McGraw Hill
Science and Society: Access for All
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...
Curated OER
Making a Mountain Out of a Snow Hill: Skiing, Winter Sports, Economics, Business, Problem Solving
High schoolers explore how to select among choices of variables and analyze the cost-benefit ratio of their short and long term planning in a team activity as they consider the planning and operation of a ski slope.
Curated OER
Olympic Games Snowboard Design
Students find travel destinations and information on countries around the world, and use their knowledge to create a snowboard design that represent the country they pick. They explore maps, weather, geography, languages, in their quest.
Curated OER
"He Shoots, He Scores": Alcohol Advertising and Sports
Students explore the ways that companies use sporting events to sell products. They show and tell to share what they love about sports. They discuss how advertisers, particulary alcohol advertisers, feature sports figures.
Curated OER
Homeschooling
In this homeschooling website, parents have access to a variety of topics and lessons. Parents can browse topics, print worksheets, and read about homeschool methods and current issues.
Curated OER
Lake Tahoe Then and Now
Students investigate the differences in Lake Tahoe from the past to the present. In this geography lesson, students read the book Washoe Seasons of Life and identify the descriptions of the land and lake. Students create a Venn diagram...
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Commemorative Coin Poetry
Students discuss and research an individual or event that has been memorialized on a commemorative coin. They use the information they found to write acrostics, creating stand-up accordion books to display the poems.
Curated OER
Homeschooling
In this homeschooling website, parents have access to a variety of topics and lessons. Parents can browse topics, print worksheets, and read about homeschool methods and current issues.
Curated OER
Divide 3 and 4 Digit Numbers
For this division worksheet, students solve 6 word problems in which they divide three and four digit numbers. They describe where the mistake is in one of the problems.
Curated OER
Downhill Discoveries
Students are involved in hands-on activities to determine how course conditions affect bobsled, luge, and downhill ski races.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Olympics: Science of the Sporting Life
When the Winter Olympics begin we can study the science of sports: biomechanics, figure skating, high jumping, mental preparation, alcohol and athletes, sports doctors, staleness, and training in the ancient Olympics.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Fact Sheet: The Olympic Movement [Pdf]
From the International Olympic Committee. find fascinating facts on the performance and courage of noted athletes in this fact sheet. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Speed Skating
Learn about the different speed skating events during the Winter Olympics, the clothing worn by competitors, and the track skaters race on in this presentation.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Snowboarding
Check out this colorful animation to learn about the sport of snowboarding in the Winter Olympics. Learn about the various snowboarding events (parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, and half-pipe) and the courses, competition, scoring,...
Other
Pocantico Hills School: Winter Olympics for Kids
Originally created in 2001 by a fourth-grade class, "Winter Olympics for Kids" is updated every time the Winter Olympics comes around. View a very simple slideshow on the origins of the Winter Games, read about the events that takes...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Winter Olympics: Non Standard Measurement
We are going for GOLD! Students will use different objects to measure the length achieved in different Olympic events.
Other
Nbc Olympics: Video, Schedules, and Results
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,...
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Figure Skating
This is a great introduction to one of the most-loved Winter Olympic sports, figure skating. Read a history of the sport and learn about the various figure skating events that take place during the Games. Also, check out a photo and...
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Short Track Speed Skating
This is a great introduction to the winter sport of short track speed skating. Read a history of the sport, learn how it became part of the Olympic Games, find a list of short track events, and see several great photos and videos of...
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: Nordic Combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Here are charts showing which countries thast earned medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Nordic Combined events.
Curated OER
Luge Start
This site is an introduction to the luge events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. However, it is also a good source for general information on the sport's history, equipment and medalists from previous years.
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Luge Glove
This site is an introduction to the luge events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. However, it is also a good source for general information on the sport's history, equipment and medalists from previous years.