Curated OER
Stories Behind Pacific Northwest First Nations' Images
Students investigate Canadian culture by examining mascots of the 2010 Olympics. In this Canadian history lesson, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the First Nations...
PBS
Snowboarding Women Making History: Winter Sports, Gender Roles in Sports, Biographies
Students will explore biographical Web pages about women who are competing in snowboarding. They will compare and contrast the experiences of these women, and design interview questions to be submitted via email.
Curated OER
Olympic Snowboarding Village
Students adopt a country to research and tour the country online. They plan a trip from Nagano back home to their country.
Curated OER
What in the World Is Snowboarding?
Students research the sport of snowboarding in-depth, and divide into small groups to create an entertaining, multimedia newsletter on the sport.
CBS
Cbs Sportsline: Olympic Games
This resource provides information on the current Olympics. CBS offers history, photos, a daily schedule, Team USA, and headline news articles.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Figure Skating
This is a great introduction to one of the most-loved Winter Olympic sports, figure skating. Read a history of the sport and learn about the various figure skating events that take place during the Games. Also, check out a photo and...
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Short Track Speed Skating
This is a great introduction to the winter sport of short track speed skating. Read a history of the sport, learn how it became part of the Olympic Games, find a list of short track events, and see several great photos and videos of...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The History of Olympic Bids
Whistler,B.C. ..host to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games! This exhibit follows the history of Whistler and recognizes how previous unsuccessful Olympic bids worked to create this present day world tourist locale.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Olympics
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is The Olympics.
The Washington Post
Washington Post: 70 Years, Many Magical Moments
A timeline of each Winter Olympics from 1924 to 1994. Each year is its own link which contains a brief outline and highlights of the games.