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this is all I have on this computer: SUMMER GAMES START AUG 2004 ABC OLYMPIC FUN & GAMES http://abc.net.au/olympics/2004/fun.htm ABC Sports website has some fun online olympic games for kids. FLASH ANCIENT GREEK OLYMPICS http://members.aol.com/MrDonnUnits/GreekOlympics.html <A HREF="http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/">ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games</A> http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/ ATHENS YOUTH 2004 http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/youth?cid=f9187ae4be659f00VgnVCMServ er28130b0aRCRD&lang=en link to a timeline and online game. ATHENS YOUTH EDU MATERIALS (PDFs) http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/youthinternal?lang=en&cid=fe9afb56c7 569f00VgnVCMServer28130b0aRCRD GR K - 12 .. This web site is a direct link to the educational materials for the olympics. There are lessons for 6-9 year olds, 10-12 year olds, and high school aged kids. All material is in PDF files. ATHENS YOUTH PAGE http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/youth?lang=en&cid=f9187ae4be659f00Vg nVCMServer28130b0aRCRD BBC OLYMPIC / 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/default.stm# BBC News ... make sure to check out the "View from Space" for the satellite images of the Olympic venues. Pretty cool! BRAIN POP - OLYMPICS http://www.brainpop.com/specials/olympics/ Watch a BrainPop movie about the Olympics. CLASSROOM OLYMPICS (PDF) http://www.aimsedu.org/Activities/cOlympics/colympics.pdf a set of activities in which students participate in several classroom "Olympic-type" events where they will apply measurement skills. EDGATE SUMMER GAMES (PDF) www2.edgate.com/summergames/lesson_plans/ LESSON PLANS GO FOR THE GOLD http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/athens_games/index.htm Olympic resources. Lots of good information and lesson ideas. <A HREF="http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/athens/index_uk.asp">INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES</A> http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/athens/index_uk.asp This site is really neat. Has lots of links to documents. Covers the symbols, mascots, history, and much more NBC OLYMPIC COVERAGE http://www.nbcolympics.com/index.html When the Olympics start, this is the NBC website that has all the latest news, scores, etc. Very informative. There is also a TV listing, so you know what is on locally. If you click on "Countries", you can see maps and read information regarding each country. Very educational. OLYMPIC GAMES <A HREF="http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6651.html?wtlAC=gs010201,email-t">http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6651.html</A> CK BELOW ADS OLYMPIC FRIENDS http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f+olympic.htm Make Olympic paper dolls! OLYMPIC SPORTS FOR HSers http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/articles/071304.htm article with great links OLYMPIC TEACHERS GUIDE (PDF) http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2004S/040507NS.pdf Time Magazine for Kids, teacher's guide covering the summer olympics. OLYMPICS http://www.factmonster.com/spot/04olympics.html Fact Monster, facts and history about the Olympics. Don't miss this one! Lot's of fun games for kids, too. OLYMPICS LESSON PLANS www.lessonplanspage.com/Olympics.htm OLYMPICS LESSON PLANS http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/teacherl/lesson_plans/olympics/default.htm OLYMPICS UNIT STUDY RESOURCES http://www.jelleyjar.com/homeschool/hmsolympic.html OLYMPICS WORLD CELEBRATION (LP) http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/olympics.h tml GR 2-3 SCIENCE OF CYCLING http://www.exploratorium.com/cycling/index.html Exploratorium's "Science of Cycling". Very cool! <A HREF="http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blsep15a.htm">Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony - September Fundays</A> http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blsep15a.htm 2000 MIGHT BE OF INTEREST WATER OLYMPICS (PDF) http://www.aimsedu.org/Activities/waterOlym/waterolym.pdf Water Olympics is a series of four activities that deal with some of the properties of water. The activities are short and may be done one at a time or all together in an "olympic" format. The activities can be used as an introduction to a water unit. WHAT ARE MODERN OLYMPICS? LESSON PLANS www.teachervision.fen.com/lesson-plans/lesson-1952.html Students will learn about the history of the Modern Olympic Games .. Students will plot the locations of all of the Olympic sites on a world map. <A HREF="http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/default.htm">WINTER OLYMPICS: Sport & Science</A> http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/default.htm GR: 5-12 .. Minicourse Modules: Sports Nutrition, Physics and Biomechanics, Physiology and Psychology...Thanks to the National Teacher Enhancement Network, a series of Winter Olympics Science Minicourses have been developed and posted on the web. Sports Nutrition examines the nutritional needs of athletes and the science of nutrition. Physics and Biomechanics explores four basic mechanical concepts using the sports of luge and figure skating. Physiology and Biomechanics deals with the science of muscles and the cardiovascular system in addition to the psychological factors that contribute to athletic performance. WOMEN OF THE OLYMPICS http://womenshistory.about.com/od/olympics/ FROM BRENDA T: OLYMPIC MEMORIES GR: 4-12 ..This is an activity sheet used to interview a parent, another adult, or another student about their memories of past Olympics. MATERIALS:paper with the questions listed below METHOD:Interview parents, relatives and family friends using the following questions along with others that the students may develop: What is your favorite Olympic event and why? Which do you like better, the Summer or Winter Olympics? Why? What is your most vivid memory of watching the Olympics? If you could compete in one Olympic event, what would it be and why? Discuss everyone's different experiences and come up with things that the students will look for in their own 2000 Olympic experience. FROM SCOTT M: INTEGRATING THE OLYMPICS INTO THE SOCIAL STUDIES GR: 3-12 .. MATERIALS:materials for country research .. METHOD: There are a number of ways you can bring the Olympics into your Social Studies curriculum. Here are a couple: Assign short or long country report, based on their participation in the Olympics. Use the directory, YAHOO! (www.yahoo.com) to locate information. Go down to their "Regional" listing, then select "Countries", then look at the hundreds of listings. Discuss the origin of the Olympics, and/or modern Olympic history. BOOKS: "Eyewitness Olympics", a DK Eyewitness hardcover book. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0789466287/ref=pd_sim_books_5/10 3-5981082-1464662?v=glance&s=books "Hour of the Olympics" a Magic Tree House book. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679890629/ref=pd_sim_books_1/10 3-5981082-1464662?v=glance&s=books "Magic Tree House Research Guide, Ancient Greece and the Olympics". http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375823786/ref=pd_sim_books_4/10 3-5981082-1464662?v=glance&s=books "Olympic Adventures" http://www.buyteachercreated.com/estore/product/3635 GR K-2 ... Bring the Olympic spirit to life for students with information and activities that relate to both the Summer and Winter Games. Learn about Olympic history, traditions, sites, and events. Additional features are learning center activities and directions for a Junior Olympic Games as a culminating activity". Ria Ent SPED Walden Acad Lisbon Falls, Maine --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. To unsubscribe send the following command to: LISTSERV@H-NET.MSU.EDU SIGNOFF EDTECH  Humanities & Social Sciences Online 
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