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The Olympic Games are indeed a significant and far-reaching cultural component in our international community today, but from where do they originate? Where do our traditions stem from, and how do we choose the sports that constitute...

The Olympics are about more than sports—at times, the games are also a place of racism and prejudice! Pupils investigate the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. They analyze the meaning behind the materials included in the United States...

In this current events worksheet, learners analyze political cartoons about the commercialism of the modern Olympics. Students then respond to 3 short answer questions.

Eleventh graders explore, analyze and study a specific genocidal event in twentieth-century history, The Holocaust. They evaluate a variety of historical artifacts and synthesize the information gathered into their own in order to...

Young scholars discover details regarding Olympics controversies. In this international politics lesson plan, students research Olympic games of the Modern Era noting the controversies surrounding Beijing Olympics. Young scholars create...

The ancient Greeks used performance enhancing drugs, such as opium juice, when they participated in the original Olympic Games. Pupils research a website with debate topics to decide if athletes' use of such drugs in modern sports is...

Students explore the Olympic spirit. In this Olympic spirit lesson, students study the impact of acts of kindness and the promotion of peace. Students design a poster for peace and organize a pep rally.

Students examine the attributes of teamwork. In this current events lesson plan, students compare and contrast gangs with teams. Students conduct their own school gang audit and discuss the implications of violence.

Students research the history and background of snowboarding as well as the two main types of competition; the Giant Slalom and the Halfpipe. They find the schedule of past and future events and plot the locations of as many of these...

Students discover the importance of peace. In this peace lesson, students agree to have a week with no harassment, fighting or derogatory talk. Each classroom chooses a different country to represent and they create geographic themed...