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Summer Olympics Host Cities Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 22 identification questions about summer Olympic host cities. Students have 3 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Windy City tries for 2016 Olympics
Students collect background information about costs of hosting Olympics, prepare presentation about Chicago's bid to host 2016 Summer Olympics, debate pros and cons of going to Chicago, and present findings to classmates.
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Olympic Mascots - and Mash-Ups
The Learning Network has formulated a fill-in the blank worksheet to go along with the New York Times article "Olympic Mascots Inspire Imitations". While the topic is not entirely about physical education, this article could be used for...
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The Legacy of the Olympics: Economic Burden or Boon?
Do the economic benefits of major sporting events such as the Olympics or the World Cup outweigh the expected costs? Using fundamental economic terms, discover the explicit and implicit costs and benefits for countries that host these...
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Olympics
Are the Olympic Games a benefit for their host countries and cities? Scholars decide for themselves in preparation for a class debate or discussion. After reading a brief background and overview of the topic, pupils read the top three...
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The Olympic Games 2
In this Olympic games worksheet, students utilize their research skills to locate which countries all the cities are in that have hosted the games.
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Cities: Olympic games
In this research cities worksheet, students research cities that have hosted the Olympic games and provide the countries they are in. Students list 24 countries.
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World Cities and the Olympics
Students examine the various cities in which Olympics have been held. Using a map, they describe the reasons why those cities were chosen and choose their own city for the Olympics and state the reasons why. They examine information...
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The Olympic Dream: East Asia
Young scholars engage in research in order to establish a context for comprehending the historical event of the Olympic Games being held in China. They use the internet and other resources to find information.
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The Olympic Games
Learners research the history of the Olympics and the various countries that have hosted the games. They obtain information about some of the sports featured in the Olympics. Students then create a brochure using Microsoft Publisher.
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Building Budgets
Pupils explore New York City's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. They estimate budget allocations for such a proposal while practicing the calculation of percentages.
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Why Here? Why Not There?
Middle schoolers 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...
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4th Grade Reading: Information
In this reading instructional activity, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about 1/2 page informational text that they read. Students complete 21 questions.
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Commemorative Coin Poetry
Students discuss and research an individual or event that has been memorialized on a commemorative coin. They use the information they found to write acrostics, creating stand-up accordion books to display the poems.