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Why Here? Why Not There?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze a map and graph information on eleven countries. Using the characteristics of the countries, they determine if they should host the summer or winter Olympic games. After viewing a video, they locate the latitudes of...
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Tracking Olympic Gold!

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Learners use print or online resources to track the results of the Olympic Games, record daily results on graphs, use graphs to collect information.
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Lifestyles of an Olympic Hopeful

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare and contrast their lives with one other teenager in the United States (or another country!) who has aspirations of becoming an Olympic athlete. They address quality of life issues.
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Your Chapter in Snowboard History

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students are challenged to discover facts about snowboarding and write their own chapter for an imaginary book on snowboard history for publication on the World Wide Web.
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Balancing Act: Olympics, Winter Sports, Ice Skating, Gravity, Physics, Science

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, by way of the Olympic Games event of ice skating, are introduced to the concepts of gravity. They try some hands-on gravity experiments and explore the concept of gravity through art.
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DOWNHILL DISCOVERIES

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners studykinetic energy, friction, drag and acceleration by relating it to the Winter Olympics.  In this physical properties lesson students create tracks and determine how the course conditions affect bobsled, luge and downhill ski...
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Snowboarding Women Making History: Winter Sports, Gender Roles in Sports, Biographies

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students will explore biographical Web pages about women who are competing in snowboarding. They will compare and contrast the experiences of these women, and design interview questions to be submitted via email.
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All Aboard!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the history and background of snowboarding as well as the two main types of competition; the Giant Slalom and the Halfpipe. They find the schedule of past and future events and plot the locations of as many of these...
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Weather Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the effects of topography on climate patterns. In this earth science lesson, students research weather patterns and make inferences of how the land forms may create different climates. Students compare Celsius...
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There's Gotta Be An Angle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the external variables that affect a downhill skier in the quest for speed. They access websites imbedded in this plan to become ski teams competing against one another. Each team presents results of all experiments.
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Olympic Snowboarding Village

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students adopt a country to research and tour the country online. They plan a trip from Nagano back home to their country.
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Sport

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
From traditional sports like football and basketball to more unique or extreme sports like windsurfing, caving, or bungee jumping, your youngsters will surely get a thorough introduction to the world of sports with this lesson plan!
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Salt Lake City, Utah

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research the history of the Salt Lake City. In this geography lesson, students select an activity in Salt Lake City to research, such as snow skiing. Students write a research report.
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And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students act as groups of event planners to invent large entertainment events, determine appropriate sponsorship categories for them, identify potential sponsors within those categories, and pitch their ideas to those companies.
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Phat Shredders and Phony Phorces: Snowboarding, Winter Sports, Olympics, Sport Safety, Science, Physics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars study about the history, physical science, and safety issues involved in snowboarding.
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The Ultimate Choreography

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research the required elements of the short programs in men's and women's figure skating. They analyze the physical requirements of each move and relate the types of muscles, bones, and joints required to perform them.
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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 instructional activity, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the...
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Making a Mountain Out of a Snow Hill: Skiing, Winter Sports, Economics, Business, Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners 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.
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Olympic Games Snowboard Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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Olympic Games Snowboard Design: Winter Sports, Snowboarding, Graphic Arts, Global Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students gather information about a country and work as a team. They use their knowledge to create a snowboard design that represents the country they pick. They explore locations, languages, flags, and emblems for various countries.
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2002 Memorabilia and Mascots

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