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Science and the Olympics - WhyFiles
Grades
4 to 10In the Classroom
Why not do an eight day unit based on this website. Highlight a new category each day on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Or divide your students into small groups and assign each group one of the eight topics to explore. This site would tie into social studies, health, physical education, technology, and other subject areas.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936 - Smithsonian Holocaust Museum
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): german (48), germany (25), olympics (40), world war 2 (150)
In the Classroom
Use this site to spark a discussion and study of the role of the Olympics in politics and foreign policy (especially during an Olympic year as an extension of your study of current events). You may want to share some of the video clips on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Why not have a class debate about the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Documenting a Democracy
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site to research and learn more about the "land down under." Assign different regions to groups of students to investigate. Each region includes pictures and information. Have students create a mini-research multimedia project to share with the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sochi 2014: An Olympic Preview - The Atlantic
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
Use images from this site as story starters. For example - use image 17 showing the family with their demolished home and ask students to write about the Olympics from their point of view. Challenge students to find current images of construction projects and compare progress made since 2012. Have students collaborate and create maps of Olympic venues using MapHub, reviewed here. Students can add icons, text, images, and location stops!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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