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  Winter Olympics - Salt Lake 2002 

February 8 to February 24, 2002

The information provided on this Olympics Salt Lake 2002 page is grouped into 4 categories: Official Sites, Media Sites, Educational  IT resources, Classroom links.

Information, web links and suggested lessons will be updated frequently to reflect new resources. 

Congratulations Cindy Klassen, Bronze Medalist, 3,000 metres

We suggest that you create the Olympic atmosphere in your classes and challenge the students to reach higher and go further than ever before using these Web Based Learning IT resources.  You could challenge them to create and make up a project using the following ideas. They can use any search engine descriptors. Or, you can provide a web quest guide - check the Web Quest page for assistance in design. Here are some questions for  fact finders, projects and quests.  

1. Where is Salt Lake and Utah located?  How far is it from Winnipeg. 
2. When are the games being held? What are the dates for a chosen sport and what is the venue?
3. What is the name of the Olympic Stadium? What events will happen inside?
4. Make a database for the events, venue and countries participating. 
5. Who are the three mascots for the games? What do they represent?
6. What is the Olympic Athletes Village and what is everyday life in the Village like?  How will security be changed in the village this Olympics?  Are athletes in the public eye too much?
7. How many athletes are expected to participate in the games?  Which countries do they represent?  How many participate from each country in each event?
8. What is the most famous building in the host city?  What is the city famous for before the 2002 Olympic times? 
9. Compare and contrast the Winter Olympics of 1988 and 2002. What is different and what is the same about these Olympics and 1998?
10. What is the Olympic Torch Relay?  Follow the path and map it.
11. Predict the medal count for each country.  Do a class / school survey as part of this. After the Olympics, compare the results and find reasons for agreement or disagreement in the medal count.
12. What part does visualization play in training and performance of an athlete and team for these games? 
13. Compare 2 countries in terms of how are sports psychologists an important part of athletic training?
14. Choose a Canadian Team and 'report' on its activities and accomplishments.  Be a reporter and describe what you saw on television with the team and players.  Profile the team members in terms of events / abilities and Olympic outcomes.
15. Prepare a bar chart showing medal count for all countries for 1998 and 2002.
16. Reflect on your personal awareness of the Olympics and this Winter Olympics. What do you expect to find as you live through the Olympic experience this year? After, reflect on your experience this year and your growth in appreciation for the Olympics and specific sports preferences. You may wish to keep a diary for references. In addition, you can create a scrap book of newspaper articles and photos to support the diary / journal.

 Official Sites 

Salt Lake 2002 official web page 
Similar to the NBC host broadcaster but has additional information on spectator info, game sites and tickets.  
*** At the bottom of the main page is a button to change the text to French at 
Pages en français. 

COA Canadian Olympic Association

IAAF International Association of Athletic Federations

US Olympic Committee official web page

  Media Sites 

Many Canadian Media web sites give biographic information by Sport and cross reference it with the individual athletes (Female and Male) or the Team and its' members. The biographies from the sites can be compared and compiled for your research objectives. These sites are great assets and fun to use. These sites give us the competition results in the ways we like to see on the internet compared to their unusual multi-media presentations. The Media web sites give current news and results. Remember that there is a 1 hour time difference and some TV are 'tape delayed' while the Internet is real time.

Compare sport and event information from the different sites to check for accuracy. For example, look at his from TSN on January 18.  What is the error?

NBC Host TV Broadcaster (USA)
NBC official site for the host broadcaster. Expect the best in sport and athlete info here in multi media presentation. The flash menus are Sports, Schedules, Athletes, TV listings, About this sport.  There is a  Weather Index for the various venues. 

MSNBC has another web page for extra information.

CBC Canada - Winter Olympics
Check out the links for Athletes, Features, History, Venues, Hosts, Forum and Kids. The sports link is at the bottom of the page as well as the top picture buttons.  There is Athletes Diary and the broadcast schedule.

TSN - 2002 Olympics  
News, a calendar, and multimedia library.  The Full schedule is a good resource.  The teams are listed at Team Canada 2002.  The History records the stats for Winter, Summer and Flag Bearers.  The current news is at Headlines. 

Canoe - Slam sports 2002 GAMES 
Check out the links for Team Canada, News, Schedule, Venues, History, Salt Lake City,  Polls, Forums, Postcards, Fun and Games.
Try the card game!

The Globe and Mail

1. Olympics Main Page
2. The Globe and Mail /  Sports

Globe and Mail Articles on Olympics

1. Skater's Nagano agony turns ot Victory - Cindy Klassen
2. Cindy Klassen - profile
3. Hughes: Following sport's beacon
4. Le May Doan to carry the flag
5. The Olympics
6. Boarders battle for berths
7. Pound's successor has lot to learn
8. Bid gets $9.1 million
9. Inside the Winter Olympics
10. Security, not profit, mantra of Salt Lake City Games
11. Perfect sendoff to Games
12. Bring on the world, Stojko says
13. Salé, Pelletier anchor Olympic skaters

The Toronto Star - Way More Sports links

1. Olympics daily news stories update frequently.
2. Olympic Diaries personal reflections of athletes.

National Post

The Bearer of Olympic Hope - Elvis is back

Other Media Web Sites

CNN SI
Get news from this page and other links as they happen. Your computer may be capable of using the 3D interactive tour of the venues.
See how medals are made with a special Video Plus imaging.
It should have very detailed listing of items covering current news. 

PBS (new)

1. Top Story: Olympic Dreams -- International athletes with their eyes on the prize at the 2002 Winter Games
   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june02/winter_games.html
2. Security Overkill -- How many watchful eyes do we need at the Olympics?
   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/health/uninsured/

Time Magazine Olympics 2002    Olympics 2002- Hope and Glory

  Educational IT Sites 

2002 Olympic Education Website
An excellent start for classes. The usual Countries and Continents, Sports and Venues, also highlights Curriculum.  

1. Fine Arts
2. Math
3. Science
4. Health
5. Physical Education
6. Social Studies
7. Language Arts
8. Character Education

There is a link for many helpful Olympic Web Sites.  The link for the mascots is 2002 Olympic Mascots and there are other pages for Olympic Links and the Olympic Movement. For example, see what is given for Canada at Let's get started!  Become familiar with the categories then choose other countries.  Canada is paired with several Utah schools at Canada. Select other Countries as a team project and develop.

CBC News Indepth- Olympic Games
hover over the 5 rings and click to view from reliable sources.

Historica  Canadian Encyclopedia - Olympic History
Main Page Features include: Olympic Games, Sports History, Sports in Canada Almanac, Historica feature

Altavista Canada - Olympic News from the Canadian Press
http://www.altavistacanada.com/en/news/olympics/ogames.html
Good for news updates from CP. It has Medal Winners, Team Canada, Team Canada Showcase, Today's Events, Today's Olympics Highlights, What's on T.V., Event Schedule. It is nice to see the world's most popular search engine doing Canadian things. 

1. Comprehensive coverage of the upcoming Olympics and historical competitions.
2. 2002 Winter Olympics - Salt Lake City, United States of America.
3. Find programs and research tools regarding the sociological and cultural study of the Olympic Games.

Yahoo Sports 2002 Olympics: 
This search engine site has Yahoo links comes  with the latest news. A good international perspective from another reliable Yahoo source!

1. Salt Lake 2002
2. Olympic News
3. IOC

Yahooligans 2002 Olympic Sports Page
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Yahooligans/olympics
For kids of all ages who want to get the stuff quick and easy. Loads of links and fun too. Adults welcome too!

An Educators Guide to the Olympics
http://www.uen.org/2002/html/reach/
This is a K-6 guide for Teachers created by the Education Department of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and the Paralympic Winter Games. It includes Fact Sheets, Questions and Activities, Worksheets and Lesson Plans. Drop down boxes make selection of information easy.

Space Images from satellite of Salt Lake 

1. Earth Observatory Web Page
2. JPL NASA - mid west
3. Salt Lake City - perspective view
4. NASA Images Capture Golds, Silvers and Bronzes of Utah Olympic Site
5. Citius, Altius, Fortius from  the Goddard Space Flight Center
6. Opening Ceremonies from space
7. Click here to see more zooms into the Olympic venues.

AAFL - Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angles
Olympic Primer has 10 sections to familiarize readers with the history of the Olympics.  The Olympic Review provides a search of the site for a variety of topics and offers French.

Winter Olympics Through The Years - from Australia
Start with an overview of the  The Winter Olympics, then look at the Nagano games of 1998 Olympics. Now, get more facts on previous Winter Olympics. 

Kathy Schrock's 2002 Winter Olympics Links  
Web Quests Our Olympic Story  
By Land, Sea, or Air--To the Games! 
TV Viewing for the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games 

New York Time Learning Resources Network: Olympics http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/2002olympics/

Check out What Time it is at:
http://www.olympics.com/eng/saltlake/time/timemachine.html
The real time digital clocks change every minute and you can see on the world map how many hours Utah is ahead of us.

http://www.edgate.com/summergames/ ???
Copernicus Education Gateway
Olympic Facts History, Traditions, Symbols

Celebrating the 2002 Olympic Experience - ENC
Classroom Lessons for Middle School Students from ENC.  Check these web pages weekly for ENC new activities that relate to the 2002 Olympics: Education Bulletins, 
Education Headlines

21 Lessons for the 2002 Olympics - MCREL
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, provides 21 lessons for the Winter 2002 Olympic Games and the 65-day Olympic Torch Run. Students experience the science and mathematics within the sports, create Olympic symbols, and examine personal attributes for success. Themes of appreciating diversity, celebrating effort and achievement, and being a member of the world community are a focus. Each lesson includes a family activity. Find the electronic 108 page PFD document at http://www.mcrel.org/hpc/products/publications_pdfs/Oly.Trch.1121.pdf

Gold Medal  - Kids Domain
Art Idea for young children.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/goldmedal.html

Map Machine - NG
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Search using the word Olympics, then try Australia. Use the MapMachine to view the world the NG way.  Map Machine.  
Check out the following NG profiles of Utah's 3 National Parks.

1. Arches National Park
2. Bryce Canyon National Park
3. Canyonlands National Park

Ocean Olympians Unit - Sea World
http://www.seaworld.org/Olympians/olympians.html
The Ocean Olympians Teacher's Guide for grades 4-8 was developed at Sea World to help you teach your students - in an active, hands-on way - about the Olympic Games and the adaptations that make animals everyday Olympians.

Olympic Museum
http://www.museum.olympic.org/
The Olympic Museum is a place to re-live the opening ceremonies from past Olympics as well as check out virtual exhibits on both the Summer and Winter Games.

Olympics Through Time - FHW
http://www2.fhw.gr/projects/olympics
The Foundation of Hellenic World presents Olympics Through Time. 
There are main topics of Prehistory  Antiquity  Revival .

The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games - UPenn
Ancient Olympics @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, an 'hot site' for debating many topics like "were the athletes amateurs or pros?", taking a Q& A survey and taking a stand on the issues. It has links to Ancient Greece, Modern Olympic History, and the Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum.

Virtual Olympics - Darmouth
The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Musuem - under construction
Welcome to the lobby of the Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum. Here you will find a plethora of information about these contests that are the forefathers of our modern Olympic Games. This web page is a joint project of  the The Foundation of Hellenic World  http://www.fhw.forthnet.gr and Dartmouth College, Halifax, Nova Scotia,  http://www.dartmouth.edu 
Get into the serious stuff that made it all possible at Olympia - love those Greek Gods!

Ancient Greek Olympics in the Classroom - Mr. Donn's 
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnUnits/GreekOlympics.html
Mr. Donn's site has super link suggestions on many topics. This link will take you to a fun simulation based on the Greek Olympics. His links include Ancient Greek Daily Life, Early & Classical Ancient Greece Units, Ancient AP, and The Times (London). Material is also browsable by various categories. Other parts of the service are updated every 4 hours with new material. A graph illustrating the amount of Olympic stories by day from a "worldwide sample" of sources is provided.

Ask Earl- Olympics
  Yahooligans answer to the question "When were the first Olympics?"

A Tour of Ancient Olympia - 
from the Perseus Project,  The Pereus Digital Library, Tufts University
There are four areas in this web site:
Ancient and Modern Olympic Sports 
A Tour of Ancient Olympia  
The Context of the Games and the Olympic Spirit 
Athletes' Stories of ancient Greece

Earth Observatory

Mount Olympus - Greece

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