Olympic Educational Activities - Your connection to fun facts and activities about the Olympics. |

 | Mini-Metric Olympics Activity - This is a link to AIMS Education Foundation's "Mini Metric Olympics" page. The site provides activities for estimating and measuring in metric units. The Mini-Metric Olympics activities includes score sheets, badges, and directions for the Paper Plate Discus, Paper Straw Javelin, Cotton Ball Shot Put, Right Handed Marble Grab, Left-handed Sponge Squeeze, and the all time favorite, Big Foot Contest. The site also includes a brief background on the Olympic Symbol, History of Ancient Games, Olympic Motto, Olympic Flame, and Modern Olympic Games. |
| Sports and Olympic Games Coloring Pages - Download and print sports and Olympic games coloring pages suitable for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten. Activities provided by First-School Preschool and Crafts. |
| Be a junior weather forecaster! Weather Activity - Utah Welcomes the World - An activity for children, which provides an opportunity to explore the weather conditions and how it affects winter sports. |
| U.S. Olympic Base Camp - An interactive website for children with animated animals and sponsored by the U.S. Olympic Committee. |
| Flex your math skills by solving Metal Math problems by Education World and Winter Olympic word problems. |
| Teachers... the Math and Olympics: An Inquiry Unit provides ideas and resources for using the Olympic events to apply math concepts while exploring student interest in sports. |
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| This site sponsors a collection of websites providing links to cross curriculum activities with an Olympic theme. Join the fun! |
General Olympic Information |
| Did you ever wonder who held the Olympic Record for skating, cycling, weightlifting, or many of the other Olympic games? Investigate here. |
| U. S. Olympic Teams - Play Trivia Challenge, learn about the team members, join the U.S. Olympic Fan Club, and other great stuff here at the U.S. Olympic Teams site. |
| Official Olympic Movement site. Enjoy getting an official view of the Olympic program by touring this site. |
| Olympic Games Program - Learn about the sports that make up the summer and winter Olympic games. Meet some of the international athletes that will be participating in the Torino, Italy games this February. |
| General Information on Individual Olympic Sports - An interesting site that provides information on the history of different Olympic sports, the rules, and equipment. This is a large Adobe Acrobat file (pdf) that covers all the sports that participate in the summer and winter games. |
Winter Olympics: Metric units are utilized in measuring the event classes, distances, and sports equipment. |
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| Sledding - Bobsleigh
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Skeleton
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| Curling
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| Ice Hockey
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| Luge
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| Skating -Figure Skating
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Short Track Speed Skating
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Speed Skating
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| Skiing -Alpine Skiing
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Cross Country Skiing
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Freestyle Skiing
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Nordic Combined
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Ski Jumping
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Snowboarding
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