Additional Resources

Below are a variety of online resources that may also be helpful when teaching about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games:

The Science of the Winter Games
is a groundbreaking video project that uses the global spotlight of the Olympics to make science more accessible and more interesting to students, by showing how science helps athletes fulfill the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius -- Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
http://nieonline.com/nieonline/2010games.cfm

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Site
Main site features: When you click on each sport there are sections that provide information About the Sport and Sport Terms.  Under More 2010 Information there is an Education Programs section.
http://www.vancouver2010.com/
http://www.vancouver2010.com/education-programs/

Olympic School Program
http://www.olympicschool.ca/

Olympic Museum Resources
These are written for students and provide an overview of important aspects of the Olympics (not focused on the winter games).

The Olympic Games in Antiquity
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_658.pdf

The Olympic Symbols
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1303.pdf

The Olympic Flame and Torch Relay
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_655.pdf

Olympic Games Posters
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_776.pdf

Olympic Movement
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_670.pdf

Olympic Museum Main Site:
http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Museum/

Western Washington University/Teaching about Canada Resources
http://www.k12studycanada.org/
http://www.k12studycanada.org/resour.....