- Easier - The
Olympic Games are a competition in summer and winter
sports held every four years for athletes from all
over the world.
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Olympic Games are the world's most important
international athletic
- Easier - The
Olympic Games are a competition in summer and winter
sports held every four years for athletes from all
over the world.
- Harder -
Olympic Games are the world's most important
international athletic competition. The Olympics bring
together thousands of the finest athletes to compete
against one another in a variety of individual and
- Ancient Olympic Games originated in Greece and
were held from 776 B.C. to A.D. 393. The modern
Olympic Games began in 1896 when organizers revived
them to encourage world peace and friendship and to
promote healthy sporting competition for the youth of
the world. Winter Games were originated in 1924.
Beginning in 1994, the Winter and Summer Games were
divided and scheduled on four-year cycles, two years
Games from the International Olympic Committee
- This is the official website of the organization that directs the modern day olympic games; here you can find lots of information on the history of the games, the sports of the competitions, the atheletes and more.
- Other Olympic History Sites:
- 2) Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum
(Use requires free registration)
- 3) Ancient and Modern Olympic Sports http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
- 4) Brief History of the Olympic Games http://www.nostos.com/olympics/
- 5) Greek Olympic Games from History for Kids http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/games/olympics.htm
- 6) History of the Olympics from About.com http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa081000a.htm
- 7) Index to the Olympics from Hickok Sports http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olympix.shtml
- 8) Olympic Games from the International Olympic Committee http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp
9) Olympic Games from The History Channel (UK) http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/features/the_olympics.php
10) Olympic History from CBC.CA http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/
- 12) Olympics Through Time from Foundation of the
Hellenic World http://olympics.fhw.gr/
13) Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
(Univ. of Pennsylvania) http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html
- 2006 Winter Olympics
- Here you find coverage of the Olympic events by
the sports network.
- Related Websites:
- 2) NBC Olympics http://www.nbcolympics.com/
3) Torino 2006 from CBC.CA http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/
- Olympics: Science of the Sporting Life at The Why
- Science and technology played a small role in the
original Olympics, which prompted a brief truce in any
wars the Greeks happened to be fighting. These days,
science and technology play a dominant role in the
- Torino 2006
- This is the official Olympics site, August 13-29,
2004, offering details on scheduled events from the
opening ceremony to the closing of the winter games,
biographies and interviews of athletes, the latest
articles and lots, lots more.
- Websites for Future Games:
- 2) Bejing, China 2008 http://en.beijing2008.com/
- 3) Vancouver, Canada 2010 http://www.vancouver2010.com/
4) London, Great Briton 1012 http://www.london2012.com/en
After visiting several of the
websites, complete one or more of the
- Complete an Olympics WebQuest.
Follow or adapt the procedures found at
one of the following sites.
- 1) Ancient Olympic Games by R. Jefferies and M. Davison http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/specialprojects/tunwells/history/Ancient%20Greeks/
Drug Use at the Olympics http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/drugQuest.htm
- 3) Going for the Gold! by D. Frederick
- 4) Olympic Games of Ancient Greece by
M. Baker, S. Doubrava, and B.
- Complete the Internet Treasure Hunt
on Olympic Games. Try any or all of
the treasures hunts found at the The
- Graph the Medal Wins. Create a
bar graph showing the number of gold,
silver, and bronze medals that nation's
athletes have won in the Olympic
- Make An Olympic Games Timeline.
Create a timeline that shows the history
of the Olympic Games down through the
- Try An Olympic Quiz. Go to Quiz on the Olympics from Enchanted Learning's Little Explorers and see how well you do...
Create An Olympic Poster. After exploring several of the websites for the Olympic Games, design and create your own original Olympic poster. You can choose to create a poster for an upcoming Olympics, one for the summer or winter games, one for the paralympic games, a historical competition, or upcoming events.
- Websites By Kids For Kids
- Atlanta 1966: The Centennial Olympic Games (1997 ThinkQuest Proje