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Political Events and Summer Olympic Games
During an Olympics year, the world joins together to celebrate athleticism, patriotism, and history. Learn about the Olympiads of the 20th century with a research project in which groups research one year's Olympic Games. They note the...
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Cities: Olympic Games
In this cities worksheet, students match the year with the city of The Olympic Games and then write out the list in chronological order. Students match and write out 24 cities and years.
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The Olympic Games 1
In this Olympic games instructional activity, students research thirty dates to match up with the cities that the games were played in. Students place all their answers in chronological order as well.
Amateur Athletic Foundation
Olympic Lingo
Instead of bingo, why not play some Lingo? This vocabulary game is just like bingo, but it's all about words and focuses on building vocabulary. The resource provides a blank Lingo card, a filled-in sample, and a vocabulary list. All of...
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The Olympics
Students will research the geography and designa route form Columbia SC to an olympic competition, then follow local news and current events to track team perfomance.
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Olympic Decimals
Add competitive event times, expressed in decimals, to determine the winners! Individuals use a chart showing competitors' times in four events to figure each team's total time and individual standing.
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Let the Games Begin
Students analyze how the New York Times uses small feature stories to cover aspects of a major international event, such as the Olympics, before it actually occurs. They brainstorm their own ideas for short feature stories on the Olympics
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Australian History for Kids
When did Aboriginal tribes arrive in Australia? When were the Sydney Olympic Games hosted? Review some major events in Australian history with this timeline activity worksheet.
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Vaulting Into Olympic History
Learners explore history of the Olympics. They research and then create an 'Olympics Hall of Fame' for the classroom.
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Hour of the Olympics Crossword Puzzle
For this Hour of the Olympics crossword puzzle, students complete a 12 clue puzzle using words about the ancient Olympics.
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Unscramble the Words: Hour of the Olympics
In this word association activity, students assess and utilize skills on how to unscramble twelve words that are associated with the Olympics.
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Olympic Dream Makers
Tenth graders describe the philosophies behind the Olympic Games, identify historical facts related to the Games, and discover "up close and personal" facts related to an Olympian of their choice.
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Let the Games Begin!
Third graders use K-W-L charts to brainstorm a list of questions they would like to answer about sports. While visiting a Web site, 3rd graders research a chosen sport and complete their K-W-L chart.
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Yelena Isinbayeva
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Yelena Isinbayeva and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Powerhouse Museum: Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Collection
An exciting online exhibit presenting hundreds of objects created specifically for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. See interactive collections of broadcast materials (manuals, media kits, passes), posters, banners, costumes, souvenirs,...
Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes
2000 Sydney Olympic Stadium
Find all the information you want to know about the 2000 Sydney Olympic Stadium, home of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility, history of the venue, and Olympic news.
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Australian Boat Sailing, Soling Class, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, 24 Sep 2000
A broad selection of images featuring Australians and the Olympics can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Badminton, Men's Doubles Semi Final, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, 20 Sept 2000
A broad selection of images featuring Australians and the Olympics can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Creating Charts
Students learn to represent data in a list as a bar chart. They examine statistics from the 2000 Olympic Games and determine the team that took home the most medals.
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2000 Sydney Olympic Games Torch With Sydney Harbour Bridge, 23 March 1999
A broad selection of images featuring Australians and the Olympics can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Marion Jones
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Marion Jones, an American athlete, who, at the 2000 Olympic Games, became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics. In 2007, however, she admitted to using...
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Workers Online: Unions: Behind the Scenes
The story of the 2000 Olympics in Australia, and the relationship between the unions and the workers of the Olympic games. Successes and failures are both portrayed.
Read Works
Read Works: Ancient Greece the Ancient Greeks
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the ancient Greeks. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.