Olympic Games

These sites are about the summer and winter sports competitions that are held every 4 years.

Resources in this category:

Canadian Olympians
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/olympians/index-e.html

See pictures of Canadian Olympians from the mid-1900s through 2000. Search for pictures by sport, athlete, year, or medal.

Featured Winter Olympic Sports
http://www.edgate.com/wintergames/design/spotlight_sport/ind...

Find out about winter sports played in the Olympics, including bobsledding, figure skating, snowboarding, and ski jumping.

Gateway to the Summer Olympic Games Lesson Plans
http://www2.edgate.com/summergames/lesson_plans/

"A site created especially for teachers to give them ready-to-use Olympic-related resources such as lesson plans and learning activities." There are handouts and worksheets ‹ everything teachers need to engage students in the excitement of the Games!

Olympic Base Camp
http://www.usolympicteam.com/kids/index.shtml

The United States Olympic Committee's official site for kids. Learn about Olympic sports through links, activities, games, and more!

An Olympic Games Primer
http://www.la84foundation.org6oic/primer_frmst.htm

See lots of things about the Olympics. This site explains the meaning of the Olympic rings, how Olympic athletes are selected and almost anything else you can think of about the Olympics.

Research Starters: the Olympics
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters...

If you need to write a paper about the Olympics, this site has all kinds of articles and links to get you started. Even if you're just intersted in Olympic sports, it has descriptions of sports, training, and the history of the games.

Sport Science Meets the Olympics
http://whyfiles.org/019olympic/

Find out about how science affects sports at this site. It includes information about biomechanics, sports psychology, and technology.

Summer Olympics Through the Years
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114335.html

Who have been the top medal winners in the summer Olympics? What happened at the 1896 Olympics? Find out all about past Summer Olympics in this infoplease site.

Unusual Sports in the Olympics
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002862/main.htm

The Olympics include sports that you may not see much on TV. Find out about fencing, synchronized swimming, luge, biathlon, and other lesser-known sports.