Other
La84 Foundation: Olympic Primer
This essential information about the Olympics includes a history of the games, both ancient and modern.
Other
Natural History Magazine: With Hands or Swift Feet (Ancient Olympic Games)
Article adaptation from "A Brief History of the Olympic Games" (Blackwell Publishing, 2004) summarizes key aspects of the ancient Olympic competitions, ideals, and festivals.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Continuum Magazine: The Nazi Olympics, Berlin 1936
The fascinating story of the Olympics held in Germany in 1936. Discusses the rise of Hitler, the potential boycott from the U.S., Jesse Owens, and the games themselves.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Olympic National Park: Temperate Rain Forests
General information on the temperate rain forest of the Olympic National Forest. Click on topics on the left to find out about the plants and animals in a temperate rain forest.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.6a,7 Olympic Men's 100 Meter Dash
This task asks students to identify when two quantitative variables show evidence of a linear association and to describe the strength and direction of that association. Students will use a scatterplot showing the finishing times for the...
Other
Workers Online: Unions: Behind the Scenes
The story of the 2000 Olympics in Australia, and the relationship between the unions and the workers of the Olympic games. Successes and failures are both portrayed.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Problem Solving: Modeling the Marathon
In this activity, students use the TI InterActive! and exponential functions to predict if, and when, women will better the men's record in the marathon event in the Olympic games.
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: From America's Rainforest to America's Desert
On this virtual field trip, teachers will help their students travel to the lush, rain-soaked splendor of the Olympic Peninsula and explore the urban watershed of Seattle. Next, they will head to Arizona's dry, desert landscape and take...
US Olympic Committee
Official Site of the u.s. Olympic Team
This is the U.S. Olympic Team homepage with information about Olympic games, trials, and athletes, and the like.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Football
Find information and a coaching guide on soccer at the Special Olympics.
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Powerhouse Museum: Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Collection
An exciting online exhibit presenting hundreds of objects created specifically for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. See interactive collections of broadcast materials (manuals, media kits, passes), posters, banners, costumes, souvenirs,...
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Artistic Gymnastics
The Special Olympics provides information on Artistic Gymnastics and a coaching guide.
Able Media
Able Media Llc: The Ancient Olympics
A series of articles and historical information about the history, origins, and events of the ancient Olympics.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Tennis
Page from the Special Olympics site provides information and a coaching guide on tennis.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Golf
Find a coaching guide and other information on golf at the Special Olympics.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Speed Skating
Page from the Special Olympics site provides information on Speed Skating and a coaching guide.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Badminton
The Special Olympics provides information on Badminton and a coaching guide.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Volleyball
Page from the Special Olympics site provides information on volleyball and a coaching guide.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Sailing
Page from the Special Olympics site provides information on saililng and a coaching guide.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: Figure Skating
The Special Olympics provides information on Figure Skating.
Other
Ed Gate: Gateway to the Summer Games
EdGate offers a comprehensive overview of the Summer Olympics of 2004. Content includes detailed information about Athens, featured sports, and Olympic facts. Cross-curricular Olympic-themed lessons plans are also available.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics: What We Do
The official page for the Special Olympics provides information on their mission, ways to become involved, who they are, and what they do.
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.
US Olympic Committee
United States Olympic Committee: Usa Diving
National Olympic governing body for the sport of diving in the United States. Features events, results, and resources for diving.
Other popular searches
- Hour of the Olympics
- History of the Olympics
- Boycott the Beijing Olympics
- Ancient the Olympics
- Symbols of the Olympics
- Story of the Olympics
- Events in the Winter Olympics
- Geography, the Olympics
- Math and the Olympics
- Hosting the Olympics
- Geography and the Olympics
- The Olympics Beijing