Instructional Video1:34
Encyclopaedia Britannica

This Month in History. July: The Olympic Games

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This Month in History. July: The Olympic Games. 1904 first US-hosted games in St. Louis, MO; Nadia Comaneci scores first perfect 10; previously disqualified athlete lights torch; notorious cheat Onishchenko; Tokyo games begin a year late...
Instructional Video3:04
Encyclopaedia Britannica

What the Fact: The Olympic Games

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Learn more about weird moments in Olympic history.
Instructional Video1:21
MinutePhysics

The Most Burly Hurls

9th - 12th
It's time for a throw-down of Olympic proportions! Learners explore the energy track stars use to toss four field-event items: the javelin, shot put, hammer, and discus. The narrator then relates the energy used in throwing to...
Instructional Video3:19
TED-Ed

The Ancient Origins of the Olympics

4th - 12th
Whether or not it is an Olympic year, young athletes will be inspired by this brief, animated history of the Olympics and the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius." 
Instructional Video
CBC (Canada)

Your Odds of Becoming an Olympian

5th - 10th
Which country and sport would give you the best odds of participating in the Winter Games as an Olympian? Including some fun facts on the demographic make-up and Olympic ties of various countries around the world, this is a brief and...