Medal Table (Who has won what medal so far)

Activity Ideas for the Winter Olympics

Literacy
Write rules for one of the sporting Events. (website)
Write a newspaper report on an event ( website )
Find out about the rings and what they represent. (worksheet) (website) (image)
Write and perform a speech after winning a gold medal in an event
Write a biography of an athlete attending the Games (GB Team)

Numeracy
Draw a bar chart of the medals won and work out what percentage of medals were won by each country. (ICT Link)
How much will it cost you to travel to the Games by car? ( website to workout milage )
Maths Worksheets on an Olympic Theme (website)

History
Ancient Greece ( website )
Olympics Timeline ( website ) ( Lesson Plan and worksheet)
The ancient Olympic Games ( BBC website)

Geography
Where is Vancouver ( website )
How far is Vancouver from you? ( website )
Country report on Canada ( website 1 ) ( website 2)
Track and compare the Weather in Vancouver with where you live (website)
What type of land features support the Olympics
Identify on a map where past Winter Olympics have been held. ( map )
Draw the flags and find a fact about each country taking part. (flags)

Science
Investigate how to keep an athlete warm during the Games.
Build a simulated luge track and make predictions about the impact of surface type, wind resistance, size of slope and shape of luge (lesson plan)

ICT
Spreadsheet on medals won by each country.
(see an example from the last Winter Olympics )

Websites

Official Site for the Winter Olympics
www.vancouver2010.com