Olympics Sites

AAF Web Arcade
http://www.aafla.org/6oic/WebGames/web_frmst.htm
Test your skills and knowledge of the Olympic Games with puzzles, a map game, and a trivia quiz.
edHelper.com
http://www.edhelper.com/olympics.htm
This is a page full of Winter Olympic 2002 worksheets and puzzles.

Fact Monster: 2006 Winter Olympics
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/winter-olympics.html
All kinds of interesting Olympic information may be found at this site.

Fact Monster: Winter Olympics Through The Years
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0115110.html
This is a timline of Winter Games information from past Olympic Games years.

Interactive Olympic Guides
http://www.usolympicteam.com/Torino2006_43583.htm
To enhance your enjoyment of the Olympic Winter Games from Torino, Italy, usolympicteam.com presents these special interactive Olympic sport guides, which provide all kinds of information about each sport, including a little bit about history, rules, equipment and other fun facts. Each one is presented in Flash format. Also, check out the interactives about the venues, torch relays, medals, and Olympic Winter Games history.

Olympic Curriculum Guide
http://www.aafla.org/6oic/curric_frmst.htm
Find lesson plans for Olympics related activities in Health & PE, Social Studies & Geography, Math & Science, Language Arts, & Art.

Olympic Games History
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp
This official site provides information, facts, and figures from the modern games as well as information about the scheduled future games.

Olympic Games: Preschool and Kindergarten
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/mini_theme/olympic-games.htm
The Olympic Games activities on this page are geared toward younger students.

Olympics
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/resources/olympics/
"This page is devoted to The Olympic Games where the world's greatest athletes gather around the world to represent their countries. The Olympic Games create a wonderful opportunity to teach our students in unique and interesting ways."

Scholastic: The Olympic Games for Kids
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/
Go For the Gold is an online research activity with research topics, articles, and lots of good Olympic resources.

Science of the Olympic Winter Games
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/olympics/
This is a 16-part video series from the partnership of NBC and the National Science Foundation, on the physics, biology, chemistry, and materials engineering behind the Olympic Winter Games. Videos such as Slapshot Physics and Figuring out Figure Skating give new meaning to common classroom curriculum.