Paul Munsey & Cory Suppes
2008 Chinese Olympic Stadium
Features many fascinating facts and images of the National Stadium (The Bird's Nest) in Beijing, home of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Other
Vww: 2004 Olympic Volleyball Athens, Greece
Everything you want to know about the volleyball competition that took place during the 2004 Summer Olympic games.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936: Jim Crow America
The U.S. Holocaust Museum presents historical information and photographs about the Jim Crow laws of the American South, which restricted the freedoms of black Americans. Focuses on the African American struggle for social equality in...
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
This site delves into the history of the Ancient Olympic games. The University of Pennsylvania's Museum of different aspects of the Ancient Olympic games.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Olympics Content: Math and Science Behind Olympic Sports
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This group of resources use interest in Olympic sports to teach math and physics concepts. Students learn about velocity, the role of gravity, the importance of...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Olympic Sports
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a list of 30 words pertaining to Olympic Sports. It also offers a Vocabulary Word List for Winter and Summer Olympics (337 words) and the results of a survey of the most...
Read Works
Read Works: The Olympics Then and Now
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read two charts with information about the Olympics in ancient Greece and in modern times. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
TES Global
Tes: Languages and the Olympics
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this three week Olympics unit, primary young scholars will pair with secondary students. Young scholars will learn basic French and Spanish vocabulary through music and physical education...
Tufts University
Tufts University: Ancient Olympic Events
This resource gives an overview of the ancient Greek Olympic games. Learn about the history of wrestling, running and the discus. Includes images and video (requires QuickTime).
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Boxing
How is a boxing match won or lost? What are different weight classes? Learn about the Summer Olympic sport, its rules, its contenders, and more through this colorful, animated presentation.
Microsoft
Microsoft: The Olympic Games
Students learn about the Olympic Games and then create a brochure in Microsoft Office about the games held in one host city. The lesson plan includes student activities, resources, assessment, and a teacher's guide. All necessary...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Ancient Origins of the Olympics
Armand D'Angour explains the evolution of the Olympics. [3:20]
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: History of the Olympics
Learn more about the history of the Olympic Games with this interactive timeline.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Biathlon
International Olympic Committee: Biathlon
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Speed Skating
Learn about the different speed skating events during the Winter Olympics, the clothing worn by competitors, and the track skaters race on in this presentation.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Snowboarding
Check out this colorful animation to learn about the sport of snowboarding in the Winter Olympics. Learn about the various snowboarding events (parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, and half-pipe) and the courses, competition, scoring,...
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Nordic Combined
Learn about the Winter Olympics competition with ski-jumping and cross-country skiing. See how the skier's take-off, flight, and landing, and how the jump is scored. Also, learn about the various cross-country skiing styles.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Water Polo
This resource provides information about water polo, and other events that take place in the Olympics.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Archery
Learn about the parts of the bow and arrow used in the Summer Olympics sport archery. See drawings demonstrating the various positions in archery and find out about the archery target and the points system.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Triathlon
This presentation on the events that are part of the Summer Olympics triathlon: swimming, biking, and running.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Speed/time Problems at the Olympics
8 speed/time problems from Olympic athletics, rowing, and cycling aimed at GCSE students (grades 8, 9, and 10). This activity encourages investigation and research for some parts of the questions and gives students opportunities to...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Winter Olympics: Non Standard Measurement
We are going for GOLD! Students will use different objects to measure the length achieved in different Olympic events.
Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: Olympic Medals
Create your own Olympic medal out of clay with the help of an adult. Watch as your design hardens over time as the water in the clay evaporates.