An Educator's Guide to the Olympics
The Education Department of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games and the Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 created this guide for K-6 educators. You will find Fact Sheets, Questions and Activities, Worksheets and Lesson Plans to help you incorporate the Olympics into your curriculum. (Note: You will need the free Adobe Acrobat plug-in to view these documents.)Introduction and Table of Contents
Traditions of the Game
- Create an Olympic Journal and Scrapbook
- Fascinating Facts Bingo
- The Ancient Olympic Games
- The Olympics in Our Era
- Olympic Symbols
- What's in a Logo?
- The Legend of the Mascots
- The Olympic Mascots and Motto
- The Olympic Torch of 2002
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Let the Games Begin
- Winter Sports History in Utah
- Dan Jansen: A Hero Who Never Gives Up
- Dream With Me: Reaching Your Goals
- Winning and Losing...What's Important?
- Olympic Ideals: Reaching Goals
- Fitness and Health
- Sports Pictograms
- A Sports Scavenger Hunt
- Game Fame
- Design Your Own Event Ticket
- Olympic Event Lesson and Activity Ideas
- Sports Pages
- Where Am I?
- Topographical Map of Snowbasin
- Now What Do We Do?!
- Protect the Environment: Snowbasin
- The Zamboni: As Smooth as Glass
- Olympic Venue Lesson and Activity Ideas
- Venue Pages
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Mind, Body, Spirit
- Paralympic Winter Games
- History of the Paralympic Games
- Paralympic Symbols
- Meet Otto the Otter
- Meet Some Paralympic Athletes
- Everyday Heroes
- Sarah Will: Attitude and Determination Create a Winner
- The Spirit of the Paralympics
- Disability Awareness
- Tolerance Etiquette Training
- Walk a Mile in My Shoes
- Promoting the Paralympics
- Not Your Average Sport
- Count Me In!
- Paralympic Events Lesson and Activity Ideas
- The Paralympic Games
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Countries, Culture, Customs
- Welcome the World
- Country Cubes
- Who Should Host the 2010 Winter Games?
- Countries and Continents
- Hello World!
- Your Family is From Where?
- Do You Have the Time?
- Go to Great Measures!
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Utah Welcomes the World
- Olympic Torch Relay in Utah
- Tourists in Utah
- History of the Heber Valley
- Soldier Hollow "Western Experience"
- Fort Douglas: Ghost of the Past & Memories for the Future
- A "Village" in the City
- Declaration of Independence
- Catching Pin Fever
- Who Will Foot the Bill?
- Olympic Impact
- How's the Weather Out There?
- It's a Blizzard Out There
- Olympic Cleaner and Greener
- Tree-Cology
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