr. Donn's Ancient Greek Olympics
Discover more about the ancient Greek Olympians and how they represented their individual city-states. This site features how to prepare yourself to take part in the games.
Archaeological Institute of America
The Ancient Olympics: Winning at Olympia
New studies challenge traditional notions about Greek Athletes and why they competed.
Text Project
Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 4, Issue 5: Sammy Lee: Olympic Diver [Pdf]
This article focuses on Sammy Lee, the first Korean American to win a gold metal.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: The Luge
What is the luge? What equipment do competitors use? What is luge course like? Find the answers to these questions and others in this presentation.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Ice Hockey
Explore ice hockey through this colorful presentation. See diagrams of the rink and its zones, and learn about the players and equipment, the game techniques, and rules.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Curling
Learn about the team members who participate in curling, the curling lane, the stone, the ways in which points are scored, and how the game is won. This colorful presentation is good introduction to the sport referred to as "chess on ice."
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Alpine Skiing
What is alpine skiing? What are the different types of races? How is the competition scored? Find the answers to these questions and others in this presentation.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Freestyle Skiing
See different types of freestyle moves, like the daffy, helico cross, and back full, and learn how the two freestyle competitions (aerials and moguls) are scored.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Ski Jumping
See the different parts of a ski-jump hill: the in-run, the take-off point, landing zone, and braking area. Also, learn about the ski-jumpers positioning and form while competing, how the ski-jump competition is scored, and what type...
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Artistic Swimming
Watch and learn about the sport called artistic swimming. See positions done while swimmers are on the surface of the water and while submerged. Colorful drawings show you positions like the "crane," the "fishtail," the "horseman," the...
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