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Subject: [Innovative-Teaching] ITN: Summer Olympics 2004 - March 7,  2004


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With five months ail the summer games in Athens, teachers looking
for curricular tie-ins are already rearing to go. The XXVIII
Olympiad is the one hundredth anniversary of the games, and it's a
great chance to energize your classroom with all the possibilities
for Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Health and Science.
There are several popular approaches teachers take in presenting a
unit that prepares students for the summer games:

o Have students research the history of the games, its traditions,
past memorable moments and significant athletes

o Have students research the city in which the games take place,
give them each a travel budget, and have them develop individual
itineraries to attend the games based on the budget they have

o Have students research the events of the games, their nation's
athletes participating in each event, and create a medal's tracking
sheet they can use to track their athletes while following the games
over the summer

o Develop Olympic events and ceremonies at school in place of a
field day and have students participate for sportsmanship,
excellence and medals

o Study the Olympics as an extension of a curricular focus on
ancient Greece

One great approach to studying ancient Greece is through its
architecture. What better time to consider having your class to
participate in the Art & Architecture Project? Now with a rolling,
open registration policy, you can have your students study your
local architecture and create a virtual tour of your home town's
homes and public buildings! See http://surfaquarium.com/A&A/ for
details and registration!

The resources below are offered to provide the backdrop and current
events materials you will need to plan and prepare an awesome
Olympics unit. Enjoy!


AIMS Classroom Olympics -
http://www.aimsedu.org/Activities/cOlympics/colympics.pdf
Excellent set of Math-based activities on the Olympics in .pdf
format. For further extension see A Measure of Greatness at
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2148.shtml

AIMS Water Olympics -
http://www.aimsedu.org/Activities/cOlympics/colympics.pdf
Four Science-based activities in .pdf format designed to explore the
properties of water within the context of an Olympics theme.

All Info About Ancient Geography -
http://classics.allinfoabout.com/articles/anctgeo.html
Another great connection to Greece and the Olympics - geography!
This site covers Italy, Greece and the eastern Mediterranean; nice
look at the Phoenicians too.

All Recipes: Greek Food - http://allrecipes.com/directory/898.asp
More than five dozen recipes you can share with your students as
part of a study of Greek culture; each recipe includes ingredients,
directions and nutrition information for a tie-in to Health.

Amarandi Barrett's Greece 4 Kids - http://www.greece4kids.com/
An online picture book that covers everyday life in Greece through
the eyes of this eleven year old young lady; charming and high-
interest for kids.

Ancient Greece - http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/greece.htm
Snaith Primary School does a great job on all their themes, and
Greece is no exception. This page offers a nice introduction of the
city-state concept in Ancient Greece.

Ancient Greece - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/
History for Kids presents this look at ancient Greek society,
including History, Environment, Religion, Philosophy, Government,
the Economy, Language and Literature and Architecture.

Ancient Greece in Elementary Schools -
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/Faculty/sockenden/edb363/internetprojects/ancientgreece/\
 
index.html
Lots of lesson ideas and information from the University of
Victoria, British Columbia for teachers to make the most of their
study of ancient Greece, including a special section on the Olympic
games.

Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum -
http://minbar.cs.dartmouth.edu/greecom/olympics/
Dartmouth-based web site that offers a unique slant on stories
behind the ancient games, including stories, anecdotes and slide
shows. You must register (free) in order to view features.

Ancient Olympics - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
Wonderful comparison of the ancient Olympics and the Centennial
Modern Games in Atlanta with plenty of substance provided from the
Perseus Project; this is a first rate treatment of the evolution of
the Olympic tradition.

Athens 2004 Olympic Games - http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/
The official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, this is the site for watching all the news and current
developments now and over the summer.

Athens Greece Guide 2004 - http://www.athensguide.org/
All kinds of tourist-related information about the city of Athens,
its history, shopping, entertainment, eateries, museums,
transportation, as well as the Olympics.

Athens or Bust? Plan Now for 2004 Olympics -
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2001344104_athens03.html

Elissa Leibowitz of the Washington Post offers this assessment of
what it takes to plan a trip to Athens this coming August for the
Olympic games. Must reading for itinerary makers!

Athens Survival Guide - http://athensguide.com/
Learn the ins and outs of visiting Athens through this easy-on-the-
eyes site by Matt Barrett. Lots of practical information and advice
for students planning an itinerary! Also see Matt's Athens

Olympics page at http://www.greecetravel.com/2004olympics/
BBC Schools - Ancient Greece -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/main_menu.shtml
Covers Athens, Olympia and Corinth, as well as a timeline and a
section on the Olympic games. Formatted in a cartoon-like style with
information presented in concise chunks.

Classroom Clip Art: Greece -
http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?
direct=History/Ancient_Civilizations/Ancient_Greece
Forty-nine pieces of free clip art for your use, including people,
buildings, maps statues and actual photographs.

CoSport: Athens 2004 - http://cosport.net/us/Athens2004Packages.asp
CoSport offers the live data students need in planning their Athens
itinerary on a budget. Information includes transportation and
accommodations, as well as a schedule of Olympic Events!

Crayola: Ancient Greek Mask -
http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/display.cfm?id=320
Step-by-step directions on how to make a Greek dramatic mask using
clay; standards-based with suggestions for extension activities -
great for primary students!

Cretan or Classical Maze -
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/maze/cretan.htm
Jo Edkins presents the background of these mazes and offers
strategies for creating your own; a nice Math and Art extension on
your Greek studies.

Elysium: An Educational Project -
http://library.thinkquest.org/26264/?tqskip1=1
This ThinkQuest entry examines Greek mythology for an interesting,
sometimes irreverent look at the history, culture and beliefs of the
Greek people.

Gold Medal Olympics Activities! - 
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson201.shtml
Education World presents these ten activities originally written for
the last summer Olympics, including timelines, biographies, graphs
and traditions.

Golden Tickets: Greece 2004 - http://www.goldentickets.com/item.asp?id=32&img=
Great for planning an Athens itinerary, including not only travel
and accommodations, but actual Olympics events by schedule and the
opportunity to view seating at each event site.

The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization -
http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/
First rate PBS site that presents the contributions Greece has made
to western civilization, including great interactive features,
lessons and additional resources.

How to Make Gold Medals -
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/goldmedal.html
Kids Domain presents this straightforward set of directions for
creating paper mache and ribbon gold medals for your school's
Olympics ceremonies.

Journey through the Olympic Games -
http://web54.sd54.k12.il.us/vrkit/supplements/sixth/Olympics/student.htm
Dawn Moore has crafted this WebQuest that includes an Olympic time
machine for students to use; the teacher assigns student groups each
a different time period to learn how the Olympics have changed.

Kids Domain Online Sports Games -
http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/sports.html
More than two dozen online interactive sport simulations that allow
your students to appreciate the skill involved in completing a
variety of athletic tasks. Don't miss the Olympic Challenge.

Mr. Donn's Simulation Unit: the Ancient Greek Olympics -
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnUnits/GreekOlympics.html
The high quality materials you'd expect from the Donns, offering a
nicely structured set of activities to help you plan your own
classroom Olympics. See the Donn's companion site on Daily Life in
Ancient Greece at http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html

My Olympic Itinerary -
http://salem.k12.ma.us/sps/Olympics/itinerary.htm
Students use the activity sheet found on this site to plan a six day
trip to the 2004 Summer games in Athens while staying within a fixed
budget; use the Word version to make adjustments for your class.

Nabisco World Sports Games -
http://www.nabiscoworld.com/games/cat_sports.htm
More online sports simulations, including baseball, basketball,
cycling, football and soccer. NB: Files need to be downloaded onto
your computer in order for these games to work.

Nickelodeon games and Sports for Kids -
http://www.nick.com/your_world/gamesandsports/play/index.jhtml
These Flash-based games include baseball, basketball, football and
ice hockey. There are also garage games such as Balloon Stomp, the
Hula Hoop relay and a Peanut Toss.

Nutrition Science and the Olympics -
http://btc.montana.edu/Olympics/nutrition/default.htm
Four units on nutrition including Fuel, Movement & Sport, Eat for
Performance, US Olympic Athlete Profiles and Nutrition at the
Olympics, as well as a nicely done Food Guide Pyramid.

Official Web Site of the Olympic Movement -
http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
This site represents the International Olympic Committee, Organizing
Committees of the Olympic Games, the National Olympic Committees,
the International Federations, and the national associations.

Olympic Games: An Historic Event -
http://rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/olympic_games/
This SCORE project resembles a WebQuest in structure, challenging
students to create an advertising brochure to be used by visitors to
the ancient games and propose events for the 2004 games.

Olympic Museum at Lausanne -
http://www.olympic.org/UK/passion/museum/home_uk.asp
Important showcase of the Olympic movement with a number of online
features on athletes, sports and the games themselves.

Olympic Spirit in the New Millennium -
http://www.olympics.org.uk/Olympic_pack.pdf.pdf
Presented by the British Olympic Association, this is a 60 page
teaching guide in .pdf format including resources, teaching ideas,
and holding an Olympic sport day at your school. For more ideas see
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSPEOOlympicsAndCountriesBackgroundsGoodIdea35.htm

Olympic Web Quest - http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Verbeke/
Sherri Verbeke created this Quest to integrate math applications
into an Olympics study; students determine the equation of a line
given points they determine from their research.

Olympics Through Time -
http://www.fhw.gr/Olympics/ancient/index.html
The Foundation of the Hellenic World presents this first class look
at the Olympics through the ages, from prehistory through ancient
times and into the modern movement.

Race for Olympic Travel Deals -
http://www.kiplinger.com/features/archives/2003/08/olympic.html
Sean O'Neill of Kiplinger.com offers options for locating travel and
accommodations to Athens this August; some creative ideas that
students may want to pursue in creating their itineraries.

The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games -
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Mediterranean/Olympics/olympicintro.shtml
 

The University of Pennsylvania Museum offers this upbeat and
accurate presentation on the ancient games; a great resource for
comparing and contrasting against the modern movement.

Scholastic Electronic Learning: The Olympic Games -
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/olympics01.htm
Excellent integration of Language Arts, Math and Social Studies
across four lessons including Location, Location, Location, Athletes
Are What They Eat and The Olympic Symbols.

Scholastic Olympic Games Research -
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/Olympics/
Lots of basic information, nicely formatted and easily accessible
for students. A good place to start for basic research on the
Olympic movement.

Social Studies for Kids: Ancient Greece -
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientgreece.htm
Ten sections on Greece including Athens and Sparta, the Persian
Wars, and Alexander the Great. Internal links ensure quality and
consistency across the site.

Sport science meets the Olympics -
http://whyfiles.org/019olympic/index.html
Long-standing and still active Why Files site that examines the ways
technology is impacting on the age-old tradition of the Olympics.
Check out Can a computer help your high jump?

Summer Olympics Through The Years -
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114335.html
The Information Please Almanac offers this quick-reference grid that
covers facts on all the summer games since 1896; winter Olympics are
available too.

Ten Olympic Lesson Plans with Support Materials -
http://www.edgate.com/summergames/inactive/lesson_plans/
EdGate presents these ten lessons on the spirit and events of the
games, including ready-to-print support materials in .pdf format.

Time for Kids: Greece -
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,227674,00.html
TFK presents Greece in a child-friendly format, covering native
language, sightseeing, ancient treasures, a history timeline, and a
Greece challenge.

Unusual Sports in the Olympics -
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002862/
ThinkQuest entry that covers such unique summer events as Fencing,
Tae Kwon-Do, Canoeing, Synchronized Swimming, Archery, Equestrian
Competition and Water Polo.

USOC - http://www.olympic-usa.org/
Official web presence of the United States Olympic Committee,
offering news and background information on the upcoming games in Athens.

USOC 2004 Summer Games in Athens FAQ -
http://www.olympic-usa.org/CFDOCS/borg/newsTemplate.cfm?spID=75&newsID=332
Frequently asked questions about the 2004 US team and individual
athletes, great for helping students get a feel for the United
States presence in Athens.


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