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February 5, 2000
With seven months til the summer games and almost two years exactly til
the winter games, teachers looking for curricular tie-ins are already
rearing to go. The resources below are offered to provide the backdrop
and current events materials you will need to plan and prepare an
awesome Olympics unit. Thanks to Susan Mastrola for recommending this
topic!
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 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
Australian Olympics Commission -
http://www.ausport.gov.au/olymenu.html
Comprehensive hotlist of links to national olympic committees, bid
cities for future olympics, various olympic sites and (of course) the
Sydney games
Pierre de Coubertin -
http://www.dse.nsw.edu.au/staff/F1.0/F1.5/olympic/pierinfo.htm
Short biography of the father of the modern olympic movement
CyberTorch Project -
http://www.gsn.org/past/torch/index.html
GSN Project which traced the path of the Olympic torch as it made its
way towards Atlanta in 1996; great human interest stories that capture
the true flavor of the triumph of the Olympic spirit
Babe Didrikson Zaharias -
http://www.galegroup.com/schools/resrcs/womenhst/zaharias.htm
The Gale Group's presentation of this outstanding female athlete, more
text and substance than flash and graphics
Heracles Influence at Olympia -
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Constantinos_Chamis/Omenu.htm
Section of the Perseus Project dealing with the political climate of the
early Olympics; text heavy with lots of hyper-links, this site best
serves advanced middle school and high school students
International Olympic Committee -
http://www.olympic.org/
The center of the Olympic movement world-wide, this site does a fabulous
job of presenting the spirit of the Olympic movement, past games, a
review of Nagano and Atlanta in detail, and information on upcoming
games
NBC Olympics -
http://www.nbcolympics.com/
Day by day up to the minute coverage of the upcoming summer games,
including hot news, human interest stories, individual sports coverage
and lots, lots more
Olympic 2000 Schools -
http://www.dse.nsw.edu.au/staff/F1.0/F1.5/olympic.htm
Wonderful program to promote cooperation between students around the
world as we approach the Sydney games
Olympic Flame -
http://cine.hol.gr/mirror/hec/olympics/flame/
Nice collection of materials and links on the Olympic flame, its history
and other links
Olympic Games of 1896 -
http://orama.com/athens1896/index2.html
The Olympics that marked the beginning of the modern movement, presented
here in text heavy pages with lost of hyper-links for further study;
appropriate for High School and above
Olympic Information Center -
http://www.aafla.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicPrimer/OlympicPrimer.htm
The Amateur Athletic Foundation presents this superb housing of Olympics
materials, including an intensive primer, wonderful JAVA-based web
games, and "art and sport" in .pdf format to help you make additional
curricular tie-ins
Olympic Ring Addition -
http://math-puzzles.virtualave.net/Moment/olympic.htm
Challenging problem using the Olympic rings; great tie-in to Math!
Olympics: Then and Now -
http://www.fred.net/nhhs/compapps/workshop/olympics/olympic.htm
Lots of good basic information on the creed, the rings, the flame and
much more
Olympics Through Time -
http://www.fhw.gr/projects/olympics/
Overview of the Olympics from the first recorded events in the 5th
century BC through the Golden Age and into the modern Olympic movement;
presented by the Foundation of the Hellenic World, so there's lots of
cross referencing to other significant cultures and events
Jesse Owens -
http://www.cmgww.com/sports/owens/
Official website of the Olympian who went to pre-WWII Berlin and showed
Hitler's theory of Aryan Supremacy for what it was - perhaps our
greatest american athlete showcased here with a great deal of respect
and class
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games -
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html
>From the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of
Pennsylvania, this site takes a popular culture look at the ancient
games which may be easier for younger students to understand
Mark Spitz -
http://schools.wcpss.net/Ligon/ml/olympics/Spitz/MarkS.html
Short but sweet summary of this record-setting swimmer, pics too
Sport Science Meets the Olympics -
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/019olympic/index.html
The Why Files presents this intriguing investigation into the science
behind Olympic athletic success; done in 1996, it still offers excellent
material for discussion and research in the classroom
Summer Olympics through the Years -
http://infoplease.lycos.com/ipsa/A0114335.html
Every Olympics since 1896 including an overview of the modern games and
listings of medals; presented by the Information Please Almanac and
Lycos
Jim Thorpe -
http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/thorpe.html
Definitive site on the man who made his fame in the Olympics only to
lose his medals because he was determined to not have amateur athlete
status; great info and pics with lots of resources
USOC Online -
http://www.olympic-usa.org/
US Olympics central with links to all the events leading up to the next
Olympic games, our athletes, recent history and current news items; this
is the place to come if you want to prepare your class to follow the
games
Winter Olympics through the Years -
http://infoplease.lycos.com/ipsa/A0115110.html
Another great effort from Lycos and the Information Please Almanac, this
time focusing on the summer games year by year
Next Week's Topic: "Online Learning"
Please send in URL's of high quality sites which may be
of interest to our readers to
walter@...!
Also, I'm always looking for new topic ideas and input!
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