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Drug Use in Sports

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The ancient Greeks used performance enhancing drugs, such as opium juice, when they participated in the original Olympic Games. Pupils research a website with debate topics to decide if athletes' use of such drugs in modern sports is...
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Olympics

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Are the Olympic Games a benefit for their host countries and cities? Scholars decide for themselves in preparation for a class debate or discussion. After reading a brief background and overview of the topic, pupils read the top three...
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MLB Advanced Media

Oakland Athletics: Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of the Oakland Athletics, featuring up-to-date stats and results, player bios, minor league info, ticket and merchandise ordering info, player photos, and audio highlights
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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (Naia)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. A wealth of information can be found on all college sports, including cross country, football, baseball, track and field, basketball, and swimming....
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Moms Team: Fluid Guidelines for Young Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
Athletes of all ages should drink fluids before, during, and after physical activity to ensure that they don't become dehydrated. Learn how many ounces of water and sports drink you should consume to keep yourself hydrated when you...
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Carl Sandburg High School: College Athletic Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in playing college sports? This high school guidance site offers extensive resources to potential college athletes on topics such as: college athletic programs, eligibility, division sports, contacting coaches, and...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Eating Healthy for Sports Athletes

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn how eating healthy can make you a stronger athlete and better at sports.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest: Mobility: Wheelchair Athletes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete a WebQuest that will help you answer this question: Can a kid in a wheelchair be an athlete?
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Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual museum provides a wealth of information about the original Philadelphia Athletics baseball team and its history.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Jackie Joyner Kersee Biography: Olympic Athlete

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Jackie Joyner-Kersee's biography and her track and field career. Fun facts about the Olympic athlete.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Jesse Owens Biography: Olympic Athlete

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Jesse Owens's biography and his track and field career. Fun facts about the Olympic athlete.
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Athletics

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the track and field events that take place during the Summer Olympics competition: races, jumps, throws, and combined events. Using colorful drawings and animations, this site provides a good introduction to the various...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Sports: Breaking Records: Breaking Barriers

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual exhibit featuring sports legends and great Olympians from more than a dozen sports. See artifacts from the Smithsonian's sports collection, and explore the exhibition spotlights on athletes who dominated their sports.
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Other

Njcaa: About Njcaa, History

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a history of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Read how the organization developed from its conception in Fresno, California 1937 until the present.
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Australian Travel and Culture Portal Online: Famous Australians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at famous Australians including actors, authors, artists, athletes, businessmen, politicians, singers, and Australian men & women of note.
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College Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Features in-depth profiles with information about academic programs, athletics, campus life, and financial aid, along with geographic search, directories for honors programs, women's colleges statistics on minority enrollment and...
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International Luge Federation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a thorough resource on the luge. Read news associated with the sport, check out information on events, rules, and tracks, and more. Introduce yourself to the history of the luge and get to know the sport's current athletes.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Jews and Sport Before the Holocaust: A Visual Retrospective

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition tells the stories of Jewish athletes and the sports they took part in all over Europe prior to the Holocaust, of which many did not survive.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Science of Summer Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
Using examples of athletes and sports involved in the 2012 Summer Olympics, these 9 videos demonstrate aspects of sports which are influenced by engineering and technology.
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Nbc Olympics: Video, Schedules, and Results

For Students 9th - 10th
Powered by up-to-date news from NBC sports, this website not only tracks events, profiles athletes, and shares behind-the-scenes commentary during the Olympic Games, but also offers a look pre- and post-Games happenings: trials,...
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Fact Sheet: The Olympic Movement [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Olympic Committee. find fascinating facts on the performance and courage of noted athletes in this fact sheet. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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British Olympic Association

For Students 9th - 10th
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is responsible for sending Team GB to Olympic Games and managing the team. Their site offers information on athletes, coverage of current and past games, resources for teachers, and more.
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US Olympic Committee

United States Olympic Team

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of the United States Olympic Committee. Content ranges from full biographies of top Olympic athletes to detailed overviews of Olympic sports to the latest Olympic news, and so much more.
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Careers New Zealand

Careers New Zealand: Professional Sportsperson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information about a career as a professional athlete. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contains information for that country, there is valuable data about this career that is useful.

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